Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/21/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, February 21, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Indiana +7, OSU -7; Over/Under:  135.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Indiana +6.5, OSU -6.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Indiana +6.5, OSU -6.5; Over/Under:  134.5 points

 

Indiana Hoosiers:  16-9 (9th place, Big Ten)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  16-7 (5th place, Big Ten)

 

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Indiana Hoosiers:  1-4 last 5

Ohio State Buckeyes:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Indiana is coming into this game with a 16-9 record overall and they are 2-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 8-8 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Maryland Terrapins but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Northwestern Wildcats, the Michigan State Spartans, and the Wisconsin Badgers in their last game. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the team in points in that game with 30 while Race Thompson was next on the team with 13 points. Jackson-Davis led the team in assists in that game with 6 while he and Thompson both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 41% from the field, 27.8% from 3-point range, and 77.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.2 PPG against them. Indiana has an ATS record of 13-12 this season and their O/U record is 11-14.

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with a 16-7 record overall and they are 11-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 15th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 9-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their loss came against the Iowa Hawkeyes in their last game. Malaki Branham led the team in points in that game with 22 while EJ Liddell was next on the team with 15 points. Jamari Wheeler and Kyle Young off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Liddell and Branham both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 46.9% from the field, 18.2% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.3 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 12-11 this season and their O/U record is 13-10.

 

Indiana is coming into this game after losing 4 straight games and a few of those were not very close at all. They are coming off of a close loss at home but they are on the road here where they are 2-6 this season and they are coming off of a loss in their last road game by double digits against a ranked team. They are going up against an OSU team that is also ranked here but they have been very good at home this season with an 11-1 record there. OSU is coming off of a bad loss at home by double digits in their last game and they will be hungry to bounce back here. They only have 2 losses in their last 5 games but both losses were against unranked opponents and with few games left in the season, they will need to finish out strong and make a statement in these final games. Indiana has not been good on the road this season while OSU has been very good and Indiana has also been playing very poorly in their last few games. OSU will take advantage of this game and use it to get a nice win by double digits here at home. 

 

Indiana Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, February 21, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is OSU 76 Indiana 61.

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Indiana Hoosiers: 10-17 ATS as an underdog. 9-18 ATS in road games. 20-8 UNDER as an underdog. 

Ohio State Buckeyes: 26-16 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 26-17 ATS in all home games. 179-130 UNDER in all home games.

 

 

Indiana Hoosiers:  R. Phinisee (G) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  M. Johnson Jr. (G) Prob Sat - Undisclosed injury. S. Towns (F) Late Feb - Back injury. J. Sueing (F) Out indefinitely - Abdominal injury.

 

 

“I don’t fool with social media. … That’s just not my makeup.  I think I’m a little bit above social media, but it’s what it is, it’s out there, it’s not going anywhere, and I don’t entertain it at all.  I seldom even read the paper.” - Mike Woodson on not paying attention to the things said on social media.

 

 

“I’m more than comfortable. More than comfortable. My focus has really been on this year. Kinda continue to focus on this stretch we have here.” - Chris Holtmann addressing his future at OSU.

 

 

 

T. Jackson-Davis 

Xavier Johnson 

Miller Kopp 

P. Stewart 

R. Thompson 

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

 

PPG: T. Jackson-Davis (18)

APG: X. Johnson (4.4)

Reb/G: T. Jackson-Davis (8.3)

 

PPG: E. Liddell (19.7)

APG: J. Wheeler (3.5)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.6)

 

Coaches:

Indiana Hoosiers: Mike Woodson (1st season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)