Ohio State Buckeyes vs Northwestern Wildcats: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/13/2021

The Northwestern Wildcats (6-4) are 8.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-3) on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Value City Arena. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on BTN. The over/under in the matchup is 138.5.

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Ohio State Leaders

• The Buckeyes scoring leader is Duane Washington Jr., who contributes 15.1 points per game.
• CJ Walker leads Ohio State with 4.2 assists a game and E.J. Liddell paces the team with 6.4 rebounds per matchup.
• The 2.8 three-pointers Washington knocks down per game are a team-high mark for the Buckeyes.
• Liddell leads Ohio State in both blocks and steals, averaging 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steal per game.

Northwestern Leaders

• The Wildcats leader in scoring is Miller Kopp with 13.8 points per game. He also adds 2.5 rebounds per game and 1.5 assists per game.
• Ryan Young (6.1 rebounds per game) and Boo Buie (5.0 assists per game) are the Northwestern leaders in rebounds and assists.
• Kopp knocks down a team-high 1.9 three-pointers per game for the Wildcats.
• Chase Audige is at the top of Northwestern's steals hierarchy with 1.0 steal per game and Pete Nance leads the squad in blocks with 0.7 per game.

Ohio State vs Northwestern: Last 4 Meetings

Ohio State and Northwestern have a tied 2-2 record in their last four head-to-head matchups. Neither team has an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head meetings. The Buckeyes and the Wildcats have a 1-1 ATS record.

Points Insights

• The 76.5 points per game the Buckeyes score are 7.6 more points than the Wildcats give up (68.9).
• When Ohio State puts up more than 68.9 points, it is 8-1 overall and 6-0 against the spread.
• Northwestern has a 0-3 record against the spread and a 0-3 record overall in games when it allows more than 76.5 points.
• The Wildcats average 12.8 more points per game (79.1) than the Buckeyes allow (66.3).
• Northwestern has put together a 6-2 overall record and a 5-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 66.3 points.
• Ohio State's record is 0-1 against the spread and 1-0 overall when it allows more than 79.1 points.
• The Buckeyes have out-scored their opponents by a total of 122 points this season (10.2 points per game on average), and the Wildcats have put up 102 more points than their opponents on the year (10.2 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Buckeyes and the Wildcats rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 37.8 and 36.2 boards per game, respectively.
• The Buckeyes are 5-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Wildcats are 3-4 when they lose the rebounding advantage.
• The Buckeyes collect 11.3 offensive rebounds per game, more than the Wildcats by three rebounds per game.
• When the Buckeyes grab the most offensive rebounds they are 4-4 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, the Wildcats are 3-4.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Ohio State records an average rebounding margin of +5.7 rebounds per game. Northwestern averages a margin of +1.3 rebounds.