Grambling State vs Ohio State Prediction 12/23/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Grambling State Tigers and the Ohio State Buckeyes meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Value City Arena in Columbus. Here’s a Grambling State vs Ohio State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Grambling State vs Ohio State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Grambling Tigers Betting Preview

Grambling opened up the season on a nice 3-1 run with wins over Huston-Tillotson, Howard and Southern Miss. The Tigers would hit a losing streak after that, getting beaten by San Diego, Cal Baptist, UC Riverside, Tulane and Southern Miss. Since then it’s been wins over Norfolk State and Hampton in the last pair. In total that makes for a 5-6 overall record this year.

In the Hampton game back on Friday, the Tigers entered the second half with a five-point edge. Grambling hit a 43-39 run the rest of the way in an 81-72 win. Leading the team in scoring was Antonio Munoz with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists. Jamil Muttlib had 19 points in 28 minutes and Derrius Ward added 12 points with four assists and three rebounds.

Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Preview

Over on the Ohio State side, they beat IUPUI, Fort Wayne, App State, Notre Dame, Western Michigan and Mount St. Mary’s during a 6-0 opening run this year. The Buckeyes are on a spotty 2-3 stretch since then with wins over only Northwestern and West Virginia. The losses otherwise have come versus Pitt, Illinois and North Carolina. Over 11 games the Buckeyes have an 8-3 overall record.

Matched up against North Carolina on Saturday the Buckeyes went into the break with a 34-31 deficit. Ohio State made a run in the second but eventually lost a tough one 71-70. Devin Royal was tops on 18 points with eight rebounds and Bruce Thornton had 16 points with four boards and four assists. Christoph Tilly doubled up on 12 points and 10 rebounds as well.

Grambling State Tigers @ Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Trends: December 23, 2025

Why the Ohio State Buckeyes will win

• Ohio State has won each of its last eight home games against non-Conference opponents.
• Grambling State has lost each of its last nine Tuesday games against non-Conference opponents.
• Grambling State has lost the first half in 26 of its last 34 games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Grambling State Tigers will win

• Ohio State has lost three of its last four games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Ohio State has lost the first half in five of its last six day games.

Grambling State vs Ohio State Prediction

I’ll stay with Ohio State. The Buckeyes fought valiantly against a good North Carolina team in their last outing but came up just short. Ohio State didn’t shoot very well (39.7 percent) from the field but did hit 16-of-19 (84.2 percent) from the line with a 38-34 edge on points in the paint and just six turnovers. The Buckeyes have scored 70 or more points in four straight games but they’re just 2-2 in that time—with both losses coming versus ranked squads.

As for Grambling, they shot very well (57.4 percent) in the win over Hampton. The Tigers got out-rebounded 26-23 though, and coughed up 14 turnovers in the nine-point win. That gives Grambling 161 combined points in the last two games (both wins). That said, Ohio State will mark a significant uptick in competition.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Ohio State Buckeyes -26.5