The Ohio State Buckeyes and Purdue Boilermakers meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Mackey Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Preview
The Ohio State Buckeyes are averaging 73.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 68.7 points on 42.4 percent shooting. Brice Sensabaugh is averaging 16.3 points and 5.2 rebounds, while Justice Sueing is averaging 12.2 points and 5 rebounds. Zed Key is the third double-digit scorer and Sean McNeil is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Ohio State Buckeyes are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio State Buckeyes are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.
The Purdue Boilermakers Betting Preview
The Purdue Boilermakers are averaging 73.2 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 61.9 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Zach Edey is averaging 22 points and 12.8 rebounds, while Fletcher Loyer is averaging 12 points and 1.7 rebounds. Braden Smith is the third double-digit scorer and Caleb Furst is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Purdue Boilermakers are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.7 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Boilermakers are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
Ohio State vs Purdue Trends
The Buckeyes are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-12 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Boilermakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The over is 5-2 in Boilermakers last 7 overall. The road team is 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings. The underdog is 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Ohio State Buckeyes are probably better than they’ve shown this week, but they’re in rough shape to say the least, and I doubt things improve on the road against arguably the best team in the country. The Purdue Boilermakers have been consistent all year, and they win at home by an average of 16.7 points. I’ll lay the chalk.