March Madness Predictions: Georgia Tech vs Ohio State Odds

Second round action of the NCAA tournament continues today with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets facing the Ohio State Buckeyes at 2:20pm EST from the Bradley Center in a game that can be seen on CBS. March madness predictions have Ohio State listed as 6.5 point favorites in betting odds against Georgia Tech with the total sitting at 134. The tenth seed Yellow Jackets came back from being down by five points in the first half to win the game 64-59 and find themselves facing the number two seed Buckeyes in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The Yellow Jackets nailed 24 of 25 free throws in the game while Gani Lawal led the team with 14 points to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites in March madness predictions while the college basketball betting total when UNDER the posted 140 at online sportsbooks. "We've had some tough nights this year, but we had a good night tonight," Lawal said after the game. "When we're in the NCAA tournament, it's huge. It's huge. We're practicing all the time. We want to keep playing."

Ohio State almost became one of the top seeds in the first round to go home early but with 23-points from Jon Diebler, the Buckeyes were able to hold off the late surge from UC Santa Barbara and pull off the 68-51 victory even with their star shooter Evan Turner ending the game with only nine points. After the Gauchos to 17 first half points, Ohio State could cover the spread as 17.5 favorites in March madness predictions while the college basketball betting total went UNDER the 119 posted at sportsbooks. "I can't picture another game being like this," Turner said after the game. "It's cool. I'm glad my teammates picked us up."

Heading into today's match-up, Ohio State is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games, 9-1 after a win and 7-3 when playing on Sunday's. The Buckeyes have gone 28-7 straight up for the season and 17-18 against the spread as college basketball betting favorites. Georgia Tech is 0-1 after playing Oklahoma State, 4-6 after a win and 7-3 when playing on Sunday's. The Yellow Jackets have gone 23-12 straight up on the season and 16-12-1 against the spread as underdogs in college basketball odds. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Ohio State Buckeyes -6.5 favorites against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets with a total of 134.5.