Ohio State vs UConn Prediction, Odds & Picks

UConn hosts Ohio State on Friday in a Week 2 regular-season game at PeoplesBank Arena.

By the OddsListing desk · Published Nov 12, 6:20 PM ET · Updated Nov 13, 11:40 AM ET

OSU

Ohio State

2-1

7:30 PM ET

CONN

UConn

3-0

Scores from the ESPN board

At a glance

Pregame line

Spread: OSU +12.5 (−120)CONN −12.5 (+100)
Total: O 147.5 (−105)U 147.5 (−115)
Moneyline: OSU +550 (15%)CONN −800 (85%)

Our lean

UConn -12.5 (+100)Why

DraftKings via ESPN · line at publication · Nov 13, 11:20 AM ET

DraftKings via ESPN · Pregame line · as of 12:50 PM ET. % = no-vig win share (hold removed; arithmetic, not a forecast).

Ohio State visits UConn on Friday at 7:30 PM ET in a Week 2 regular-season game at PeoplesBank Arena with national television coverage on TNT.

Our lean

Spread

UConn -12.5 (+100)

DraftKings via ESPN · line at publication, Nov 13, 11:20 AM ET

Break-even at +100: 50.0% · Market, vig removed: UConn -12.5 47.8% · UConn to win 85.2%

The facts show UConn allowing 54.7 points per game compared with Ohio State's 85.3 points scored per game, along with UConn's recent wins by margins of 42, 8 and 40. Those elements point to UConn covering the spread at home.

What our lean is, and isn’t

Ohio State outlook

Ohio State enters with a 2-1 record after a win over Marshall by 10 on Nov 9, a win over Youngstown State by 24 on Nov 6 and a loss to BYU by 11 on Nov 2. The team is scoring 85.3 points per game while allowing 77.7 and is shooting 47 percent from the field with 28 percent from three.

John Mobley Jr. leads the team with 19.3 points and 5.0 assists per game, while Andrija Jelavic leads with 7.3 rebounds per game. Ohio State is averaging 37.7 rebounds, 15.3 assists and 12.3 turnovers per game and has won its last two contests.

The most recent game listed for Ohio State was three days before this matchup. Those results suggest the visitors arrive with recent offensive output near their season average of 85.3 points scored.

UConn outlook

UConn enters with a 3-0 record after a win over Wagner by 42 on Nov 9, a win over Michigan by 8 on Nov 6 and a win over Gardner-Webb by 40 on Nov 2. The team is scoring 84.7 points per game while allowing 54.7 and is shooting 46 percent from the field with 33 percent from three.

Braylon Mullins leads the team with 17.7 points per game, Silas Demary Jr. leads with 5.3 assists per game and Na'jai Hines leads with 7.3 rebounds per game. UConn is averaging 39.3 rebounds, 15.0 assists and 12.0 turnovers per game and has won its last three contests.

The most recent game listed for UConn was three days before this matchup. Those results suggest the hosts arrive with recent defensive output at their season average of 54.7 points allowed.

Key matchup

UConn's season average of 54.7 points allowed against Ohio State's season average of 85.3 points scored stands out as the area most likely to decide the game, given UConn's three straight wins by double digits and Ohio State's mixed results in its last three outings.

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Market read

DraftKings via ESPN

Pregame line · as of 12:50 PM ET

Market	Now	Opened	Change	No-vig %	Hold	As of
OSU spread	+12.5 −120	+10.5 −118	+2 pts	52.2%	4.5%	12:50 PM ET
CONN spread	−12.5 +100	−10.5 −102	−2 pts	47.8%	4.5%	12:50 PM ET
Over	147.5 −105	147.5 −110	+5¢	48.9%	4.7%	12:50 PM ET
Under	147.5 −115	147.5 −110	−5¢	51.1%	4.7%	12:50 PM ET
OSU ML	+550	+350	+200¢	14.8%	4.3%	12:50 PM ET
CONN ML	−800	−455	−345¢	85.2%	4.3%	12:50 PM ET

Now: numbers as published on ESPN at the time shown, a snapshot, not a live price. Opened: the first DraftKings line we recorded, Nov 12, 6:00 PM ET. Change: points for spreads and totals, cents for prices (−110 to −120 is −10¢).

No-vig % removes the book's margin from each market's prices, and hold is that margin: arithmetic on these numbers, not a forecast or a betting-split feed.