Northwestern vs Ohio State Odds, Player Props & Predictions (Feb 20)

• Losers of three straight and six of seven, Northwestern visits Ohio State on Thursday night in Columbus
• The Wildcats haven’t won a true road game all season while the Buckeyes are 10-5 at home
• See the Northwestern vs Ohio State odds, player props, and predictions for Feb. 20

After a promising 10-3 start to the season, which included a 70-66 OT win over then-#19 Illinois, the Northwestern Wildcats (13-13, 0-8 away, 4-11 Big Ten, 12-13-1 ATS) have gone into a death spiral, losing ten of their next 13 games, including three in a row heading into Thursday’s road tilt at the Ohio St Buckeyes (15-11, 10-5 home, 7-8 Big Ten 15-11 ATS) at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH, at 6:30 pm ET.

Northwestern vs Ohio State Odds

Ohio State is laying 9.5 points (as many as ten at some sportsbooks) and is a short -555 on the moneyline at BetMGM. Northwestern comes back as a +400 road underdog in Thursday’s college basketball odds.

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Ohio State fell to Michigan at home last time out (86-83) as 1.5-point home favorites, getting 26 points from Devin Royal in a losing effort.

The Wildcats lost at home to Nebraska (68-64) as 1.5-point home underdogs. Nick Martinelli and Ty Berry had 23 points apiece in the loss.

Neither team is considered a national championship threat. The Buckeyes are priced at +15000, which is just outside the top-30 favorites in the March Madness odds. Northwestern is a longshot to even make the tournament and is off the board in the national championship futures.

NW vs OSU Player Props

Northwestern’s 6’7 junior forward Nick Martinelli (19.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.7 APG) has the highest point total on the board at 20.5 O/U. Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton (17.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.4 APG) has the highest total among the Buckeyes at 16.5, along with the highest assist total at 4.5. No other player is over 2.5 assists.

Northwestern vs Ohio State Predictions

Northwestern is mired in an ugly stretch when it comes to strictly winning and losing. But they have been competitive almost every time out over the last month. During this stretch of six losses in seven games from Jan. 26 to Feb. 16, they didn’t lose by more than nine points a single time.

They are better than their SU record suggests. In their last four road games, they’ve fallen 80-76 in OT at Michigan (#19 at KenPom), 83-74 at Illinois (#21), 76-71 at Washington (#92), and 81-75 at Oregon (#34).

Meanwhile, Ohio State’s last trio of home games have been less than dominant. They lost straight-up to Michigan (86-83) and eked out a win over Maryland (73-70) in addition to throttling Washington (93-69).

The disparity in talent between these teams isn’t all that big, and Ohio State has been vulnerable in Columbus all year. I love catching double-digit points with the Wildcats.

NW vs OSU pick: Northwestern +10 (-110) at bet365

Sascha Paruk’s 2024-25 NCAAM betting record: 24-16 (+5.68 units)