Indiana State vs Ohio State Prediction

Indiana State vs Ohio State Prediction

Indiana State (8-4, 2-1 on Road) heads to Columbus to face Ohio State (8-4, 6-1 at Home) for a Missouri Valley Conference-Big Ten clash. In the Sycamores’ last 5 games, they went a perfect 5-0, beating Iona by 3 (83-80), Tarleton State by 16 (87-61), Missouri State by 3 (80-77), Murray State by 10 (84-74), and the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy by 48 (101-53). (Their nickname is the Eutectics). In the Buckeyes’ last 5 games, they went 3-2 but played tougher schools, losing by 7@ to Maryland by 24 (83-59), beating Rutgers by 13 (80-66), losing to Auburn by 38 (91-53), then beating Valparaiso by 22 (95-73) and Kentucky by 20 (85-65).

Indiana State Heading in on a 5-Game Win Streak

Indiana State (6-4-0 ATS, 9-1- 0 O/U) started 3-4 and now after winning 5 straight, sits at 8-4 but you have to look at who they beat before pretending that this team is that good. But one thing is for sure: the Sycamores have been a great Over team. Indiana State lost a great deal of talent from its 2023-24 team, including C Robbie Avila (17.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, transferred to Saint Louis), Isaiah Swope (Saint Louis), Jayson Kent (Texas), Julian Larry (Texas), and Ryan Cornwell (Xavier). Now leading the way for new-look Indiana State is G Samage Teel (17.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.3 apg), F Jaden Daughtry (10.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg), F Markus Harding (10.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg), G K’mani Doughty (8.8 ppg), F Aaron Gray (8.3 ppg, 5/8 rpg), G Jahni Summers (8.0 ppg), G Bruno Alocen (7.6 ppg. 3.4 rpg), and Rice transfer G Camp Wagner (6.9 ppg).

Indiana State Betting Trends

• Indiana State is 3-0-0 ATS in its last 3 games
• The Over is 8-0-0 the last 8 ISU games overall
• The Sycamores are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games overall
• The Sycamores were 22-16-0 in the Totals market last year 
• Indiana State went 22-15-1 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (59.5%)

Ohio State Comes in Off Impressive Romp vs Kentucky

Ohio State (8-4-0 ATS, 5-7-0 O/U) may have the same Record as Indiana State, but the Buckeyes have played a much tougher schedule. In Ohio State’s last game it played it rolled by 20 over by Kentucky. In the Sycamores last game, they played the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy, a team that sounds like they would be much better at dishing out Pills than Assists. The Buckeyes are led by sparkplug G Bruce Thornton (16.1 ppg, 4.9 apg), F Devin Royal (14.9 ppg, 7.8 rpg), G John Mobley Jr. (12.3 ppg), G Micah Parrish (9.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg), G Meechie Johnson Jr. (9.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg), and F Aaron Bradshaw (8.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg). The Buckeyes average 81.1 ppg (#69) while allowing 68.8 ppg, 14.7 apg (Tied-#160) and 35.9 rpg (Tied-#230). Ohio State lost 3 players off last year’s squad to graduation and 5 in the Transfer Portal. The Buckeyes saw 5 ballers head to Columbus in the Transfer Portal, including Johnson (South Carolina), Bradshaw (Kentucky), and Parrish (San Diego State).

Ohio State Betting Trends

• Ohio State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games overall
• The Under is 4-1-0 in the last 5 Buckeyes dribbles
• Ohio State is 3-1-0 ATS in its last 4 games
• The Buckeyes Team Total Over is 14-6 ATS last 20 Home (+7.30 Units, 32% ROI)
• Ohio State is 17-3 on the First Half Moneyline at Home (+13.80 Units, 9% ROI)

Indiana State vs Ohio State Prediction

This Indiana State vs Ohio State NCAAB pick will weigh heavily the Strength of Schedule and Site in this particular handicap. As mentioned, the Buckeyes last game was against Kentucky—ranked No. 26 in the Ken Pomeroy rankings—while the Sycamore’s last game came against the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy, a private school in St. Louis with less than 400 undergrads who play in the NAIA and are members of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC). So this will be culture shock for ISU, playing in Columbus vs a Power 4 school who just beat a team (Kentucky) who beat Duke and Gonzaga already. If the Sycamores didn’t lose so many key players, they could have made this an interesting game, but that was then and this is now and now is a good time for Ohio State to beat a team way worse than Kentucky by 20 points. And with Indiana State trending so hard to Overs, let’s expect a high-scoring 23-point victory, in the 95-72 neighborhood (167 points).

Kevin’s Picks: Ohio State -19.5, Over 162.5