The Mercer Bears hope to send their betting backers to the pay window on Tuesday as they look to cover the point spread at Value City Arena against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Ohio State sat as -10-point favorites over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current over/under betting total for points scored, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook
Mercer Bears vs Ohio State Buckeyes Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Ohio State Buckeyes sport a record of 6-5 and 5-6 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Mercer Bears have 9-2 and 5-2 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 4-7 for the Ohio State Buckeyes and 2-5 for the Mercer Bears.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 56 (Ohio State) and the No. 143 (Mercer) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Bears got a 20-point performance from Stephon Jelks, who added 20 rebounds, as Mercer ran past Arkansas 69-66 on Saturday at Alltel Arena.
Ohio State got 14 points from Keita Bates-Diop en route to a 74-67 victory over Kentucky on Saturday at Barclays Center.
- Ohio State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Ohio State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games
- Ohio State is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Mercer at Kennesaw State, Wednesday, December 30th
Ohio State at South Carolina State, Sunday, December 27th
