Oregon vs Ohio State Prediction 1/9/25 College Basketball Picks

The Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Value City Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oregon vs. Ohio State prediction.

Oregon Recap

The Oregon Ducks come into this game looking to build on an 83-79 win over Maryland last time out to improve to 13-2 on the year. After this game, Oregon will take on Penn State, Purdue, and Washington.

Ducks Looking To Rebuild Momentum

Nate Bittle leads the Ducks in scoring and rebounding with 13.4 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Jackson Shelstad has 11.5 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Ducks in assists. Keeshawn Barthelemy has 10 PPG with 2.7 APG of his own to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Oregon up to this point in the year. Brandon Angel has also added 9.5 PPG and 3.6 RPG and TJ Bamba has 9.9 PPG while Jadrian Tracey has 8.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.1 APG as well this season. As a team, Oregon is averaging 79.6 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three, and 75.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Oregon Ducks will win

• Oregon has won 14 of its last 15 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Ohio State has lost each of its last four night games against AP-ranked opponents at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center.

Ohio State Recap

The Ohio State Buckeyes come into this game looking to build on an 89-88 win over Minnesota last time out to improve to 10-5 on the year. After this game, Ohio State will head on the road to take on Wisconsin.

Buckeyes Looking To Heat Up

Bruce Thornton leads the Buckeyes in scoring with 16.9 PPG and in assists with 4.5 APG while John Mobley Jr. has 11.9 PPG. Micah Parrish has 10.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Devin Royal has 14.6 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead Ohio State on the glass and to finish off the group of double-digit scorers for Ohio State up to this point in the year. Meechie Johnson Jr.’s added 9.1 PPG with 2.5 RPG and 2.7 APG and Aaron Bradshaw’s chipped in 8.8 PPG and 3.8 RPG this season. As a team, Ohio State is averaging 81.8 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 37.6% from three, and 71.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Ohio State Buckeyes will win

• Ohio State has won 14 of its last 16 games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Oregon has lost four of its last five night games against the Big Ten Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Ten of Ohio State’s last 11 games against AP-ranked opponents at Value City Arena at Schottenstein Center have produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
• Eight of Oregon’s last nine night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.

Oregon vs. Ohio State Prediction

I’m with Oregon and the points here. I just think that when I was looking at this game, I told myself that I just wanted to be on whichever side was catching points, and truth be told, I’m a bit happier that it’s Oregon. I’m not president of the Oregon Ducks fan club, but I just think that Ohio State’s a bit overrated and people may be giving this team a bit more love than they really deserve. Oregon’s a solid team in its own right and has had a history of traveling well as well. I’ll side with Oregon in this one.