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Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions prediction and college basketball game preview.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions prediction and college basketball game preview.

Ohio State vs Penn State Broadcast

Date: Thursday, February 18
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
Network: BTN

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Ohio State (17-4) vs Penn State (7-10) Game Preview

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Why Ohio State Will Win

Penn State hit a wall.

It looked like it was about to turn things around with a run of five wins in seven games, but close losses to Michigan State and Nebraska – not exactly the stars of the Big Ten show – made it three losses in the last four and four in the last six.

What has gone wrong? The Nittany Lions are struggling from the field – they haven’t hit 40% of their shots in any of the last four games and now they have to deal with a defense that’s good enough to keep the pain going.

Penn State just doesn’t move the ball around well enough on one end, and it’s the worst team in the Big Ten a field goal percentage defense on the other side.

Why Penn State Will Win

The Nittany Lions might allow too many points and too many easy shots, but they’re great at coming up with steals and forcing enough mistakes to make up for it.

No, the offense doesn’t generate the extra pass for easy points, but Ohio State isn’t great at moving the ball around, either. As long as the defense is able to come up with the rebounds on the chances it gets, and if the threes are falling early …

What’s Going To Happen

The threes aren’t going to fall for the Nittany Lions.

Ohio State’s defense is one of the best in the Big Ten from three, and Penn State has’t been able to get to 30% from the outside since late January.

The Nittany Lions are way overdue for a huge performance – especially with a good home win – but Ohio State has played way too well over the last month and it’s way too strong on the road.

Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 69, Penn State 63
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Ohio State -5.5, o/u: 146.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions prediction and college basketball game preview.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions prediction and college basketball game preview.

Ohio State vs Penn State Broadcast

Date: Wednesday, January 27
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Network: BTN

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Ohio State (12-4) vs Penn State (5-6) Game Preview

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Why Penn State Will Win

The Nittany Lions got back among the living with a two-game winning streak when the shooting touch started to come back a bit. They don’t make a whole slew of mistakes, they’re great at guarding from three, and they’re forcing a ton of turnovers.

Ohio State doesn’t force any mistakes, it doesn’t move the ball around all that well, and it hasn’t been able to puck up the slack when the shooting isn’t there. The Buckeyes are 0-3 in the Big Ten when hitting fewer than 40% of their shots, and …

Why Ohio State Will Win

Yeah, Penn State has a hard time keeping teams from scoring.

Oh sure, it’ll force mistakes and generate transition points, but it’s a done deal if the Buckeyes come out hot like they did in the win over Wisconsin. This is a great-shooting team that attacks the rim and finds ways to hit the tough shots. Penn State can’t do that.

The Nittany Lions were great from three early in the season, but they’ve slow that down, reduced the bombs away attitude, and lately, it’s been a plus, but …

What’s Going To Happen

The Nittany Lions aren’t going to outshoot the Buckeyes.

Ohio State can get points inside and out from a variety of spots, and it’ll get up fast and keep coming up with the big shot when needed to stay ahead. Penn State will start bombing away to try keeping up, but that won’t be enough.

Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 82, Penn State 71
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Ohio State -7.5, o/u: 146.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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BAMA BEAT: College football picks for Week 6 (Ep. 365)

Cecil Hurt, Clint Lamb and Hunter Johnson are back with picks for Week 6 of the SEC football season.

Cecil Hurt, Clint Lamb and Hunter Johnson are back with picks for Week 6 of the SEC football season. Some of the top games include LSU-Auburn, Missouri-Florida, Georgia-Kentucky, Penn State-Ohio State and, of course, Alabama-Mississippi State.

 

Stay tuned for more episodes of The Bama Beat podcast, brought to you by Wickles Pickles through The Tuscaloosa News and TideSports.com!

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Penn State head coach James Franklin has Ohio State on his mind

Penn State head coach James Franklin has moved on from the double-overtime loss to Indiana and is focused on Ohio State in a tweet.

