Ohio State Buckeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/13/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, January 13, 2022

Venue:  Kohl Center, Madison, WI

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  OSU +2.5, Wisconsin -2.5; Over/Under:  139 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  OSU +2.5, Wisconsin -2.5; Over/Under:  139 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  OSU +2.5, Wisconsin -2.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

Ohio State Buckeyes:  10-3 (4th place, Big Ten)

Wisconsin Badgers:  13-2 (3rd place, Big Ten)

 

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Ohio State Buckeyes:  4-1 last 5

Wisconsin Badgers:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with a 10-3 record overall and they are 2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 6th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 4-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Indiana Hoosiers while their 6 wins in that span came against the Duke Blue Devils, the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Towson Tigers, the Wisconsin Badgers, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Northwestern Wildcats in their last game. EJ Liddell led the team in points in that game with 34 while Malaki Branham was next on the team with 24 points. Jamari Wheeler led the team in assists in that game with 6 and he also led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 56.9% from the field, 44% from 3-point range, and 96.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.8 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 6-7 this season and their O/U record is 9-4.

 

 

Wisconsin is coming into this game with a 13-2 record overall and they are 7-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 6th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Ohio State Buckeyes but they have gone on a 5 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Nicholls State Colonels, the Illinois State Redbirds, the Purdue Boilermakers, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Maryland Terrapins in their last game. Tyler Wahl led the team in points in that game with 21 while Jonathan Davis was next on the team with 19 points. Wahl, Davison, Chucky Hepburn, Chris Vogt, and Lorne Bowman II all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Steven Crowl led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 44.6% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.9 PPG against them. Wisconsin has an ATS record of 10-5 this season and their O/U record is 10-5.

 

Wisconsin is coming into this game as a 2.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is a big revenge game for Wisconsin, they lost at OSU in their last meeting with them back in December and that has been their only road loss this season as they are 3-1 in road games. Not only did they lose that game, they lost by almost 20 points and did not play well at all. OSU has not been at their best recently though. OSU is coming off of a close 7 point win at home against NW and they had lost their last game on the road prior to their NW win, losing on the road against Indiana by 16 points. Wisconsin will be looking for their revenge here and they have played much better in their games since then, coming into this one on a winning streak. The best bet to place in this game is on Wisconsin to cover the spread here as OSU is not playing well right now and coming off of a loss in their last road game, Wisconsin will get their revenge here.

 

Ohio State Wisconsin Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, January 13, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Wisconsin 75 OSU 63.

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Ohio State Buckeyes: 9-4 O/U in all games. 26-19 O/U after a conference game. 12-5 O/U after a game with 5 or less offensive rebounds. 5-1 O/U off a home win. 24-13 O/U after a game where they covered the spread.

Wisconsin Badgers: 10-5 O/U in all games. 30-19 O/U as a favorite. 24-12 O/U as a home favorite or pick. 25-14 O/U in all home games. 26-19 O/U after a conference game. 31-15 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 23-12 O/U after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better.

 

 

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

Wisconsin Badgers:  J. Neath (G) Ques Thurs - Lower Body injury.

 

 

“We should be good to go. We’ve cleared that through our medical people. So, we should be good to go on Thursday.” - Chris Holtmann on returning to his team for their next game after testing positive for covid-19.

 

 

“When we get a little frazzled, ‘lavender.’ Let’s touch the ball in the paint because it will settle us down.” - Greg Gard on the word he uses to calm his team down when the offense gets chaotic.

 

 

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

S. Crowl 

Johnny Davis 

Brad Davison 

C. Hepburn 

T. Wahl

 

 

PPG: E. Liddell (20.1)

APG: J. Wheeler (4.4)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.2)

 

PPG: J. Davis (22.3)

APG: J. Davis (2.6)

Reb/G: J. Davis (7.4)

 

Coaches:

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)

Wisconsin Badgers: Greg Gard (7th season)