Northwestern at Ohio State 2/20/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Northwestern Wildcats visit Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Big Ten showdown. Northwestern fell to 12-13 on the season and 3-11 in Big Ten play following its 59-50 loss at Nebraska. Northwestern trailed by just one point with 12:00 remaining in the second half but were unable to tie or take the lead. Vic Law led the Wildcats with 15 points.

Ohio State fell to 16-9 overall and 6-8 in Big Ten action following its 62-44 loss to Michigan State. The Buckeyes were held to just 13 second half points by the Spartans suffocating defense. Kaleb Wesson led the Buckeyes in the loss with 12 points. Vic Law leads Northwestern in scoring with an average of 15.5 points per game. Two other Wildcats are averaging double figures in scoring. The leading rebounder is Dererk Pardon with an average of 7.8 rebounds per game, while the leader in assists is A.J. Turner with an average of 3.0 per game. Northwestern is shooting 40.9% from the field and 32.7% from 3-point territory.

Kaleb Wesson is leading in scoring and the leading rebounder for Ohio State with averages of 14.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. C.J. Jackson is the second leading scorer for the Buckeyes and leader in assists with averages of 12.8 points and 3.5 assists per game. Ohio State is shooting 45.0% from the field and 35.8% from 3-point territory.