Ohio State is 15-11, but Buckeye fans expected more from their team this season and they have split their past 10 games, including an 86-83 loss to archrival Michigan on Sunday. Devin Royal, Bruce Thornton and John Mobley combined for 59 points, but got little help from the rest of their teammates. Ohio State's depth is a problem when having to cover big point spreads, and Northwestern has lost its past three games by an average of just five points. The Wildcats have won the past two meetings outright, including by 25 points in last year's only meeting. Northwestern is 7-1 ATS its past eight Thursday games and Ohio State is 3-6 ATS in Thursday home games. Take Northwestern.
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December 6, 2025 2:00pm ET
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Ohio State Buckeyes
#621
Northwestern Wildcats
#622
Lines & Odds
pick (-110)
ATS
pick (-110)
-106
Moneyline
-114
OVER 155.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 155.5 (-110)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Northwestern Wildcats on the 0 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 78.2 to 75.2 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Ohio State Buckeyes 
44
46
86
Northwestern Wildcats
44
38
82
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February 20, 2025 6:30pm ET
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Northwestern Wildcats
#753
Ohio State Buckeyes
#754
Lines & Odds
+9 (-110)
ATS
-9 (-110)
+379
Moneyline
-504
OVER 144 (-110)
Total
UNDER 144 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on Ohio State Buckeyes on the -9 ATS. And, 69% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 76.0 to 68.4 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline, Northwestern winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Northwestern at Ohio State
February 20, 2025
6:30 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Northwestern Wildcats
31
39
70
Ohio State Buckeyes
24
25
49
January 27, 2024 8:41pm ET
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Ohio State Buckeyes
#811
Northwestern Wildcats
#812
Lines & Odds
+3.5 (-110)
ATS
-3.5 (-110)
+150
Moneyline
-177
OVER 136 (-110)
Total
UNDER 136 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 74% of the public bets were on Northwestern Wildcats on the -3.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northwestern would win by a score of 73.2 to 70.1 with Northwestern winning on the moneyline, Ohio State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Ohio State Buckeyes
30
28
58
Northwestern Wildcats
41
42
83
February 9, 2023 8:00pm ET
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Northwestern Wildcats
#785
Ohio State Buckeyes
#786
Lines & Odds
+5.5 (-110)
ATS
-5.5 (-110)
+195
Moneyline
-237
OVER 136 (-110)
Total
UNDER 136 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Northwestern Wildcats on the +5.5 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 72.2 to 66.5 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Northwestern Wildcats
28
41
69
Ohio State Buckeyes
27
36
63
January 1, 2023 7:30pm ET
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Ohio State Buckeyes
#831
Northwestern Wildcats
#832
Lines & Odds
-2.5 (-110)
ATS
+2.5 (-110)
-145
Moneyline
+125
OVER 136 (-110)
Total
UNDER 136 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Ohio State Buckeyes on the -2.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 69.6 to 67.4 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline, Northwestern winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Ohio State Buckeyes
35
38
73
Northwestern Wildcats
17
40
57
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