Ohio State vs Indiana Prediction and Odds: Value on Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes continue their Big Ten road trip in Bloomington, Indiana to face Mike Woodson's Hoosiers on Thursday night.

This will be a battle of strength on strength when E.J. Liddell and the Buckeyes offense face off against the Hoosiers elite defense.

How should we handicap this matchup? Here are the odds from WynnBET Sportsbook.

Ohio State vs. Indiana Odds, Spread and Total

Spread:

• Ohio State: +3.5 (-110)
• Indiana: -3.5 (-110)

Moneyline:

• Ohio State: +145
• Indiana: -170

Total: 137.5 (Over -105/Under -115)

Ohio State vs. Indiana Prediction and Pick

This line has moved since the opener of Indiana -2, which felt fair, to IU -3.5. This is now leading me to bet on the Buckeyes.

The hope is that OSU will get one of their best rebounders Kyle Young back, who missed Sunday's overtime win at Nebraska due to a non-COVID illness, to fight on the glass against the Hoosiers stout front court, anchored by Trayce Jackson-Davis.

Neither team is going to turn the opponent over, both outside the top 250, and I'm going to bank on Liddell to generate offense to keep pace with the home favorite.

It's worth noting that I like this spread at 3.5 given Indiana's issues at the charity stripe, shooting 67.7% as a team. If this game is tight late, the Buckeyes can stay within the spread with just a few missed free throws.

Indiana has a ton of talent on the roster, but ultimately they haven't beaten a team inside KenPom's top 50, while Ohio State has played a difficult schedule to date, knocking off Duke and Wisconsin at home and losing competitive games on the road to Xavier and on a neutral to Florida.

This is too many points to lay with the Hoosiers, I'll go with the road underdog.

PICK: Ohio State +3.5