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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Value City Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes as -10.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 142.5.
Ohio State was a 86-83 loser in its last match at home against Wolverines. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 68-64 loser at home against Cornhuskers. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 13-13 SU,12-14 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Northwestern is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 5 games on the road
Ohio State:
Team record: 15-11 SU,15-11 ATS
Ohio State is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Ohio State is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home
Ohio State is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern at Minnesota Tuesday, February 25
Ohio State at UCLA Sunday, February 23