The No. 22 Wisconsin Badgers will battle the No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes in a key Big Ten Conference matchup on Saturday. Tip-off from Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, is set for noon ET. Ohio State is favored by 4.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points is set at 135 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows Ohio State junior forward E.J. Liddell has been on fire. He has scored in double figures in all nine games this season, has scored 20 or more points four times and has posted two double-doubles. He scored a season-high 29 points in an 84-74 win over Niagara on Nov. 12 after opening the season with a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds in a 67-66 win over Akron. Liddell leads the team and is third in the Big Ten in scoring at 19.8 points per game. He is also in the Top 10 in the nation in free throws attempted with 68. .

The model also knows Wisconsin has been led by sophomore guard Johnny Davis, who has scored in double figures in all eight games this season, including a season-high 30 in a 65-63 win over No. 12 Houston on Nov. 23 at the Maui Invitational. He is coming off a 23-point, nine-rebound performance in the victory over Indiana on Wednesday. For the season, Davis is averaging 20.5 points, third in the Big Ten. He also averages six rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  

Now, it has set its sights on Wisconsin vs. Ohio State. It is leaning Over on the total and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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