8:05 pm
February 18

#4 Ohio State @ Penn State

Who will WIN this matchup?

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes (17-4)

@ Penn State Nittany Lions (7-10)

 

Current odds:

Ohio State Buckeyes: (-200)

Penn State Nittany Lions: (+170)

 

• The spread for the game is Ohio State by 4.5 points.

• The Buckeyes (17-4, 11-4 Big Ten) meet a Nittany Lions team (7-10, 4-9) looking for redemption after a disappointing 62-61 loss to Nebraska for the Cornhuskers’ first conference win in 26 games. Penn State hoped an expected win against Nebraska would have propelled it to a run for a possible NCAA Tournament berth from the competitive Big Ten.

• The Buckeyes must avoid looking past the Nittany Lions to the showdown vs. No. 3 Michigan at home on Sunday. Ohio State has reasons to be wary. Despite the disparity in records, the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions battled to the end in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 27.

• E.J. Liddell made four free throws for Ohio State in the final 59 seconds to break a 79-79 tie for the 83-79 victory. After Liddell’s first two and before his second pair, Penn State twice missed shots.

• In Ohio State’s 78-59 win over Indiana on Saturday, freshman Zed Key came off the bench to score six points and grab eight rebounds, including a career-high five offensive boards. The Buckeyes also got a bounce-back game from Justice Sueing, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. the Hoosiers after going scoreless in 17 minutes the previous game at Maryland.

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