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Ohio State Buckeyes play at BYU Cougars in the college basketball on Monday, November 2, at Delta Center. As of 8:00 PM ET, BYU are 3.5-point favorites and the total is 160.5. Prices come from 14 sportsbooks we track. A prediction is an estimate from the market and the matchup, not a certain result.
Prices updated (1 min ago) · from 14 sportsbooks · college basketball betting splits
As of Nov 2, 8:02 PM ET, moneyline tickets split 32% Ohio State, 68% BYU, and the money splits 45% Ohio State, 55% BYU (licensed market-data feed, the same numbers as our betting splits board).
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of trades since the market opened and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Polymarket US lists moneyline for this game. Polymarket US does not publish trades, so it shows prices only and no buyer split is drawn. It is a separate venue from Polymarket and is never added into its numbers.
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| Market | Ohio State Buckeyes | BYU Cougars |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +150Bet at Novig → exchange price | -153Bet at Novig → exchange price |
| Spread | +3.5 -104Bet at Novig → exchange price | -3.5 +100Bet at theScore Bet → |
| Total 160.5 | O -108Bet at Novig → exchange price | U +102Bet at Novig → exchange price |
As of 8:00 PM ET, the spread is BYU -3.5 and the total is 160.5, with 14 sportsbooks priced and the table showing each book's own number.
| Sportsbook | Ohio State ML | BYU ML | Ohio State spread | BYU spread | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesars | +140 | -165 | +3.5 -110 | -3.5 -110 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| Courtside | +143 | -163 | +3.5 -108 | -3.5 -108 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -106 |
| DraftKings | +140 | -166 | +3.5 -110 | -3.5 -110 | O 160.5 -112 | U 160.5 -108 |
| Fanatics | +135 | -165 | +3.5 -110 | -3.5 -110 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| FanDuel | +146 | -176 | +3.5 -105 | -3.5 -115 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| Fliff | +135 | -185 | +3.5 -115 | -3.5 -120 | O 160.5 -115 | U 160.5 -120 |
| Novig | +150 | -153 | +3.5 -104 | -3.5 -102 | O 160.5 -108 | U 160.5 +102 |
| ProphetX | +146 | -160 | +3.5 -111 | -3.5 -106 | O 160.5 -108 | U 160.5 +101 |
| theScore Bet | +140 | -165 | +3.5 -120 | -3.5 +100 | O 160.5 -110 | U 160.5 -110 |
| Bally Bet | +132 | -159 | +3.5 -109 | -3.5 -112 | – | – |
Prices from 14 sportsbooks we track (the 10 with the most markets shown), updated (1 min ago). Prices move, so check the book before you bet.
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BYU is the favorite, and Ohio State is the underdog. It is that early. The game is at the Delta Center, a neutral site, so neither team is at home. A Nov 1 headline lists BYU as No. 25. The travel is lopsided. Ohio State flew 1,653 miles from Greenville, crossed two time zones west, plays a late start on its home body clock, and comes up to altitude (about 1,311 meters) from a low-elevation home.
BYU traveled 635 miles from Portland and crossed one time zone east. Our rating, an Elo model built on stored results, has Ohio State at 53% and BYU at 47%. That is context only, and it runs against a market that makes BYU a clear favorite.
Our player data lists six names, and these are past stored games, not this season. AJ Dybantsa averaged 29.8 points and 7.4 rebounds over his last five stored games while playing 39.2 minutes per game. Robert Wright III averaged 16.2 points over his last five in 34.8 minutes. Kennard Davis Jr. averaged 12.8 points over his last five in 37 minutes. Keba Keita averaged 8.4 rebounds and 6.4 points over his last five. Aleksej Kostic (6.6 points over his last five) and Dominique Diomande (3.2 over his last five) play smaller roles. The big takeaway is heavy minutes at the top. Legs matter at altitude.
The moneyline is a bet on who wins outright. BYU is -160 at Hard Rock Bet: a $100 bet profits $62.50, and you need BYU to win 61.5% of the time just to break even. The spread is a bet on the margin. A half point means no push (no tie refund). Those are the best prices we found. Shopping across books is how you get them.
BYU is the market favorite at -153 (best price at Novig) on the moneyline, with Ohio State at +150. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
A spread that moved, a total that has not, and a long road trip up to altitude frame Ohio State vs BYU at the Delta Center. Wise Guy Team has an official play on this game. Members see it on their board.
The total is 160.5, with the over priced at -108 at Novig and the under at +102 at Novig. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
More for this game: College basketball betting splits · DraftKings betting splits · college basketball odds · FanDuel betting splits
The spread opened Cougars -3 and is now -3.5; the total has held at 160.5.
On Kalshi, 70% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Cougars (195 trades, $3.8k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. On Polymarket, 98% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Cougars (14 trades, $3.1k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. On Novig, 55% of the money traded on the moneyline is on the Cougars (57 trades, $2.2k traded). Light trading so far, so the share can swing. Exchange trades, not sportsbook bets.
As of Nov 2, 4:51 PM ET, when this preview was written. Percentages are public betting splits and market prices, not picks.
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