Oregon vs. Ohio State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The Oregon Ducks (8-7, 1-3 Big Ten) hit the court against the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-4, 2-2 Big Ten) as 3.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. The matchup's point total is set at 153.5.

Oregon is coming off of an 88-85 OT loss to Rutgers in its last outing on Monday. Nathan Bittle scored a team-leading 28 points for Oregon in the loss. Ohio State dropped its last game 72-69 against Nebraska on Monday. John Mobley Jr.'s team-high 22 points paced Ohio State in the loss.

Oregon vs. Ohio State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon
• Spread favorite: Oregon -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Oregon -153
• Moneyline underdog: Ohio State +127
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

How to watch Oregon vs. Ohio State

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Oregon vs. Ohio State

• Oregon and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total (153.5 points) eight times this season.
• Six of Ohio State's games have finished with a combined score over 153.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 162.3 points per game, 8.8 points more than the total of 153.5 for this contest.
• These two teams surrender a combined 145.3 points per game, 8.2 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Oregon's games is 2.5 fewer points than the over/under of 153.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 3.1 points lower than the average over/under in Ohio State's games this season of 156.6.

Betting the Spread: Oregon vs. Ohio State

• Oregon has five wins against the spread in 15 games this year.
• The Ducks have been favored by 3.5 points or more eight times this season and are 3-5 ATS in those matchups.
• Ohio State is 5-9-0 against the spread this year.
• The Buckeyes have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 3.5 points or more (in two chances).
• Oregon is 7-1 overall, and 3-5 against the spread, at home.
• As a 3.5-point favorite or more at home, Oregon is 3-4 ATS.
• In away games, Ohio State has only one win against the spread and are 2-1 overall.
• On the road, Ohio State is winless ATS (0-2) as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Oregon vs. Ohio State

• This season, Oregon has won eight out of the 10 games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Ducks have a record of 7-1 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -153 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Oregon, based on the moneyline, is 60.5%.
• Ohio State has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in three games this year and has walked away with the win one time (33.3%) in those games.
• The Buckeyes have been listed as an underdog of +127 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Ohio State has an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.