Teams who opened their seasons with big wins on Monday clash when the Charleston Southern Buccaneers meet the Ohio State Buckeyes on Thursday night. The Buccaneers (1-0), who finished sixth in the Big South Southern Division at 1-15 and 6-25 overall a year ago, opened the 2022-23 season with an 83-52 win over Toccoa Falls College, a Division II school. The Buckeyes (1-0), who tied for fourth in the Big Ten at 12-8 and were 20-12 overall last season, defeated Robert Morris 91-53 on Monday.

Tipoff from Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State is favored by 26.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points is set at 144 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows among those Ohio State players looking to make an impact is graduate transfer and guard Tanner Holden. He didn't miss a shot in his Buckeyes' debut, scoring 12 points and grabbing three rebounds in 18 minutes of action. Holden, who played in 92 games at Wright State, averaged 16.1 points and seven rebounds per game. He is just seven points shy of 1,500 career points. He was a two-time first team All-Horizon League player.

The model also knows sophomore Claudell Harris Jr. had the hot hand for Charleston Southern in the opener. He came off the bench to score 26 points on 7-of-16 shooting, while grabbing five rebounds. He played 28 minutes and was 9-of-11 from the free throw line. Harris played in 31 games a year ago, including 14 starts, averaging 28 minutes, 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and two assists per game. He also connected on 32.8 percent of his 3-pointers.

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