The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-8, 0-4 Big Ten) visit the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-5, 2-2) Thursday at Value City Arena in Columbus. The opening tip will be at 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Minnesota vs. Ohio State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Minnesota was a 2.5-point underdog when it lost its last game to Nebraska (81-79 in overtime Saturday). After going 0-4-1 against the spread (ATS) from Dec. 8-22, the Gophers have won back-to-back games ATS. UM plays at a slow pace, and its 64.3 points per game rank 14th in the Big Ten.
The Buckeyes have lost back-to-back games straight up (SU) and ATS. They were out-rebounded by significant margins in losses to Maryland (80-73 on Sunday) and Purdue (71-69 on Jan. 5). Ohio State has won 3 in a row SU against Minnesota.
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