Ohio State vs. Illinois Prediction
A pair of top-25 rivals from the Big ten will meet at the State Farm Center today at 12:00 p.m. ET when No. 14 Illinois hosts No. 21 Ohio State. Is 6 too big a number to lay with the Fighting Illini in this one?
Game Snapshot
601 Ohio State Buckeyes (+6) at 602 Illinois Fighting Illini (-6); o/u 146.5
12:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, January 16, 2021
Venue: State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
TV: N/A
Ohio State vs. Illinois College Basketball Prediction
The underdog has cashed in five of the last seven meetings between these two teams, while the road team is also 5-2 against the spread in the previous seven series meetings. Illinois, meanwhile, is 0-4-1 at the betting window in its last five home games when facing an opponent with a losing record.
On the other side, the Buckeyes are 5-2-1 against the spread in their last eight games overall, are 7-3-1 against the number in their last 11 games versus an opponent with a winning record and are 9-4-1 at the betting window in their last 14 games when facing an opponent with a winning percentage above .600.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREDICTION: OHIO STATE BUCKEYES +6