Illinois vs Ohio State Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 26 (Buckeyes Fail to End Lengthy Losing Streak)
Illinois vs Ohio State Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 26 (Buckeyes Fail to End Lengthy Losing Streak)

Illinois vs Ohio State Game Info

  • 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
  • Illinois (19-9, 10-7 Big Ten) vs. Ohio State (1 1-17, 3-14 Big Ten)
  • Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
  • Time: 12:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Value City Arena — Columbus, Ohio
  • Coverage: CBS

The 2022-23 college basketball season continues on Sunday with an exciting matchup between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Ohio State Buckeyes. Illinois is coming off a 66-62 win over Northwestern in which it came back from an 18-point halftime deficit. Terrence Shannon Jr. shined with 26 points.

Meanwhile, Ohio State fell short in a 75-71 loss to Penn State on Thursday. The Buckeyes defense fell apart down the stretch as it allows the Nittany Lions to shoot o ver 50.0% both from the floor and from three-point range. Can head coach Chris Holtmann's team avoid a 10th straight loss on Sunday?

Illinois vs Ohio State Odds & Spread

  • All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
  • Moneyline: ILL: (-205) | OHIOST: (+168)
  • Spread: ILL: -4.5 (-115) | OHIOST: +4.5 (-105)
  • Total: 145.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Illinois enters this contest as a small road favorite on the moneyline a nd spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 12 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 145.5 points, which is above average compared to Sunday's projected totals.

Illinois vs Ohio State Betting Trends

  • Illinois has beaten the spread 17 times in 28 games.
  • The Fighting Illini have an ATS record of 12-10 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • This season, 12 of Illinois' 28 games have hit the over.
  • Ohio State's record against the spread is 8-20-0.
  • The Buckeyes don't have a win ATS (0-9) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater this season.
  • Ohio State has seen 15 of its 28 games go over the point total.
Illinois Rank Illinois AVG Ohio State AVG Ohio State Rank
110th 74.7 Points Scored 73 152nd
56th 65.3 Points Allowed 69.4 163rd
17th 36 Rebounds 33.8 66th
43rd 10.2 Off. Rebounds 9.9 68th
120th 7.9 3pt Made 6.7 256th
218th 12.6 Assists 11.5 310th
261st 12.8 Turnovers 10.5 41st

  
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