The Rutgers Scarlet Knights face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the Big 10 Conference Tournament in a game that will take place at the neutral site at the Verizon Center in Washington, District of Columbia at 7 PM ET. The lines maker opened the Buckeyes on the oddsboard at -7 and it has since settled in at Ohio State -7.5 over Rutgers. The O/U line for this match has dropped a couple of points from its original offering of to 134.5.
In their last game Rutgers beat Illinois 62-59 where they covered the spread as a 5.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 121, which was under the closing line of 130. The Scarlet Knights have covered the spread in three of their last four games and previous to the Illinois game the total had gone over in three straight games. Rutgers snapped their six-game losing streak with the win over Illinois.
Ohio State is coming off a 96-92 loss to Indiana in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 188, which was well over the closing line of 147.5. Previous to the Indiana game the Buckeyes had covered the spread in two straight games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Ohio State had won two in a row before the loss to Indiana.
Offensively, Rutgers is putting up 65.7 points per game on a 41% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Scarlet Knights are allowing 66.9 points per game on a 40.9% FG average.
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Ohio State is putting up 73.3 points per game on a 46.5% FG average. On defense the Buckeyes are allowing 69.9 points per game on a 41.7% FG average.
These teams met on February 8th at Ohio State where the Buckeyes beat the Scarlet Knights 70-64.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Oho State Buckeyes Betting Trends
- Rutgers is 1-6 straight up in their last 7 games overall.
- The game total has gone over in 4 of the Scarlet Knights last 6 games.
- Ohio State is 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
- The Buckeyes are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Rutgers and Ohio State have the public leaning to the home Buckeyes minus the 7.5 points with over 73% on board. The over/under bettors are thinking this game will stay under the posted total line of 137 with 69% on board.
