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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes as -3-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 138.
Northwestern was a 63-58 winner in its last match at home against Bears. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites.
Ohio State won its last outing, a 90-59 result against Bulldogs on December 29.
Ohio State:
Team record: 9-3 SU,6-6 ATS
Ohio State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ohio State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Ohio State's last 19 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 10-2 SU,7-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Northwestern is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Northwestern's last 11 games at home
Northwestern is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ohio State
Next up:
Ohio State home to Purdue Thursday, January 5
Northwestern home to Illinois Wednesday, January 4