Ohio State Buckeyes vs Purdue Boilermakers 12/16/2020 NCAAB Previews, Picks & Spread

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Purdue Boilermakers 12/16/2020

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Ohio State Buckeyes	+3.5 (-110)	137.5 o (-107)	+153
Purdue Boilermakers	-3.5 (-110)	137.5 u (-107)	-167

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Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes had the perfect start to the season with five consecutive victories. The Buckeyes defeated Cleveland State Vikings in their last game with a final score of 67-61. Ohio State is holding the 20th rank in their country. The Buckeyes are scoring an average of 80 plus points with their offense. Against Cleveland, Duane Washington Jr managed to record 17 points as he went five for 14 with his shooting attempts. The other notable player with a dozen points and 10 boards was Zed Key.

Players to watch: E.J. Liddell F (GP 4 MIN 27.3 PTS 15.5 REB 7.5 AST 1.3 STL 1.5 BLK 1.5 TO 1.3 FG% 53.7 FT% 81.8 3PT% 0), D. Washington Jr. G (GP 5 MIN 30.2 PTS 14.8 REB 2.4 AST 2.4 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 1 FG% 38.1 FT% 92.9 3PT% 38.2), J. Sueing F (GP 5 MIN 27.4 PTS 14 REB 4.4 AST 1.6 STL 1.4 BLK 0.2 TO 2.2 FG% 55.8 FT% 69.2 3PT% 40).

Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue Boilermakers lost against Miami Florida, but they bounced back in their last game against Indiana State with a final score of 80-68. The Boilermakers are surrendering an average of close to 64 points per game. Trevor Williams had the most productive game against Indiana when he recorded a team-high of 30 points. Williams also contributed 11 rebounds in just 29 minutes of gameplay. 13 points and five assists were tossed in by Eric Hunter Jr in their success.

Players to watch: T. Williams F (GP 6 MIN 24 PTS 13.3 REB 10.3 AST 2.2 STL 0.8 BLK 0.5 TO 2.7 FG% 47.9 FT% 47.6 3PT% 0), Z. Edey C (GP 6 MIN 15.5 PTS 13.3 REB 4.3 AST 0.2 STL 0.2 BLK 0.8 TO 2.8 FG% 75 FT% 74.1 3PT% 0), S. Stefanovic G (GP 6 MIN 31.5 PTS 12 REB 2.8 AST 3.3 STL 0.2 BLK 0 TO 1.3 FG% 46.3 FT% 78.9 3PT% 52.8).

Trends

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State is 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
Buckeyes are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Ohio State is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Purdue.
Ohio State is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against Purdue.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State’s last 5 games on the road.

Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Purdue’s last 8 games.
Purdue is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue’s last 6 games against Ohio State.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Purdue’s last 10 games at home.