The No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-2, 3-0 Big Ten) visit the Indiana Hoosiers (10-3, 1-2) for a conference tussle Thursday. The contest at Assembly Hall in Bloomington is slated to tip off at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Ohio State vs. Indiana odds and lines and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Ohio State is on the back nine of a two-game road swing that started Sunday with an 87-79 overtime win at Nebraska. The Buckeyes have won five in a row with the first victory of the run over then-No. 1 Duke in Columbus Nov. 30. OSU is a slow-tempo unit, but one that ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 76.7 points per game.
The Hoosiers are coming off a Sunday loss at Penn State. Indiana went into that game with a three-game win streak in tow. IU has held foes to a 35.9% field-goal accuracy mark over its last six games. The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in defense (61.6 PPG).
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Ohio State at Indiana odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Ohio State +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Indiana -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Ohio State +2.5 (-120) | Indiana -2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 137.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Ohio State at Indiana odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Indiana 71, Ohio State 66
Money line
Figure the true odds as being wedged in between these prices. PASS.
Against the spread
Indiana is 6-0 ATS in its last six home games. The home side is 4-0 ATS in the last four OSU-IU meetings.
The Buckeyes are playing just their second game off a 20-day COVID-19 hiatus, and they may not have their legs under them. Road games have not been OSU’s forte, and this one against a tough IU defense could well develop into a Buckeyes loss by a couple possessions.
Look for an Indiana edge on the boards to loom large in this one.
BACK THE HOOSIERS -2.5 (-105).
Over/Under
The total here looks solid, but consider a partial-unit play on the UNDER 137.5 (-107).
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