Penn State Nittany Lions vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/16/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 16, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  PSU +9, OSU -9; Over/Under:  136.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  PSU +9, OSU -9; Over/Under:  136.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  PSU +9.5, OSU -9.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  8-6 (8th place, Big Ten)

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

 

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Penn State Nittany Lions:  3-2 last 5

Ohio State Buckeyes:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

PSU is coming into this game with an 8-6 record overall and they are 1-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 7th conference matchup this year and they are currently 3-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Purdue Boilermakers while their 3 wins in that span came against the Indiana Hoosiers, the Northwestern Wildcats, and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game. Sam Sessoms led the team in points in that game off the bench with 17 while John Harrar was next on the team with 16 points. Sessoms also led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Greg Lee led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 43.3% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65 PPG against them. PSU has an ATS record of 7-7 this season and their O/U record is 6-8.

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with a 10-4 record overall and they are 7-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 7th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-2 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Northwestern Wildcats while their 2 losses in that span came against the Indiana Hoosiers and the Wisconsin Badgers in their last game. EJ Liddell led the team in points in that game with 18 while Jamari Wheeler was next on the team with 11 total points. Wheeler led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Zed Key led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 50% from the field, 15.8% from 3-point range, and 50% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 6-8 this season and their O/U record is 10-4.

 

OSU is coming into this contest as a 9 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. OSU is undefeated at home this season and they have played much better in their home games this season than on the road. They are coming off of a bad loss to Wisconsin and will be looking to bounce back here at home. Penn State has been playing well recently but they have not played well in their road games against conference opponents. Penn State will struggle on the road here while OSU bounces back and plays a much better game at home. The best bet to place in this game is on OSU to cover the spread here as they are going to win this game by double digits.

 

Penn State Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 16, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is OSU 79 PSU 65.

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Penn State Nittany Lions: 15-23 O/U after 3 consecutive conference games. 6-10 O/U after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 9-15 O/U after having won 2 of their last 3 games. 0-7 O/U off a win by 10 points or more over a conference rival. 13-21 O/U after a game where they covered the spread.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 23-14 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 21-13 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 23-15 ATS in all home games. 31-23 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 20-9 ATS after 3 straight games forcing opponents to commit 14 or less turnovers.

 

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  None.

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

 

 

"I wish we could play tomorrow because I know our guys would be ready. They’d be ready to guard, they’d be ready to fight, they’d be ready to do what needs to be done to win on Sunday." - Micah Shrewsberry after his team’s win against Rutgers.

 

 

“Davison made some tough shots. In scouting report situations, there were some guys we were playing off who had not shown they had made a ton of 3-point shots.” - Chris Holtmann after his team’s loss against Wisconsin.

 

 

 

M. Dread 

J. Harrar 

Seth Lundy 

J. Pickett 

S. Sessoms

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

 

PPG: S. Lundy (14.1)

APG: J. Pickett (4.4)

Reb/G: J. Harrar (10)

 

PPG: E. Liddell (19.9)

APG: J. Wheeler (4.3)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.1)

 

Coaches:

Penn State Nittany Lions: Micah Shrewsberry (1st season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)