#1 Indiana (straight up) at tOSU (ov/un 139.5) Sun 1 CBS

[BB73]

You think Indy will get points in this game?

I'm still waiting for the line, but I'd guess that tOSU will be favored by 1.5 points. But it will remain a straight up bet, regardless of the line.

 

[BB73]

I'm still waiting for the line, but I'd guess that tOSU will be favored by 1.5 points. But it will remain a straight up bet, regardless of the line.

The Vegas line opened at tOSU -1.5, but it's now a Pick'em.

 

[LitlBuck]

• Matchup to watch: Victor Oladipo revs Indiana’s engine. Sam Thompson and Lenzelle Smith Jr. need to limit Oladipo’s impact on defense, in transition and on the offensive boards.

• Notable: Ohio State has played 121 consecutive games without back-to-back losses, the longest current streak in the nation. … Ohio State is 2-1 at home vs. No. 1 teams in coach Thad Matta’s nine seasons, beating Illinois in 2005 and Wisconsin in 2007 and losing to North Carolina in 2007. … Matta’s OSU teams are 6-1 at home against the Hoosiers. Indiana coach Tom Crean is 0-4 in Value City Arena. … Indiana and Ohio State rank second and fourth, respectively, in the Big Ten in field-goal percentage, and first and second in field-goal percentage defense.

• Next: Northwestern, 7 p.m. Thursday, Value City Arena

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2013/02/10/osu-mbk-chart-2-10-gjdlja2p-1.html

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BuckTilIDie6]

Stating the obvious, but have to get great shots. Can't take front side 3's that fuel their transition game.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

if hull's defender drops too far down one more time, i'm going to kick a kitten.

 

[OhioState001]

Hulls looks like a hobbit

 

[Wingate1217]

Have to watch it on-line. Showing NCSU vs. Clemson down here in Charlotte....:(

 

[Jake]

Definitely not liking the feel of this one, so far.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

i guess we're just going to throw up some crap at the bucket and hope it ricochets in.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

would be nice if the refs called one of the countless moving screens.

 

[dragurd]

Also we need to stop passing up open shots only to take more difficult shots.

 

[Jake]

DT heating up.

 

[dragurd]

Scott you don't step into your man on transition

 

[billmac91]

I appreciate Matta's loyalty to Lenzelle, but at some point he needs to make a switch to Q. Lenzelle just is not good at all against good competition:

Duke: 4/12 - 1/6 from three,
Kansas: 3/13 - 0/7 from three
Illinois: 3/9, 2/5 from three, 4 turnovers
Michigan: 1/4, 0/2 from 3, 4 turnovers
Michigan State: 2/7, 2/5 from three, 3 turnovers
Wisconsin: 2/4, 0/0 from three
Michigan: 4/10, 2/7 from three, 5 turnovers

And today it continues against Indiana. The sad thing is, he shoots very well from deep and has a high field-goal percentage against mediocre/bad teams. But you look at the shots he has missed today, and it isn't as if he had pressure in his face. It's just a big-game thing he can hopefully overcome. But he is just consistently terrible against good competition. It is no surprise to me that we just made a run with him on the bench. Q makes everyone else better even when he doesn't have the ball.