Ohio State vs. Oregon prediction: Oregon favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/8/2026]

Oregon and Ohio State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday, with tipoff at 10:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Oregon as the most likely winner of the Ohio State vs. Oregon game.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Ohio State vs. Oregon prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Ohio State and Oregon 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Oregon a 57% chance of beating Ohio State. Our predicted final score has Oregon winning 77-76.

According to our model, Oregon (-1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 152.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Ohio State vs. Oregon odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Ohio State vs. Oregon picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: