#15 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State College Basketball Picks

Good college basketball matchup from the Big Ten on Wednesday night as No. 15 Wisconsin visits unranked but 12-3 Ohio State, which already has one upset of a ranked school this season. The Buckeyes are very short favorites on the NCAAB odds. 2024 NCAA Basketball Betting & Expert Analysis #15 Wisconsin vs. Ohio State | MyBookie Sportsbook Week 10 NCAAB

Where: Value City Arena
TV: Big Ten Network
Stream: BTN Live
Radio: Tunein.com
Opening NCAAB Lines: OSU -1 (total 140.5)

Series History

It will be the 173rd all-time meeting and the Buckeyes officially lead the series 91-75 and 55-26 in Columbus. The recent series has been close. The teams have split the last 10 meetings 5-5 and over the last six meetings, the teams are tied 3-3 and each have scored exactly 419 points. Last year, they split. Wisconsin survived a furious Ohio State comeback in a 65-60 victory in Columbus during the regular season. Then in the Big Ten Tournament, the Buckeyes got the last laugh with a 65-57 victory, limiting Wisconsin to just 34 percent shooting.

Why Bet on Wisconsin Badgers?

After scoring 11.7 points per game as a freshman last season to rank third on the team, Essegian struggled with a back injury early this season and eventually fell from the rotation but looked back in form.

“We get that second group in, we get the third group in and you don’t really see a dip in the numbers, or if there is, it’s not too much,” Wahl said.

UW has scored 80+ points for the 3rd straight game and the 4th time this season. The last time UW scored 80+ in 3 straight was a stretch of 4 consecutive from Dec. 13-Dec. 30, 2017.

Transfer guard AJ Storr leads the Badgers scoring 14.7 ppg. He’s scored double figures in 12 of 14 games.

The Badgers have just 2 players averaging more than 27.0 minutes per game (Chucky Hepburn, 30.3 and Steven Crowl (28.6). Last year, all 5 starters were over 27.0 mpg, including 4 over 30. Last season, Wisconsin owned a -3.4 overall margin on the glass.

Wahl is set to make his 100th career start at Ohio State. He is averaging a career-high 11.9 ppg and shooting a career-best 54.5% from the field.

Bet Wisconsin to Win
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