Illinois State Redbirds vs Ohio State Buckeyes 11/25/2020 Picks

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The No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes will host the Illinois State Redbirds at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. ET.

The Illinois State Redbirds will look to do better this season than what they exerted last time. The squad finished in the 9th spot of the Missouri Valley Conference with a record of 5-13 and an overall record of 10-21. The team started well in the 2019 season with 2 straight wins with the 1st one against the Belmont Bruins with a 79-72 victory. Illinois had a 7-game skid in the middle of the season where their final game was a loss to the Drake Bulldogs with a score of 75-65.

Guard Zach Copeland led the team in scoring last year with 14.5 points per game with a total of 449 points while forward Keith Fisher lll averaged 6 rebounds per game with 181 overall. Ricky Torres was the assist leader with 2.7 dimes per game last season for a total of 82. Zach Copeland led the defense with 32 steals while Abdou Ndiaye had a team-high of 31 blocks. The team is 4-14 in their last 18 games and 1-15 in their last 16 road games.

Illinois State Redbirds vs Ohio State Buckeyes Predictions 11/25/2020

The Ohio State Buckeyes had a lot of success in the past season where they ranked 6th in the Big 10 Conference with a record of 11-9 and an overall record of 21-10. The squad opened 2019 with a whopping 9-game winning streak which started against the Cincinnati Bearcats with a score of 64-56. The team had a .677 win percentage to end the season where their final match was sadly a loss against the Michigan State Spartans with a score of 80-69.

Forward Kaleb Whesson led the scoring with 14.0 points per game last for a total of 434 points while also leading the boards with 9.3 per game with 288 overall. CJ Walker had 3.5 assists per game last year with 107 in all plus 40 steals. Whesson was also their best defender with 31 swats in his name. The Buckeyes are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games.

Illinois State Redbirds vs Ohio State Buckeyes. The NCAAB’s pick to win the game is the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Redbirds did not have much success last season while being rusty since it’s their 1st game they will be on the road where they pretty much are struggling with just 1 road win last season. The Buckeyes had a great season in 2019 by opening it with a 9-game winning streak plus a great home record of 16-2. Ohio State is better on both sides of the ball with better scoring while limiting the number of points allowed better than the Redbirds and will win this bout to a predicted score of 80-59.

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