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Best Bet: U147.5 (-115) at DraftKings
Score Prediction: UConn 79, Ohio State 68
The Pick: UConn 79, Ohio State 68
We’re going with the Under based on various different data points, notably UConn’s trends against Big Ten schools.
Game Betting Analysis
The Under is the standout stat here, getting 147.5 on the line and playing in a venue that averages 132 per game. UConn has also seen 135 total points or less in 12 of 13 games against Big Ten schools, while also holding a 6-11 O/U record when playing in non-conference games. The Buckeyes have seen the Under hit in eight of their last 10 games when facing an AP ranked school, also hitting the Under in five of six road games when playing as an underdog. Ohio State is 4-9 O/U as the underdog in general, while also 4-8 O/U in non-conference games.
Ohio State-UConn Odds (Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under)
Deciding Factor: UConn’s National Title-Game Revenge Roster vs. Ohio State’s Still-Finding-Itself Offense
UConn opens this one as the deepest, most talented team in the matchup, and it’s already shown it under the brightest lights available in mid-November. The No. 4 Huskies are 3-0, having blown out Gardner-Webb and Wagner by a combined 88 points and then avenging their national championship game loss to Michigan with an 85-77 win over the then-No. 16 Wolverines, a game in which Braylon Mullins dropped 23 points in the milestone 200th win of Dan Hurley’s UConn tenure. That roster returns Big East preseason Player of the Year Silas Demary Jr. alongside Mullins, and it reloaded with proven transfers in Na’jai Hines (Seton Hall) and Nik Khamenia (Duke) after losing two first-round NBA picks off last year’s runner-up team — in other words, a team that’s already beaten a ranked contender and has more firepower on the floor than almost anyone it’ll face all season, now hosting a true road environment in Hartford for a nationally televised TNT game.
Ohio State, meanwhile, is still trying to figure out what this offense actually is. The Buckeyes opened the year ranked No. 17 and promptly lost to No. 25 BYU 94-83, their first season-opening loss since 2003, before steadying with wins over Youngstown State and Marshall to get to 2-1 — but they haven’t cracked 90 points in any game yet, and the offense has largely run through just two players, Amare Bynum (20 points in the opener) and John Mobley Jr. (14 points/7 assists against BYU, 19 points against Marshall), rather than showing the kind of balance that travels well against elite competition. Jake Diebler’s group has shown it can win the games it’s supposed to win, but walking into Hartford against a roster this deep and this battle-tested against a ranked opponent is a different kind of test, and if UConn’s size and talent advantage forces Ohio State to lean even harder on Mobley and Bynum to create everything themselves, the Buckeyes’ offensive questions should be the difference in a game that looks like a measuring-stick win for the Huskies rather than a real upset bid.
Game Information
- Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
- Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
- Network: TNT
- Location: Hartford, Connecticut
- Venue: PeoplesBank Arena – 132 ppg
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Key Players
Ohio State Buckeyes
- John Mobley Jr. — Last Game: 19 points
- Amare Bynum — Last Game: 10 points, 6 rebounds
UConn Huskies
- Braylon Mullins — Last Game: 10 points
- Silas Demary Jr — Last Game: 18 points
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