Ohio State vs Penn State Picks and Prediction – 1/30/2025

The Ohio State Buckeyes go on the road to University Park, Pennsylvania on Thursday night to play the Penn State Nittany Lions. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Ohio State who has a record of 12-8 was a win against Iowa. The win came by a final score of 82-65. On the year the Buckeyes have been good offensively with a total of 79.9 points per game scored. The defense, though has been average giving up 71.0 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for Ohio State is sitting at 35.0 boards per game. Bruce Thornton has been the leading scorer for Ohio State with 17.1 points per game. The Buckeyes have won two games in a row.

Penn State for their part heads to the game here with a 13-8 record. The last game on the court for the Nittany Lions was against Michigan. The game ended up being a close loss by a score of 76-72. Offensively Penn State has been above average with 83.2 points per game, against competitive schools. On defense the Nittany Lions have been average giving up 72.1 points per game. The rebounding for Penn State is sitting at 35.2 boards per game. Ace Baldwin Jr is leading Penn State in scoring with 14.3 points per game. 

The Ohio State Buckeyes have upset Purdue and Kentucky top 25 teams this season. Ohio State has been solid on offense. They are 43rd in the nation in points per game while sitting 35th in effective field goal percentage. They also shoot well from three, sitting 35th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage. Penn State started off the year 12-2 which included a win against Purdue, but only have been 1-6 since then, with the only win being avenging their earlier loss to Rutgers. Ohio State is more efficient on defense. They are 52nd in opponent shooting efficiency while Penn State is 153rd. This should be a tight game, but take the Ohio State defense to cover the three point spread. Final Score Prediction, Penn State wins 70-68.