Can Jake Diebler’s Buckeyes Continue To Surprise?
Let's Ride The Favorite After Looking At The Nebraska vs Ohio State Odds
There’s new life at Ohio State. The Buckeyes fired head coach Chris Holtmann and gave Jake Diebler the interim head coach position. Since that moment, the Buckeyes have gone 2-1 with wins over Purdue and Michigan State.
The Michigan State win even came on the road.
Meanwhile, Nebraska has won four consecutive games, earning wins over the bottom portion of the Big Ten. But those wins have helped the Cornhuskers stay relevant and in position to make the NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska has won 20 games this season and still has three regular-season matchups that are very winnable, including this one.
The Buckeyes are small favorites with Nebraska on the road, sitting at -1.5. Meanwhile, the total is currently sitting at 143.5 for this Big Ten matchup on FSI.
We’ll break down the Nebraska vs Ohio State odds for this intriguing matchup in Columbus, OH.
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Ohio St Buckeyes 
Location: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Day/Time: Streaming: FS1
Nebraska vs Ohio State Odds & Trends
During its four-game winning streak, Nebraska has won all four games against the spread. They were favorites for three of those matchups at home but were slight underdogs against Indiana on the road and still picked up an 85-70 win.
Meanwhile, in those four games, the Under hit in three of the four.
Nebraska faced Ohio State earlier in the season at home and earned an 83-69 win as four-point favorites. But things have since changed. Ohio State has new life with a new coach who has instilled confidence in his team. They ultimately look more prepared than they did earlier in the year.
Still, Nebraska has covered eight of its last ten games.
On the other hand, Ohio State is just 5-5 against the spread in the last ten games. However, the Buckeyes have added covers in four of the previous five games.
Nebraska’s Resume
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are in serious contention for an NCAA Tournament berth this season. The squad is 20-8, going 17-1 at home this season.
They’ve also added four quad 1 wins, three quad two wins, and haven’t had any brutal losses this year.
The Cornhuskers are currently 41st in the NET, 34th in KenPom, and below 40 in all other major metrics used.
At this time, Nebraska would likely be a ten-seed. Things can change in the next few weeks once the conference tournament begins. But for now, this 20-win team is looking excellent.
Ohio State’s Road Losing Streak Is Over!
The Ohio State Buckeyes had lost 17 straight road NCAAB matchups heading into Michigan State on Sunday. However, an epic comeback by the Buckeyes lifted Ohio State over Michigan State for a 60-57 win.
Dale Bonner drilled a last-second three-point shot to give Ohio State the win.
Meanwhile, NCAA head coach Jake Diebler was going up against Tom Izzo and Michigan State. He acknowledged that he couldn’t believe he coached Ohio State to a win over a future Hall of Fame coach.
The winning might be coming just a little too late. Ultimately, Diebler deserves a chance to take over this program in the offseason.
Ride The Ohio State Wave!
Nebraska is playing at an extremely high level right now. But so is Ohio State. The Buckeyes just knocked off Michigan State on the road and earned a stunning win over Purdue a week before that.
Although Nebraska has 20 wins, 17 of those wins have come at home. They’ll be on the road against an Ohio State fanbase likely rejuvenated after the upset over Michigan State.
Nebraska is weak on the defensive glass. Therefore, that should allow Ohio State to add more offensive rebounds and second chances in this game.
They’ll need them, knowing Nebraska has limited teams to 32.2% from deep and 45.1% from inside the arc. Still, the Buckeyes will get shots off, thanks to a low turnover rate and many offensive rebounds.
On the other hand, Nebraska will take care of the basketball, too. They’ll also get some wide-open looks from downtown against Ohio State.
After all, Ohio State has given up 35.8% from downtown but has limited teams to 47.1% from inside the arc. The Buckeyes will at least hold Nebraska on the offensive glass better and should earn way more blocks defensively.
Nebraska likes to take a ton of three-point shots. And while the Cornhuskers shoot nearly the same percentage from downtown home and away, Nebraska doesn’t have the same field goal percentage from home and away. They struggle way more from inside the arc on the road.
That should stay a problem against Ohio State.
There are many exciting college basketball games tonight. We’re close to filling out our March Madness brackets. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We still have some massive games to play that will dictate who makes the NCAA Tournament and who doesn’t.
The Buckeyes can at least play spoiler if they can’t make the NCAA Tournament. After looking at the Nebraska vs Ohio State odds, let’s back the Buckeyes at -1.5 (-110) for this epic Big Ten showdown.
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