It has not been a banner year for the Ohio State basketball team. The season started out on a pretty good note, but the tune went flat a couple of games into the Big Ten season.
The Buckeyes are 11-14 overall and 3-11 in the conference. OSU has provided Minnesota with its only win of the season within the Big Ten.
What’s worse is the young team seems to be regressing instead of getting better. OSU has dropped 11 of the last 12, including its last six despite a schedule that has been much more favorable the last week and a half.
Ohio State has six regular-season games left, and you have to wonder if it’ll win another game during this campaign. As we’ve done in the past, we thought we’d check in with the ESPN BPI matchup predictor to see what it says about the remainder of the Buckeyes season. Believe it or not, it projects OSU to win three of its last six games.
Here’s how ESPN predicts the season to play out and what three teams the Buckeyes will find a way to beat from here on out.
Thursday, Feb. 16, at Iowa
How it Breaks Down
Predicted Winner | Iowa
Win Probability | 64.9%
Running predictive record | 11-15 (3-12 in Big Ten)
Sunday, Feb. 19, at Purdue
How it Breaks Down
Predicted Winner | Purdue
Win Probability | 82.0%
Running predictive record | 11-16 (3-13 in Big Ten)
Thursday, Feb. 23, vs. Penn State
How it Breaks Down
Predicted Winner | Ohio State
Win Probability | 76.8%
Running predictive record | 12-16 (4-13 in Big Ten)
Sunday, Feb. 26, vs. Illinois
How it Breaks Down
Predicted Winner | Ohio State
Win Probability | 59.8%
Running predictive record | 13-16 (5-13 in Big Ten)
Wednesday, March 1, vs. Maryland
How it Breaks Down
Predicted Winner | Ohio State
Win Probability | 60.9%
Running predictive record | 14-16 (6-13 in Big Ten)
Saturday, March 4, at Michigan State
How it Breaks Down
Predicted Winner: Michigan State
Win Probability: 55.2%
Running predictive record | 14-17 (6-14 in Big Ten)
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