What channel is the Ohio State basketball game on? How to watch OSU-Illinois
As its road losses continue to pile up, the Ohio State men's basketball team returns home for a Tuesday night game against No. 15 Illinois.
Most recently, the Buckeyes took an 83-58 loss at Northwestern on Saturday night. That came four days after an 83-69 loss at Nebraska that had been the most lopsided defeat of the season, and it has the Ohio State coaches and players talking about needing to find confidence.
Sunday afternoon, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith voiced his public support for the remainder of the season for coach Chris Holtmann.
Illinois leads the all-time series, 109-82. The teams split last year's season series with each winning at home.
Ohio State is coached by Chris Holtmann, who is in his seventh season with the program. Illinois is led by Brad Underwood, who is in his seventh season with the Fighting Illini.
Here's how to watch Ohio State vs. Illinois on Tuesday.
What time does Ohio State play Illinois on Tuesday?
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Jan. 30; Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
What channel is Ohio State vs. Illinois on Tuesday?
Ohio State vs. Illinois will be on Peacock.
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How can I watch the Ohio State-Illinois game without cable? Is OSU vs. Illinois streaming?
Streaming is the only option to watch the game against the Fighting Illini. A number of Ohio State games will be streaming-only this season.
Who is announcing the Ohio State vs. Illinois game on Peacock on Tuesday?
Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Nebraska game:
Jac Collinsworth
Stephen Bardo
How to listen to Ohio State vs. Illinois on the radio
Ohio State men's basketball is broadcasted live on WBNS-FM/AM (97.1/1460).
Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Nebraska game:
Paul Keels (play-by-play)
Ron Stokes (analysis)
How have Ohio State and Illinois done so far this season?
Ohio State opened its season with a 79-73 win against Oakland at Value City Arena on Nov. 6. Afterward, Golden Grizzlies coach Greg Kampe called freshman guard Bruce Thornton "a man" for his play. The Buckeyes followed that with a 73-66 loss to No. 15 Texas A&M on Nov. 10 before beating Merrimack 76-52 on Nov. 15 and Western Michigan 73-56 on Nov. 19.
The Buckeyes then defeated No. 17 Alabama 92-81 on Nov. 24 and Santa Clara 86-56 to win the Emerald Coast Classic championship. They returned home and defeated Central Michigan, 88-61, on Nov. 29 and opened Big Ten play with an 84-74 win against Minnesota in their Big Ten opener before beating Miami (Ohio) three days later.
Penn State then handed Ohio State an 83-80 defeat on Dec. 9 before the Buckeyes bounced back with a win against UCLA to improve to 9-2. Ohio State then beat New Orleans one week later, took down West Virginia 78-75 in overtime on Dec. 30 in Cleveland and outlasted Rutgers 76-72 on Jan. 3 before the Jan. 6 loss at Indiana, Jan. 10 loss to Wisconsin and Jan. 15 loss at Michigan.
On Jan. 20, the Buckeyes took down Penn State, 79-67, behind a balanced scoring attack featuring four players in double figures before taking road losses to the Cornhuskers and Wildcats.
Illinois is 15-5 overall and 6-3 in the Big Ten. Most recently, the Illini beat Indiana, 70-62, at home on Saturday.
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Ohio State vs. Illinois spread: What is the OSU betting line against Illinois?
Ohio State is a 3.0-point underdog against Illinois. The over-under is 150.5 points.
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