Ohio State vs. Rutgers prediction: Why Ohio State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Rutgers and Ohio State will meet in men's college basketball action at Jersey Mike's Arena on Friday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

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

This article offers an expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Ohio State and Rutgers 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Ohio State an 80% chance of defeating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Ohio State winning 79-70.

According to our model, Rutgers (+9.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Ohio State vs. Rutgers odds

We have sourced 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. Rutgers picks and best bet

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