Ohio State vs. Washington prediction: Why Washington is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/11/2026]

Washington will take on Ohio State in men's college basketball action at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Sunday, beginning at 6:00 PM ET.

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

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

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

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's NCAA basketball matchup between Ohio State and Washington 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Washington a 59% chance of defeating Ohio State. Our predicted final score has Washington winning 78-76.

According to our model, Washington (-1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 154.5 points has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Ohio State vs. Washington 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. Washington picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities 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: