College hoops betting interest focuses on the Ohio State vs Texas-Pan American battle Saturday at Value City Arena as the Buckeyes look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

Ohio State will face the 2-6 Broncs, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Buckeyes are 2-2 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Broncs are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View Texas-Pan American vs Ohio State Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 70 (Buckeyes) and the No. 153 (Broncs) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 99-60 result in favor of the Buckeyes has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Ohio State's No. 10 nationally ranked offense (85.1 points per game) against a Broncs defense that sits as the No. 299 at 74.5 PPG. The Buckeyes have been averaging 52.6% from the field, more than the Broncs have managed so far this season (41.7% on average).

Defensively, Texas-Pan American features the nation's No. 302-rated defense on the road, allowing 80.2 points per game. Ohio State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 30 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Texas-Pan American was a 92-60 loser on the road against Texas-Arlington. Texas-Pan American was run off the court by the Mavericks on Monday as Texas-Arlington routed them 92-60 at Texas Hall.

Last time out for Ohio State, they were an 85-63 Sportsbook as they battled Duke at home. They covered in the match as a 7.5-point favorite. The battle between the Buckeyes and Blue Devils didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Duke was handed an 85-63 defeat on Tuesday at Value City Arena.


Ohio State Buckeyes Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Kansas are 3-0
After playing Duke are 1-0
After a win are 9-1

A few Broncs at Buckeyes trends to consider:
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Texas-Pan American at Lamar, Monday, December 5
Ohio State at Kansas, Saturday, December 10