Best Bets for Ohio State vs Rutgers Basketball Game Tonight
By Joe Summers
Following an 82-67 demolition of Maryland, the 14-5 #16 Ohio State Buckeyes take on the 13-9 Rutgers Scarlet Knights tonight at 7:00 PM EST.
WynnBET has Ohio State as 3-point favorites and -155 on the moneyline (bet $15.50 to win $10) while the over/under is 135.
The Buckeyes have caught fire and covered the spread in four straight, but will have their hands full against a Scarlet Knights squad that has been phenomenal at home, going 11-2 outright. Where does the value lie for bettors tonight?
Best Bets For Ohio State vs Rutgers
Ohio State is absolutely elite offensively. With the 6th-best adjusted offensive efficiency behind the 12th-highest 2-point shooting percentage and 29th-highest 3-point percentage, they put up points in bunches and force the opponent to play catch-up. Rutgers is just 210th nationally in 3-point shooting defense and the Buckeyes should be able to take advantage.
The Scarlet Knights do have the 60th-best adjusted defensive efficiency behind the 22nd-ranked 2-point defensive shooting percentage and have the ability to make E.J. Liddell uncomfortable. They have a middling offense but have improved of late and will need to stay hot against an Ohio State defense that ranks just 110th nationally in adjusted efficiency.
I think the Rutgers beatdown of Michigan State in their last game is giving us value on the Buckeyes here. Ohio State is much better than the Spartans and the latter closed at as 2.5-point favorites while the Buckeyes are just 3-point favorites. That shouldn’t be the case, hence we have actionable value.
Not to mention that Maryland is the last team to beat Rutgers at home, and I see Ohio State handling the Scarlet Knights just as they handled the Terrapins in their last contest.
I’ll be on both Ohio State -3 (-110) and the over 135 (-110). With the Buckeyes’ electric offense and subpar defense, I expect a lot of points in this one. The over is 6-1 in Ohio State’s road games and has hit in two straight Rutgers games as their offense has heated up. We should be in for a thriller but Ohio State’s shooters will help them pull away late.
Whether you like Ohio State and the over or prefer Rutgers and the under, head on over to WynnBET and place your bet now!