Illinois Fighting Illini (9-4) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3)
Game Info: Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm (State Farm Center)
Betting Odds: Illinois Fighting Illini -6 -- Over/Under: 147 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois fighting Illini face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at State Farm Center.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have won two games in a row and overall they sit with a 10-3 record. In the last game against Northwestern, the offense was strong putting up 81 points and that led to the easy victory. Ohio State on the season comes into this game averaging 76.8 points per game while their defense is giving up 66.7 points per game. Ohio State is shooting 44.5 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from behind the three point line. Ohio State is led by Duane Washington Jr. who averages 15.7 points and shoots 38.6 percent from the field and 37.4 percent deep.
On the other side of this matchup is the Illinois Fighting Illini who aren’t as dominant as earlier in the season but they still sit with a 9-4 record overall. In the last game, Illinois only scored 63 points and that wasn’t enough as they were defeated by three points. On the season, Illinois is averaging 83.3 points per game while their defense is giving up 67.8 points per game. Illinois is shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from behind the three point line. Illinois is led by Ayo Dosunmu who averages 22.4 points and shoots 49.8 percent from the field and 42.2 percent deep.
The over is 9-3 in Ohio State’s last 12 games played on Saturday. Ohio State is 8-3-1 against the spread in their last 12 games against the Big Ten. Ohio State is 5-2-1 against the spread in their last eight games overall. The under is 7-2-1 in Illinois last 10 games played on Saturday.
Illinois offense hasn’t been great and that is going to lead to this game going well under the total. Over the last five games, Illinois is averaging 75.4 points per game and that is going to lead to this game going under the total. Back the under to cash in this game.