The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Kohl Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Badgers listed as 6-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
David Lighty poured in a game-high 30 points to lead Ohio State over Cleveland State 72-59 on Tuesday. Ohio State failed to cover the 15.5-point spread, while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 137.5.
William Buford added 13 points, and Dallas Lauderdale added 12 in that win.
Wisconsin defeated Illinois-Chicago 79-43 as a 22-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (127.5).
Jon Leur netted 17 points for Wisconsin and Jason Bohannon added 15 points in the win.
Current streak:
Ohio State has won 3 straight games.
Wisconsin has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Ohio State: 10-2 SU, 6-6 ATS
Wisconsin: 10-2 SU, 6-4 ATS
Ohio State most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-1
Before playing Michigan are 8-2
After playing Cleveland State are 3-0
After a win are 7-3
Wisconsin most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Penn State are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ohio State’s last 5 games when playing Wisconsin
Ohio State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Wisconsin
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wisconsin’s last 5 games when playing Ohio State
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Wisconsin is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Wisconsin is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ohio State
Next up:
Ohio State at Michigan, Sunday, January 3
Wisconsin at Penn State, Sunday, January 3
