The UCLA Bruins (19-8, 10-6) will host the Ohio State Buckeyes (15-12, 7-9) in Big Ten action on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+. After missing the NCAA Tournament entirely last season, the Bruins appear to be back on track to earn a bid in 2025 but Ohio State is on the outside looking in during Jake Diebler’s first full season at the helm. This is UCLA’s first season as a member of the Big Ten but these two programs do have some recent history, with the Buckeyes pulling out a 67-60 win at home in Dec. 2023.
Tipoff is set for 3:45 p.m. ET at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. The latest UCLA vs. Ohio State odds from SportsLine consensus list the Bruins as 7.5-point home favorites, with the over/under at 138.5. You can watch this matchup on CBS and Paramount+, where you can get a seven-day free trial right here.
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Here are the college basketball best bets for UCLA vs. Ohio State (on Paramount+) on Sunday:
Over 138.5 (-112)
This will be the first meeting between these two programs since becoming conference rivals and both of these teams rank in the 75th percentile or higher among Division I college basketball in offensive rating and team field-goal percentage. Buckeyes guard Bruce Thornton has been an offensive juggernaut this season, averaging 17.1 points and 4.4 assists per game while shooting 51.3% from the floor and 44.5% from beyond the arc. The Over has hit in four of Ohio State’s last six games and the Buckeyes rank…
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