Backers of Ohio Governor John Kasich would probably tell you that they voted for Kasich, not Trump, but a professor who studies the numbers and has a track record of predicting elections says Kasich voters in Ohio really helped Trump.

Neuroscientist Sam Wang has been crunching the numbers for years and came within one electoral college vote of predicting the 2008 presidential race. USA Today reports that Wang now says with Trump losing Ohio to Kasich, it actually helps the New York billionaire:

Based on his numbers, Trump is better off because Ohio Gov. John Kasich won Ohio's Republican presidential primary Tuesday. That's because Trump fares better in a three-way race than head-to-head, Wang said.

"If you are in the audience and are an Ohio voter who voted in the Republican primary and voted for Kasich, indirectly, you voted to support Donald Trump," Wang said. "How does it feel?"

Wang puts Trump's odds at winning the GOP nomination at 90% but says that would change if Kasich dropped out. As Wang points out, Trump fares better in three-way races or better.