The Northwestern Wildcats are underdogs as they look to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes on Wednesday, January 13 at Value City Arena. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on BTN. The matchup has an over/under of .
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of January 13, 2021, 2:14 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Ohio State Betting Information
- With a mark of 4-6, the Buckeyes have a losing record against the spread this season.
- The Buckeyes have a winning record against the spread when favored by 8 points or more, going 3-2 this season.
- In 30% of its games this season (3/10), Ohio State and its opponents have outscored the set over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Ohio State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Washington Jr. | 12 | 15.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| E.J. Liddell | 10 | 14.0 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Justice Sueing | 12 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| CJ Walker | 11 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Kyle Young | 12 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
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Northwestern Betting Information
- So far this season, Northwestern holds an even 4-4 record ATS.
- For the second time this season, the Wildcats are at least an 8-point underdog, where they have a record of 1-0 against the spread.
- The Wildcats and their opponents have regularly failed to covered the total points bet this season, doing so in 37.5% (3) of their eight games played.
- The Wildcats fell to Illinois 81-56 and didn’t cover the spread as 6.5-point underdogs, while falling short of the 147 point total in their last outing on Thursday. Robbie Beran racked up a team-high 11 points in the loss.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Northwestern Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Kopp | 10 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Chase Audige | 10 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Pete Nance | 10 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Boo Buie | 10 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Ryan Young | 10 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Total Facts
- Ohio State’s games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Wednesday’s matchup total (142 points) in 50% of opportunities (six out of 12 matchups).
- Five Northwestern games this year (50% of its matchups) finished with a final point total higher than Wednesday’s point total of 142 points.
- The total for the contest of 142 is 13.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Buckeyes (76.5 points per game) and the Wildcats (79.1 points per game).
- These two teams give up a combined 135.2 points per game, 6.8 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- The Buckeyes have seen a 142.8 average over/under in their games this season, 0.8 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
- A difference of six points separates the average total points bet in Wildcats games (148 points) and this game’s over/under (142 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2020 | Ohio State | Northwestern | -2.5 | 141.5 | -144 | +121 | Regular Season | 71-70 NWSTRN |
| 1/26/2020 | Ohio State | Northwestern | -6.5 | 131.5 | -313 | +240 | Regular Season | 71-59 OHIOST |
| 3/6/2019 | N/A | Northwestern | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 68-50 NWSTRN |
| 2/20/2019 | N/A | Ohio State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 63-49 OHIOST |
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