Ohio State vs. USC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 11

The Ohio State Buckeyes (15-8, 7-6 Big Ten) host the USC Trojans (18-6, 7-6 Big Ten) at Value City Arena, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. The Buckeyes are 7.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 151.5.

Ohio State lost its last outing 82-61 against Michigan on Sunday. Bruce Thornton scored a team-leading 16 points for Ohio State in the loss. In its most recent matchup on Sunday, USC earned a 77-75 victory against Penn State. Alijah Arenas totaled 24 points, three rebounds and two assists for USC.

Ohio State vs. USC Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio
• Spread favorite: Ohio State -7.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ohio State -364
• Moneyline underdog: USC +273
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Ohio State vs. USC

• Ohio State and its opponents have combined to go over Wednesday's over/under of 151.5 points 13 times this season.
• In USC's 23 games this season, 15 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's point total of 151.5.
• The total for the contest of 151.5 is 11.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Buckeyes (81.3) and Trojans (81.3).
• This matchup's over/under is 2.9 fewer points than the 148.6 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Ohio State's games is 154.6 points, 3.1 more than the total of 151.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 5.0 points lower than the average over/under in USC's games this season of 156.5.

Betting the Spread: Ohio State vs. USC

• Against the spread, Ohio State is 10-13-0 this season.
• The Buckeyes have an ATS record of 4-6 in their 10 games as a favorite of 7.5 points or more so far this season.
• USC is 12-11-0 against the spread this year.
• The Trojans are 3-2 ATS when underdogs by 7.5 points or more this season.
• Ohio State is 10-3 overall, and 5-8 against the spread, at home.
• This season, as a 7.5-point favorite or greater at home, Ohio State is 4-5 ATS.
• This season on the road, USC is 4-4 against the spread and 5-3 overall.
• On the road, USC is winless ATS (0-1) as 7.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Ohio State vs. USC

• Ohio State has entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won 13, or 86.7%, of those games.
• The Buckeyes have entered 10 games this season favored by -364 or more, and won each of those games.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 78.4% chance of a victory for Ohio State.
• USC has won in three of the seven contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Trojans have a win-loss record of 1-4 with odds of +273 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies USC has a 26.8% chance of walking away with the win.