College Basketball Picks: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Indiana Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers have won their last eight home games against ranked opponents, which is important to consider when making your college basketball picks Tuesday night, as they prepare to host the Ohio State Buckeyes at Assembly Hall on ESPN.

Sports bettors will find that the Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites in the NCAA basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 142 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this Big Ten Conference matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction on the total along the way.

Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes have won three games in a row, including a 63-53 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats as 11-point road favorites last Thursday.

Sports bettors will find that the Buckeyes are 15-16 against the spread on the road the last two-plus seasons, with the OVER going 19-12 in that situation.

Indiana Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers lead the country in scoring margin during the 2012-13 NCAA basketball season, as they've outscored opponents by an average of 20.1 points per game.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the Hoosiers are 1-4 against the spread as home favorites of 6.5 to nine points, with the UNDER going 3-2 in that situation.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers play the total as one of their college basketball picks Tuesday, as the UNDER is 3-0 in the Indiana Hoosiers' last three home games with a number between 140 and 144.5.

College Basketball Picks: Under 142

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