How It’ll All Go Down
My TEAM OF THE NIGHT / the @OhioStateHoops OHIO STATE of @ChrisHoltmann as they beat a very good Rutgers team giving the Scarlet Knights their 1st Loss .
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) December 24, 2020
This game worries me quite a bit. I really believe Northwestern is being overlooked and is severely underrated in the Big Ten. There won’t be much of a home-court advantage other than the look and feel of everything, but the Wildcats are a great shooting team that can create a lot of mismatch issues. Look for Ohio State to have a bit of a letdown from a bruising game against Rutgers. The Buckeyes will fight hard, but come up short from fatigue against a quality opponent.
Final Score
Northwestern 72, Ohio State 67
Line
Ohio State -3.5 (Odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.)
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