The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (16-10) meet the Ohio State Buckeyes (21-9) at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. on Friday for a 3 p.m. ET tip-off.
Below, we look at the early March Madness Round 1 matchup Oral Roberts-Ohio State odds and lines. Will one of these teams end up as this year’s National Champion? Don’t forget to check out all of the teams’ March Madness odds.
Oral Roberts headed to the Summit League tourament as the four-seed, but they ended up securing the automatic bid with a run through the bracket. The run culminated with a 75-72 win over North Dakota State, the three-seed. The Golden Eagles also eliminated the conference’s top seed, South Dakota State, by a 90-88 count Monday.
The Golden Eagles posted a 14-9 ATS mark in their 23 games with a spread, while the Over outpaced the Under 16-7. ORU enters on a five-game win streak, with Over results in each of the past four. Oral Roberts is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008. The Golden Eagles once went all the way to the Elite Eight back in 1974, losing in OT to Kansas that season. They have dropped five straight NCAA Tournament games since.
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Ohio State came up just short in the Big Ten championship game, losing 91-88 to Illinois while covering a 6.5-point number Sunday. The Buckeyes posted a 17-12-1 ATS mark, with the Over also outpacing the Under 17-12-1. The Buckeyes were 4-1 ATS on a neutral floor this season, too, including 3-0 ATS in the past three in the Big Ten tourney.
The Buckeyes are 11-5 ATS in the past 16 against winning teams, but they enter just 1-9 ATS in their past 10 NCAA Tournament games.
Oral Roberts vs. Ohio State: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 6:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Oral Roberts +1150 (bet $100 to win $1,150) | Ohio State -2500 (bet $2,500 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oral Roberts +16.5 (-110) | Ohio State -16.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 155.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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