The Ohio State Buckeyes will host a meeting against the No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers at Value City Arena. Action starts at 7:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1 and can be seen on ESP and ES3.
The Buckeyes lost to Memphis 81-76 on Friday. JaQuan Lyle was the team’s leading scorer, putting up 18 points. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, are coming off an 80-54 win over Lehigh on Wednesday. Malcolm Brogdon led the game in scoring with 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting.
Ohio State is an eight-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 131 points. The Buckeyes are trying to improve upon their records of 2-3 Straight Up (SU) and 1-4 Against The Spread (ATS).
In the other locker room, the Cavaliers have 5-1 SU and 2-2 ATS records. The Cavaliers are shooting lights out from the foul line so far, with a .755 free throw percentage that ranks 32nd in Division I. The Cavaliers are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, leading Division I at 2.31. The Virginia defense as a whole has been firing on all cylinders so far, ranking 12th in Division I with only 58.3 points allowed per game.
This game marks the first time Ohio State and Virginia have played one another in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – UVa, ATS Winner – UVa, O/U – Under
Notes
Ohio State is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ohio State’s last 6 games.
Ohio State is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Ohio State averages 75.2 points per game, placing the team just 162nd in the nation. Virginia ranks 12th in points allowed, giving up 58.3 points per game.
Ohio State scores just 75.0 points per home game (ranked 234th). Virginia ranks 53rd in points allowed on the road, giving up 65.0 points.
In its last game, Virginia won by a margin of 26 points. Ohio State is 2-0 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Virginia has a 4-0 record in blowouts.
Ranked fifth, the Virginia Cavaliers have an offensive rating of 129.1. The Ohio State Buckeyes, on the other hand, rank 123rd with a defensive rating of 98.2.
On average, Ohio State attempts 20.0 three pointers and Virginia attempts 17.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Ohio State Buckeyes have a losing 1-2 record while the Virginia Cavaliers are even at 1-1.
Virginia ranks tops in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.31. Ohio State has an A/TO of .74, ranking 317th.
Ohio State, the 93rd-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 40.0 rebounds per game. Virginia does worse, ranked 183rd with 37.3.
The Ohio State Buckeyes average 5.0 steals per game. The Virginia Cavaliers are undefeated at 1-0 when they allow at least 5 steals.
