Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/09/2022

Game Time: 5:30 pm ET, Sunday, January 9, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network (BTN)

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NW +7.5, OSU -7.5; Over/Under:  140 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  NW +7.5, OSU -7.5; Over/Under:  140 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  NW +7.5, OSU -7.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  8-4 (10th place, Big Ten)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  9-3 (4th place, Big Ten)

 

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Northwestern Wildcats:  3-2 last 5

Ohio State Buckeyes:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

NW is coming into this game with an 8-4 record overall and they are 1-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 4th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-2 in their Big Ten Conference games this season. Their last win was against the Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars but they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Michigan State Spartans and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game on Wednesday. Boo Buie led the team in points in that game with 22 while Pete Nance was next on the team with 15 points. Buie also led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Chase Audige led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 42.6% from the field, 46.2% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 77.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.9 PPG against them. NW has an ATS record of 5-6 this season and their O/U record is 6-5.

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with a 9-3 record overall and they are 6-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 5th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this game off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 5 game winning streak that they were on. Their 5 wins were against the Duke Blue Devils, the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Towson Tigers, the Wisconsin Badgers, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers while their loss came against the Indiana Hoosiers in their last game on Thursday. Malaki Branham led the team in points in that game with 13 while EJ Liddell was next on the team with 11 points. Jamari Wheeler led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Liddell led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 30.8% from the field, 29.6% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.4 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 5-7 this season and their O/U record is 8-4.

 

OSU is coming into this game as a 7.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. OSU is coming off of a loss in their last game to Indiana and they will be looking to get that game back here. OSU has played very well at home this season and they have won most of their conference games by 8 points or more. NW has not been playing well with 2 straight losses to conference teams and now they are up against an OSU team that is out for blood after being upset in their last game. The best bet to place in this game is on OSU to cover the spread hee as they will bounce back and win big on their home court here.

 

Northwestern Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 9, 2022 (5:30 pm ET start time) is OSU 79 NW 67.

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Northwestern Wildcats: 28-37 ATS in all games. 15-23 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 18-26 ATS against conference opponents. 4-13 ATS in January games. 17-27 ATS after a conference game. 11-23 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 10-22 ATS after one or more consecutive overs.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 8-4 O/U in all games. 6-2 O/U when the total is 130 to 139.5. 6-2 O/U as a favorite. 11-5 O/U after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds. 19-13 O/U after 1 or more consecutive unders. 8-2 O/U after playing a game as a road underdog.

 

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  J. Roper II (G) Ques Sun - Undisclosed injury.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  S. Towns (F) Mid Jan - Back injury. J. Sueing (F) Out indefinitely - Abdominal injury.

 

 

“Their kids stepped up and made some really big shots when they needed to. Our defense in the second half of the last two games has kind of let us down.” - Chris Collins on his team’s loss against PSU.

 

 

“I thought it was really good. We obviously must figure out a better plan, better attack. We've got to do some things better but give them a lot of credit. I thought their defense was as good as we thought it was going to be.” - Chris Holtmann on his team’s loss against Indiana. 

 

 

 

R. Beran 

T. Berry 

B. Buie 

P. Nance 

C. Simmons

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

 

PPG: P. Nance (15.9)

APG: B. Buie (5.8)

Reb/G: P. Nance (7.3)

 

PPG: E. Liddell (18.9)

APG: J. Wheeler (4.3)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.4)

 

Coaches:

Northwestern Wildcats: Chris Collins (9th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)