Penn State welcomes Ohio State to town after a disappointing loss to Indiana in double overtime this past Saturday. While it was a disappointing loss, to say the least, head coach James Franklin seems to have moved on and is focused on the Buckeyes.

He’s focused so much that he tweeted out his thoughts and it’s pretty one track, suffice to say. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes have given us some great matchups over the past several years. Even though OSU has gotten the best of this rivalry in recent memory winning seven of the last eight, these games have been battle after battle.

Penn State comes into the game somewhat undermanned, most notably missing starting tailback Journey Brown. That won’t keep the Nittany Lions from giving it their best shot against Ohio State on Halloween night though.

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While Michigan will always be the Buckeyes’ biggest rival, Penn State has become a close second. The argument could even be made that Ohio State is the biggest rival for the Nittany Lions. After all, how long can you finish second and not start to despise the team in front of you?

Franklin and Penn State will get their chance Saturday on All Hallows Eve. But with the Buckeyes rolling and no whiteout to back them up, it may be more of a nightmare for the Nittany Lions than sweet Happy Valley dreams.

Click here to read more on how we think the game will go down.

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Buckeyes uses tough defense, key running plays to lead 14-0 over Penn State at half

Ohio State and Penn State are in a slugfest, with Ohio State leading 14-0 at half thanks to a nasty defense and key rushing plays.

Ohio State looked like it was going to run away with things early on against Penn State, marching 91 yards on the opening drive for a touchdown. After a defensive stop, the Buckeyes drove down the field with ease looking to go up two touchdowns with what looked like a Justin Fields scamper into the end zone. However, after further review, the call was overturned as Fields fumbled before crossing the goal line.

After that the Buckeyes looked a sluggish and didn’t get the offense going again until late in the half, when JK Dobbins scored his second touchdown of the game putting the Bucks up 14-0.

The defense has looked stout thus far keeping the Nittany Lions on their heels, and held Penn State to 64 total yards and only four first downs.

Chase Young was credited with half a sack, which ties him with Vernon Gholston for the single season sack record.

Statistically Ohio State is dominating and feels like the lead should be larger than 14 points, out gaining Penn State by 191 yards.

JK Dobbins is leading the way with 94 rushing yards, while Justin Fields has added 74 of his own. Fields has also thrown for 108 yards on 10 of 14 completions.

Now it’s time to clamp things up in the second half. The history of this game says comebacks are — and almost will — happen.

 

 

 

An Ohio State loss to Penn State could ruin Buckeyes dominant season

If the Ohio State Buckeyes lose to the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, their historically dominant season could be in trouble.

Ohio State, in 2019, won’t settle for a Rose Bowl-type finale. They need to make the College Football Playoff, and after the dominance it has shown this season, that’s the only possible way to dub this season successful.

However, the Buckeyes’ matchup with Penn State could put a serious sour note to the entire season if it doesn’t go their way.

The main reason why it would be so disastrous is that Ohio State would then fail to make the Big Ten Championship game, not being the front-runner to come out of the East with just one game to go.

The Nittany Lions may be 6-1 in conference play, losing to Minnesota, while Ohio State is a clean 7-0, but what’s important is the record within the conference and Penn State would hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.

A one-loss Penn State or Minnesota team that takes over as Big Ten Champs would be going against Ohio State in terms of making the Playoff. The committee seems to favor teams without bad losses and with conference championships. Or, that have an SEC logo on their chest.

That means Oregon and Penn State would both likely be competing directly with the Buckeyes. But, let’s remember one thing first: Penn State must actually beat Ohio State.

We saw Wisconsin, who once considered a top-two team in the Big Ten, get absolutely manhandled by Ohio State. There’s no reason to think the same won’t happen to Penn State.

With the return of Chase Young, Ohio State will be at nearly full strength, and this could be over in the first 45 minutes. If it’s not, this game could spell trouble for Ohio State’s historic season.

The game kicks off Saturday, at noon EST on FOX. Be there, and be loud.