ncaab Preview
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Value City Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes as -5.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 137.5.
In their last action, Ohio State was a 77-69 loser on the road against Wolverines. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern won its last outing, a 54-52 result against Badgers on February 05. They covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
Northwestern:
Team record: 16-7 SU,13-10 ATS
Northwestern is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Northwestern is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 6 games on the road
Ohio State:
Team record: 11-12 SU,8-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Ohio State is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games at home
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern home to Purdue Sunday, February 12
Ohio State home to Michigan State Sunday, February 12