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Ohio St. Buckeyes vs Northwestern Wildcats Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena — Evanston, IL

Article updated Jan 1, 10:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Ohio St. is on the road playing Northwestern at the Welsh-Ryan Arena stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Ohio St. -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Ohio

Game outlook

Ohio St. is on the road playing Northwestern at the Welsh-Ryan Arena stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Ohio St. -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Ohio St. -2.5.

Ohio St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 35, Ohio St. is ranked #34 in offense (scoring an average of 80.91 per game), #100 in defense (allowing an average of 65.64 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-3 (6-6 ATS) this season.

Northwestern Highlights

Northwestern Wildcats has a power ranking of 27 and are #269 for offense (scoring an average of 68.64 per game), #7 for defense (giving up an average of 65.64 points per game) and 10-2 (7-5 ATS) overall. Ohio St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northwestern.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be OHIOS 65.5, NWEST 70.5. The SportsJaw community predicts Ohio St. Buckeyes to cover (53%) OddsShark predicts Ohio State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Buckeyes 79 to Wildcats 64.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Buckeyes 79 to Wildcats 64.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Buckeyes vs Wildcats archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Buckeyes vs Wildcats matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Ohio St. Buckeyes-130 → -149Moved
  • Moneyline · Northwestern Wildcats+117 → +126Moved
  • Spread · Ohio St. Buckeyes-2 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Northwestern Wildcats+2 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over136.5 (-110) → 136 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under136.5 (-110) → 136 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Ohio St. Buckeyes
21-12 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Northwestern Wildcats
15-19 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-01T15:35:47.276Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-01-09Northwestern Wildcats 87 · Ohio St. Buckeyes 95
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Ohio St. Buckeyes defeated Northwestern Wildcats 73-57

Ohio St. Buckeyes defeated Northwestern Wildcats 73-57 on January 1, 2023, a 16-point decision in the series. Ohio St. Buckeyes' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 35-17. Against SportsJaw's recorded Ohio St. Buckeyes -2.5 (-110) spread, Ohio St. Buckeyes covered, while the 130 combined points finished under the recorded total of 136.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Mr_BiggsSpread · Ohio St. Buckeyes -2 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Ohio St. Buckeyes -2 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 136.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Ohio St. Buckeyes -2 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 136.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Ohio St. Buckeyes -2 (-110)Win