Maryland vs Ohio State 2/6/2025 College Basketball Picks

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Maryland vs Ohio State Prediction

Maryland vs Ohio State Game Information

What: Maryland vs Ohio State 2/6/2025 College Basketball Picks
When: Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00 EST/4:00 PST
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Maryland vs Ohio State Line: Ohio State -1.5
Total: 146.5
TV: FS1 

Maryland vs Ohio State Preview

No. 18 Maryland (17-5, 7-4 in Big Ten) heads to Columbus to face Ohio State (13-9, 5-6 in Big Ten) at the Schottenstein Center on Thursday night in a Big Ten clash and another Unranked Home Favorite (UHF). In their last 5 games, the Terrapins are 4-1, losing at Northwestern by 2 (76-74) then winning their next 4 against Nebraska by 3 (69-66), at Illinois by 21 (91-70), at Indiana by 1 (79-78), and vs Wisconsin by 8 (76-68). In their last 5, the Buckeyes are 3-2, losing to Indiana by 1 in OT (77-76), then winning their next 3, topping Purdue by 3 (73-70), Iowa by 17 (82-65), and at Penn State by 19 (83-64), before losing at Illinois by 8 (87-79).

 

 

 

Futures Book Look: Online sportsbook DraftKings currently has Maryland priced at 75/1 with Ohio State at 150/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Championship. Auburn (+370), Duke (+380), Houston (9/1), Alabama (11/1), Iowa State (15/1), and Tennessee (18/1) are the top 6 schools in this Futures betting market.

Maryland Looking For its 5th Straight Victory

Head Coach Kevin Willard and Maryland (11-11-0 ATS,13-8-1 O/U) have been very impressive this season, and the Terrapins have beat (then) No. 22 UCLA, (then) No. 17 Illinois, and (then) No. 17 Wisconsin (as an Unranked Home Favorite) recently. Maryland has a great Starting 5 in C Derik Queen (15.0 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.0 APG), G Ja’Kobi Gillespie (14.6 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.7 APG), F Julian Reese (13.7 PPG, 9.1 RPG), G Rodney Rice (12.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG), and G Selton Miguel (11.5 PPG) with Georgia Tech Transfer F Tafara Gaspare (4.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG) the Terps only other real contributor.

 

Maryland (+106 Moneyline) heads in here averaging 83.0 PPG (#20) and allowing just 65.5 PPG with 37.1 Rebounds Per Game (Tied-#119) and 15.4 Assists Per Game (Tied-#91). The 17.5 Scoring Margin for Maryland ranks No. 5 in DI behind Duke, Houston, Auburn, and Florida. The Dribbling Turtles added 5-star Montverde Academy standout Queen, Belmont Transfer Gillespie, Virginia Tech Transfer Rice, Memphis Transfer Jay Young (2.8 PPG), and 3-star Mt. Zion Prep G Malachi Palmer, so this program is really on the upswing.

Maryland Betting Trends

  • Maryland is 2-4-0 ATS in its last 6 games overall
  • The Terrapins are 13-1 at Home this 2024-25 NCAAB season
  • Maryland was 13-20 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (39.4 %)
  • The Over is 5-2-0 in the Terrapins last 7 games overall
  • Maryland is 0-4 SU in its last 4 meetings at Ohio State
  • The Terrapins are 4-0 SU in their last 3 games overall

Ohio State Heads in Here as Unranked Home Favorite

Ohio State (13-9-0 ATS, 10-12-0 O/U) still sits in the Last Four Byes category in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology on ESPN even after the loss to Illinois last time out. The Buckeye are led by G Bruce Thornton (17.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 4.2 APG), F Devin Royal (14.6 PPG, 7.4 RPG), G John Mobley Jr. (13.0 PPG, 2.3 APG), G Micah Parrish (11.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG), G Meechie Johnson Jr. (9.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.7 APG), F Aaron Bradshaw (6.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG), F Sean Stewart (6.1 PPG, 6.0 RPG), and G Ques Glover (5.2 PPG). Ohio State (-128 Moneyline) did very well in the Transfer Portal getting Johnson (South Carolina), Bradshaw (Kentucky), and Parrish (San Diego State). The Buckeyes average 80.0 PPG (#57) while allowing 71.4 PPG and average 13.5 APG (#239) and 35.4 RPG (Tied-#225).

Ohio State Betting Trends

  • Ohio State is 5-5-0 SU/ATS in its last 10 games overall
  • The Over/Under is also 5-5-0 in the last 10 Buckeyes games
  • The team who has won has also covered ATS in 8 of the last 10 OSU games
  • Ohio State is 3-1-0 ATS in its last 4 games (Lost last one to ILL)
  • The Buckeyes are 8-4 SU at Home in Columbus

Maryland vs Ohio State Prediction

In the last 10 meetings in this series, both teams have won 5 times with the Over/Under 5-5-0 over that span. The Home team has been dominant in this series, winning 9 of the last 10 and the last 6 meetings. The Over is 6-3-1 and 3-0-1 at the Schottenstein Center. This Maryland vs Ohio State NCAAB pick will respect the Home team’s dominance here (4-0 Last 4 in series) and also back that Unranked Home Favorite (UHF) Trend that has gone 4-0-0, 3-0-1, or 3-1-0 depending on what number you got (-1.5, -2, or -2.5) in the Michigan State vs UCLA game on Tuesday, won by the Bruins by 2 on a layup with 7 seconds to go in Westwood. Arizona (over then #3 Iowa State), UCLA (over then #16 Oregon), and this Ohio State team (over then #17 Wisconsin) all covered ATS as Unranked Home Favorites in the last 8 days, so this is a quirky sports betting reality you just have to blindly back sometimes. This should also be a fun watch. Tin soldiers and Nixon coming.

Kevin’s Prediction: Ohio State -1.5

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