Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes 1/9/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Northwestern Wildcats and the number 13 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will battle for a Big Ten game on Sunday, January 9 at 5:30 pm ET at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The Northwestern Wildcats are 1-2 and tied for fifth-place in the Big Ten and 8-4 overall while the Ohio State Buckeyes are 3-1 and tied for second-place and 9-3 overall. Last Season, Ohio ended in 5th place in the Big Ten at 12-8 and was top 7 in the nation and 21-10 overall. Northwestern ended in 12th place and was 9-15 overall.

The Northwestern Wildcats will look to snap their two-game losing streak. Last Wednesday, Northwestern was defeated by the Penn State Nittany Lions at 74-70. The Wildcats led by 5 points at the end of the first half but could not stop the Lion’s rally in the second half and took the loss.

Boo Buie was the highest scorer at 22 points and handed 8 assists. Pete Nance scored 15 points while Robbie Beran added 11 points. The Wildcats were shooting 42.6%, 46.2% from beyond the arc, and only 66.7% in free throws. They were outrebounded by Penn State 40-28 but forced Penn State to turn over the ball 12 times.

This season, Northwestern posted an average of 77.38 ppg which is 74th, 38.1 rebounds per game is tied for 112th and 18.4 assists per game which is top 12 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball.

Pete leads the Wildcats with an average of 15.9 ppg, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. Ryan Young with 60.9% field goal attempts and Boo Buie leads with 5.8 assists per game. Julian Ropper II leads with 1.3 steals per game.

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Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes Predictions 1/9/2022

The Ohio State Buckeyes were defeated by the Indiana Hoosiers at 67-51 last Thursday. This loss snapped their five-game winning streak. Malaki Branham led in scoring at 13 points and 5 rebounds. E.J. Lidell was the only other play to reach double-digits at 11 points. Liddell grabbed 9 rebounds.

The Buckeyes were limited to shooting 30.8%, 29.6% from beyond the arc, and made 11 of 12 free throws. They were outrebounded by Indiana 33-41 and turned over the ball 15 times.

This season, Ohio posted an average of 74.6 ppg which is 138th, 36.4 rebounds per game is 206th, and 15.1 assists per game which is 91st in NCAA Men’s Basketball.

E.J. Lidell leads the Buckeyes with an average of 18.9 ppg, 7.4 rebounds, and 2.9 steals per game. Jamari Wheeler leads with 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Zed Key leads with 60% field goal attempts.

Northwestern Wildcats vs #13 Ohio State Buckeyes. The NCAAB pick is the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Ohio State Buckeyes will avenge their disappointing loss against Indiana. The Buckeyes have covered the number in 5 of their last 8 games. On the other hand, the Wildcats failed to cover the number in 5 of their last 7 games.

Ohio won each of their six games at home will have the support of the home crowd to take the victory. Taking the win at home is the Ohio State Buckeyes with a final score prediction and will cover ATS 76-64.

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