The Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, IN. Tip-off is set for 3:45 p.m. ET on CBS.
Indiana is favored by 2.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -142. The total is set at 147.5 points.
Here are my Ohio State vs. Indiana predictions and college basketball picks for March 8, 2025.
Ohio State vs Indiana Prediction
My Pick: Indiana -2.5
My Ohio State vs Indiana best bet is on the Hoosiers spread, with the best odds currently available at bet365. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Ohio State vs Indiana Odds, Lines
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- Ohio State vs Indiana spread: Indiana -2.5
- Ohio State vs Indiana over/under: 146.5 points
- Ohio State vs Indiana moneyline: Indiana -142, Ohio State +120
- Ohio State vs Indiana best bet: Indiana -2.5
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My Ohio State vs Indiana NCAAB Betting Preview
One of the ultimate bubble battles of the weekend takes place on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, as Ohio State makes the short drive southwest to visit the Indiana.
The winner of Saturday’s contest likely locks up a bid to the Big Dance, while the loser will have some work to do next week in Indianapolis in the Big Ten Tournament.
With the Hoosiers currently sitting as a small 1.5-point favorite (as of writing) and with so much on the line for both teams, all signs point to a game that may come right down to the wire.
When Ohio State has the basketball, one of the keys will be spacing the floor and knocking down some shots from the outside against an Indiana team that often has two bigs on the floor at once.
Bruce Thornton is one of the more experienced point guards in the country and typically makes the right play when he has the ball in his hands.
Forcing Oumar Ballo or Malik Reneau to have to play defense out on the perimeter can be problematic for Indiana, especially against an offense like Ohio State that has a multitude of shooters.
The flip side of that is that Mike Woodson has started to go with a smaller lineup as of late, giving more minutes to guys like Anthony Leal and Luke Goode.
While the Hoosiers might lose a little bit from a rebounding standpoint with their small lineup, the offense has been much more efficient as a byproduct.
It allows for whichever big is on the floor to have space to go to work and also gives IU much more shooting from the outside.
In the first matchup between these two teams, Indiana won in Columbus in overtime, in a game that Goode went for 23 points and knocked down four triples.
Ohio State still ranks outside the top 50 in adjusted defensive efficiency, and the defense has really struggled on the road. That spells trouble against an Indiana team that’s playing much better over the last 3-4 weeks.
During that stretch, Indiana has won at Michigan State and Washington, beat Penn State and Purdue at home — with the latter coming by double digits — and put up solid showings in close losses to UCLA and Oregon.
It’s also worth mentioning that Assembly Hall should be rocking given its senior day, Mike Woodson’s last home game and a pivotal matchup for the Hoosiers’ tournament chances. It’s always been an elite environment, but that’s probably worth an extra point or two to the spread.
Ohio State will be ready to go and this will be a battle throughout, but I see value on the home team at such a short number — in large part due to the improved cohesiveness of the Indiana offense.
I’ll take Indiana at the opening number of -1.5, but you can also play it safe and take a cheap moneyline, which currently sits around -120.
Woodson’s swan song at his alma mater ends in a win on Saturday and a third NCAA Tournament appearance.
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