The Ohio State Buckeyes (11-11, 3-8 Big Ten) continue their rivalry with the Michigan Wolverines (12-10, 6-5) in Ann Arbor on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Ohio State vs. Michigan game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
After starting the season ranked and with high hopes, Ohio State has fallen by the wayside since entering conference play. The Buckeyes are on a 3-game losing streak, the last of which was a 65-60 loss on Thursday to Wisconsin as 7.5-point favorites. This came after 2 losses of at least 9 points against Indiana and Illinois in its previous 2 games.
Michigan has not had a markedly better season then the Buckeyes, but comes in after trouncing Northwestern by 17 points on Thursday. The 68-51 road win kept the Wolverines above .500 in conference and snapped a 2-game losing streak (by by 22 points to Penn State and 5 to Purdue).
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