Penn State vs. Ohio State: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Spread Info and More

The Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes have a solid rival on the gridiron, but the hardwood is an entirely different story.

Two opposite sides of the court will meet in Columbus tonight when the No. 3 Buckeyes welcome in the last-place Nittany Lions.

Anything can happen in conference play, but the likely scenario is yet another Ohio State drubbing for the Big Ten bottom-dwellers from Happy Valley.

Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio

When: Wednesday, Jan. 25 - 6:30 p.m. EST

Watch: Big Ten Network

Live Stream: Big Ten Network 2 Go

Betting Line (according to Scores and Odds): Ohio State -21.5

Key Injuries (according to StatFox)

Billy Oliver, F, Penn State - Doubtful (Illness)

Trey Lewis, G, Penn State - Out (Back)

What's At Stake?

Big Ten standing. The Nittany Lions are basically out of the hunt already for anything important in conference. They're currently in dead last with a 2-6 conference record and are 10-11 overall.

The Buckeyes trail the Wolverines of Michigan by a half-game for first in the Big Ten and can close that gap tonight with a win.

What They're Saying

Bob Baptist of the Columbus Dispatch talks about Thad Matta's recent change in distribution of minutes writing:

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No starter is averaging more than 32 minutes in Big Ten games; last season, all five starters averaged 31 or more.

Six reserves are averaging more than six minutes in Big Ten games; last season, two did.

“The rotation not only gives those guys early confidence that we’ll need as a team when we get to tournament time,” Smith said, “but it also provides rest for some of us who do play a lot of minutes, so next game we’re not burned out.”

Granted, some of Matta’s comfort with doling out minutes could stem from the big leads his team has taken. Ohio State leads NCAA Division I in scoring margin (22 points per game), and its five Big Ten victories have been by an average margin of 28.8 points.

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We should see plenty of reserves tonight.

Player to Watch for Penn State: Tim Frazier, G

The junior guard is far and away Penn State's best player and is their only true offensive threat. He averages about nine more minutes per game than anyone else on the team and leads them in every major category.

He's averaging almost double the amount of points with 18 per game and accounts for a little less than one-third of their scoring output. He also adds five rebounds, six assists and two steals per game.

If it's not Tim Frazier, it's nobody for Penn State.

Player to Watch for Ohio State: Jared Sullinger, F/C

The Buckeyes aren't solely the No. 3 team in the land because of their talented sophomore, but he's the focal point of everything they do.

Sullinger averages 17 points per game and nine rebounds and along with William Buford and Deshaun Thomas, they account for nearly 60-percent of the Buckeyes' offensive output.

Defensively, he's a big part of them holding opposing teams to only 56 points per game.

Key Matchup: Tim Frazier vs. Ohio State D

For the Nittany Lions to have any chance of even hanging in this game slightly, they'll need to Frazier to go off for more than his 18 points per game.

Ohio State is too talented offensively for the Nittany Lions' defense to hold them down.

Frazier is the only hope of countering Ohio State's scorers.

Prediction

Ohio State 80, Penn State 51