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Ohio State Buckeyes (-27.5) vs. Grambling State Tigers | over/under 150.5
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Columbus, Ohio
TV: BTN
Radio: 97.1 FM/ 971thefan.com
After another one-point loss, this time at the hands of the North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State returns home to play one final “bye” game before Christmas break and then the remaining 18 Big Ten games after that. The Buckeyes are 8-3, but have not shot the ball particularly well lately, hitting just 26% of their three-pointers over the past five games.
Grambling comes into Tuesday’s game as winners of each of their last two games, bringing their season record to 5-6. They are one of the very worst teams in the nation at taking care of the basketball, turning the ball over on 21.8% of their possessions. While they can be disruptive on the defensive end, they also struggle to take care of it themselves. This is the second meeting every between the two programs, with Ohio State having won the first game in 2015.
The Buckeyes have fallen to 16th in the Big Ten in three-point shooting at 33.7%. The last time Ohio State shot 33.7% or lower as a team from three-point range was the 2015-16 season, when OSU shot 33.4%.
Connor’s prediction: Ohio State 94, Grambling State 62
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