College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, January 25, 2011
By Drew Sharper
COLUMBUS, OH (TheSpread) – No. 12 Purdue looks to hand top-ranked Ohio State its first loss of the season Tuesday night. Here is a look at my pick for this Big Ten contest.
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Ohio State is 20-0 on the season and 14-0 at home while Purdue is 17-3 on the year and 4-2 on the road. Ohio State is 7-0 in the Big Ten while Purdue is 6-1.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com have released their odds for this game and made Ohio State a 7.5-point favorite at home. The over/under has not been set at 136.5 points. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game.
Purdue vs. Ohio State, 9PM ET
Purdue is just 5-12-1 against the spread in their last 18 games against Ohio State while the Buckeyes are 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 games on Tuesdays. My pick for this game is with Ohio State as the Buckeyes seem unstoppable and Purdue is having a good year, but still playing short-handed and I look for the Buckeyes to expose that.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: OHIO STATE -7.5