The No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (26-2, 13-2 BIG TEN) men's basketball team can't take anything for granted when it hosts a very disappointing Indiana Hoosiers (12-16, 3-12) team at Value City Arena in Columbus. Although the Hoosiers are struggling it's still BIG TEN basketball and a loss could hurt their seeding chances in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Not only that but a Purdue win today combined with a OSU loss would erase any lead the Buckeyes have in the league standings.
Keeping up to date on current NCAA Basketball Point Spreads, will equip the college basketball fan with the best tools for smart hoops betting – All the way through the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Odds makers at most offshore sports books list the Buckeyes as 17 1/2-point spreads favorites in this one with a 139 total. Due to the lopsided point spreads,sports books have opted out from posting money line odds on this game.
Early betting trends show 66 percent of side wagers on the Buckeyes covering the 17 1/2-chalk while 65 percent of bettors expect the game total to fall UNDER the posted 139 points.
Today's game will be the second between the schools this season. On New Years Eve (Jan. 31) Ohio State defeated the Hoosiers on the road at Bloomington by the score of 85-67, and covering ATS for backers as a 13-chalk road favorite. The 142 combined points scored took the total OVER the posted line of 136 set by odds makers.
College Basketball's regular season could not more exciting than right now as it turns down the final stretch towards March Madness. Point-Spreads.com hoops expert handicappers Reno Gold and John Day will be providing 2011 NCAA Basketball Predictions all the way to the Final-4 and Championship Game.
Indiana is riding a five game SU losing streak and is 0-5 in its last five road games. However, the Hoosiers have managed to cover the betting spread (ATS) in three of the five. Betting the OVER has been profitable for totals backers in recent road games Indiana's played cashing in four of five. Indiana is 5-5 ATS in its last 10 games played anywhere.
The Buckeyes are undefeated (18-0) at home and are 6-7 ATS in home games lined by odds makers. OSU has covered the spread in 12 of 23 games the Buckeyes played this season. Over their last 10 games played, OSU is 5-5 ATS.
Hoosiers vs. Buckeyes predictions: I look for the Hoosiers to come in and scrap but leave losing by double-digits. However – getting 17 1/2 is too hard to pass up. I like the Hoosiers to cover. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET -Hoosiers +17 1/2.
