The Ohio State Buckeyes (13-17, 10-20 ATS, 15-13 O/U) take on the Michigan State Spartans (18-11, 15-14 ATS, 15-14 O/U) in a Big Ten battle on Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes earned a home win against Maryland on Wednesday. The Spartans collected a road win against Nebraska on Tuesday. Michigan State posted a 62-41 road win in the first meeting.
The Ohio State Buckeyes enter the regular-season finale aiming for a third consecutive win. They had a rough nine-game losing streak which put a damper on the season. They have since won two straight, beating a good Illinois squad 72-60, and were a one-point favorite in a 73-62 home win against Maryland on Wednesday to improve to 5-14 in Big Ten play, pegging them 13th in the conference. The Buckeyes have covered the spread in two of their last ten games.
Brice Sensabaugh has reached 20 points in two of his last four performances. The freshman forward only netted eight points in the meeting against Michigan State and is averaging 16.4 PPG on 48% shooting. Justice Sueing has accumulated 30 points in his last two games. The senior forward earned a double-double in the recent win against Illinois and has improved his season average to 12.1 PPG. Sam McNeil has scored double digits in one of his last th ree bouts. The senior guard has recorded an average of 9.6 PPG on 42% shooting.
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The Buckeyes are ranked 57th in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and are 1-9 on the road after eight straight road defeats. Ohio State is scoring an average of 72.9 points, pegging them 148th. They have limited their opponent to 60 and 62 points in their last two games respectively and are allowing an average of 68.9 points, positioning them 143rd.
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