The Siena Saints and the Ohio State Buckeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Dayton Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Buckeyes listed as 3-point favorites versus the Saints, while the game's total is sitting at 142.
Ohio State lost to Purdue 65-61 as a 5.5-point underdog in the Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (126.5).
Evan Turner led the Buckeyes with 22 points, while William Buford and Jon Diebler each had 15 points.
Team records:
Siena: 26-7 SU, 15-16 ATS
Ohio State: 22-10 SU, 17-11 ATS
Siena most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-6
After playing Niagara are 5-5
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Ohio State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
After playing Purdue are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Siena is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Siena's last 13 games
Ohio State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games<\/p>\n