Ohio State vs. Rutgers 2019 basketball preview and prediction

Ohio State comes back home to host a Rutgers team that’s having a whale of a season. Here’s a preview, prediction, and odds for the game.

Have you ever seen a season with so much inconsistency as what we are witnessing with this Ohio State basketball team? There are some really, really good wins in there, but also some stinkers in which the team failed to show up.

Now Ohio State hosts a Rutgers team that it’s looking up at in the standings, but one that it really needs to beat at home. The Scarlet Knights have been a far different team on the road, winning just one time at Nebraska, and losing its other five. But they’ve all been close.

A win by the Buckeyes would get them back to just one game under .500, while a loss would probably put this team pretty close to the bubble with time running out before the postseason.

It’s life in the big, bad Big Ten.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 9:00 a.m. ET. 

Records

Ohio State 15-8, (5-7), Rutgers 17-7, (8-5)

All-time series record

7-3 Ohio State leads

Last meeting

Ohio State won 76-62 last season at home on February 2

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Wednesday, February 12
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
Network: BTN

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