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Ohio State vs Villanova Picks & Betting Tips – Ohio State Live Underdog In March Madness

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19 Mar 2022
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  • Ohio State vs Villanova tips for Sunday, March 20
  • Matchup gets underway at 14:40 ET at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
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Ohio State vs Villanova Picks & Betting Tips


Ohio State are tipped to cover in the second round.

The Buckeyes are healthy again and boast an impressive record against Top 25 teams this season.

They also have the edge in the paint, and that could be huge at both ends of the court.

An Ohio State upset is not out of the question – we are backing them to at least cover here.  

  • Ohio State are 5-2-0 ATS vs top 25 opposition
  • Ohio State are 4-0-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a betting underdog
  • Villanova are 4-7-0 ATS in their last 11 games

Head To Head


  • Ohio State lead the all-time series 2-1
  • Ohio State won 76-51 when the teams last met in 2019

Ohio State Form


Ohio State shut down Loyola-Illinois as they advanced from the first round of March Madness.

The Buckeyes had come into the tournament on the back of a first-round exit in the conference tournament.

That 71-68 loss to Penn State continued a bad run of form that had send them lose four of their five games prior to the national tournament.

However, the Buckeyes got two key pieces back from injury for their round one matchup – Zed Key and Kyle Young.

The pair combined for 14 rebounds and EJ Liddell combined 10 boards and 16 points as Ohio State beat Loyola-Illinois 54-41.

Villanova Form


Villanova go into this second-round matchup on a six-game win streak and having won 11 of the last 12.

The Wildcats dropped a couple of games late in the regular season as they failed to finish top of the conference standings.

They left no doubts about who is the number one team in the Big East by winning the tournament, however.

They downed St John’s (NY) and #20 Connecticut to set up a final meeting with Creighton, which they won 54-48.

Villanova followed that up with an 80-60 blowout of Delaware in round one of March Madness.

Justin Moore scored 21 points for the Wildcats, while Jermaine Samuels put up 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Ohio State vs Villanova FAQs

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Verdict

Ohio State are healthy, have a chip on their shoulder and have showed they are not fazed by facing top opposition.

We are backing the Buckeyes to, at the very least, cover as a betting underdog against Villanova.

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