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Ohio State Buckeyes (-7.5) at Penn State Nittany Lions (Total Points 153.5)| KenPom predicts: Ohio State by 8

Game Date/Time: Wednesday, Mar. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: State College, PA
TV: Peacock
Radio: 97.1 FM/ 971thefan.com

The Ohio State men’s basketball team (18-11, 10-8) heads to State College, PA after scoring a massive upset win over Purdue Sunday afternoon that vaulted them back onto the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. The Buckeyes have two regular season games remaining, the first of which is a road test at last-place Penn State (12-17, 3-15).

As of Tuesday night, Ohio State was listed as the second-highest 11-seed on Bracket Matrix. If they win their last two games, the Buckeyes should feel pretty good about their spot. KenPom currently gives Ohio State as 51% chance to win out, which would put them at 20-11 overall and 12-8 in the Big Ten.

Penn State started the season 0-10 in the Big Ten but has won 3 of its last 8, including a 71-69 win over Iowa on Saturday. The Nittany Lions are fifth in the Big Ten in team field goal percentage at 47.1%, but are dead last in opponent field goal percentage at 79.1%.

Bruce Thornton is 30 points away from passing Dennis Hopson to become the all-time leading scorer in Ohio State history.

Connor’s prediction: Ohio State 80, Penn State 75

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