Ohio State vs. Northwestern Women's Basketball Predictions - January 5

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The Ohio State Buckeyes (13-0) will try to build on a 13-game winning streak when they host the Northwestern Wildcats (7-7) on January 5, 2025 at Value City Arena.

Sunday's game between the Buckeyes and the Wildcats sees the Buckeyes as an enormous, 29.5-point favorite. The over/under for the game is 147.5.

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Ohio State vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, January 5, 2025
  • Game time: 1:00 PM ET
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Arena: Value City Arena

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Ohio State vs. Northwestern Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Ohio State (-29.5)
  • Total: 147.5 points

Pick ATS:Northwestern (+29.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (147.5)

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Ohio State vs. Northwestern Comparison

Ohio State Rank Ohio State Stat Northwestern Stat Northwestern Rank
9th 85.9 Points Scored 66.9 166th
24th 55.2 Points Allowed 70.4 305th
43rd 16.7 Assists 18.6 17th
40th 13 Turnovers 15.1 135th
26th 46.9% Field Goal % 43.2% 110th
27th 35.6% Field Goal % Allowed 39% 130th

Ohio State Key Players

  • The scoring leader for the Buckeyes this season is Chance Gray, who averages 16.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, and two assists per game.
  • Ohio State's leading rebounder is Ajae Petty averaging 7.9 boards per game and its best passer is Jaloni Cambridge, averaging 4.7 assists per game.
  • The Buckeyes get the most three-point shooting production out of Gray, who knocks down 2.8 threes per game.
  • The Ohio State steals leader is Cambridge, who averages 2.5 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Elsa Lemmila, who compiles 2.2 rejections per contest.

Northwestern Key Players

  • Caileigh Walsh averages 11.2 points per game to be the top scorer for the Wildcats.
  • The Northwestern leaders in rebounding and assists are Taylor Williams with 9.1 rebounds per game (also adding 10.5 points and 2.2 assists per game) and Caroline Lau with 6.2 assists per game (also tacking on 4.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game).
  • Casey Harter is consistent from three-point range and leads the Wildcats with 1.3 made threes per game.
  • Northwestern's leader in steals is Lau with 1.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Walsh with 0.8 per game.

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