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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rutgers Athletic Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -2.5-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 141.

In their last action, Rutgers was a 68-45 loser on the road against Spartans. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.

Ohio State was a 77-60 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs.

Ohio State:
Team record: 8-3 SU,5-5-1 ATS
Ohio State is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rutgers

Rutgers:
Team record: 7-3 SU,5-4-1 ATS
Rutgers is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Rutgers is 21-2 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Rutgers's last 13 games at home

Next up:
Ohio State home to Northwestern Wednesday, January 13
Rutgers home to Wisconsin Friday, January 15