Tuesday NCAAB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Four games populate the college basketball schedule on Tuesday night, including a Big Ten matchup between Illinois and No. 3 Ohio State.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Buckeyes 10.5-point favorites over the Illini on Tuesday. Ohio State is coming off just its second loss of the season, a 76-63 defeat at the hands of Purdue on Sunday.
According to latest college basketball trends, the under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between the Illini and Buckeyes when the game has been played at Ohio State. The Illini are just 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 trips to Columbus, but the road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings between these two teams.
Demetri McCamey leads Illinois in both points scored (14.5) and assists (6.2), while Mike Davis has a team-high 6.9 rebounds per game average. Jared Sullinger leads Ohio State in both points scored (18.0) and rebounds per game (9.9), while Aaron Craft has a team-high in assists per game at 4.5.
In other top-25 action, No. 24 Virginia Tech is a 14-point favorite over lowly Wake Forest, which is 8-19 overall this season. No. 5 Texas is 17.5-point point home favorites over Iowa State, while No. 16 Louisville is 3.5-point road favorites over Rutgers, which is 10-4 at home this season. Finally, No. 18 Vanderbilt is a 6.5-point favorite over fellow SEC foe Tennessee.
College Basketball Opening Odds & Totals
523 Illinois +10.5 (135)
524 Ohio State –10.5 (135)
531 Iowa State +17.5
532 Texas –17.5
533 Tennessee +6.5 (143)
534 Vanderbilt –6.
537 Louisville –3.5 (135)
538 Rutgers +3.5 (135)
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