Its Thursday, February 20, and the Big Ten schedule finds the Northwestern Wildcats (13-13, 4-11) in Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (15-11, 7- 8).
The Buckeyes lost to their arch-rivals Sunday. The Michigan Wolverines nipped them by three, 86-83, in Columbus. Ohio State is now 5-5 in their last ten games. They need a win to maintain their standing in the top half of the conference.
Northwestern needs a win just to climb out of the Big Ten’s cellar. The Wildcats have lost three in a row and six of their last seven. Northwestern is winless (0-8) on the road this season.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Northwestern at Ohio State
- Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Time: 6:30PM EST
- Site: Value City Arena
- City: Columbus, OH
- Network/Streaming: FS1
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Game odds for Wildcats at Buckeyes
*odds courtesy of BetMGM
- Odds: Northwestern Wildcats (+400), Ohio State Buckeyes (-550)
- Spread: Buckeyes -9.5
- Total: 142.5 points
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Northwestern at Ohio State Best Bets
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Wildcats & Buckeyes game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Ohio State Buckeyes at -9.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total OVER 154.5.
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Wildcats at Buckeyes: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Ohio State at home this season has won 5 of 6 games following a loss
- The Over is 4-1 in Ohio State’s last 5 games
- The Buckeyes have covered in 15 of its 26 games this season
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