The No. 7 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (20-11) meet the second-seeded Villanova Wildcats (27-7) Sunday in the second round of the South Region. Tip-off at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh is scheduled for 2:40 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we look at the Ohio State vs. Villanova odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets. Ohio State advanced to the second round by shutting down the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in a 54-41 blowout Friday. The Buckeyes had a plus-10 rebound margin and held the Ramblers to just 26.8% from the field (15-for-56) and 10 free-throw attempts. Villanova clobbered the Delaware Blue Hens 80-60 in the first round, covering as a 15-point favorite. The Wildcats outshot the Blue Hens 46.4% (13-for-28) to 15% (30-for-20) from behind the arc and forced more turnovers (10) than Delaware had assists (9). The Wildcats have been bounced out in the second…
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