Ohio State-Minnesota Preview

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Williams Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Gophers listed as 4-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Ohio State was outplayed in the second half and held on for a hard-fought 68-65 victory over Iowa on Wednesday. Ohio State could not cover the 8-point spread, while the game’s 133 points sailed OVER the posted total of 117.
Jon Diebler led Ohio State with a game-high 27 points, and William Buford added 16 in the win.
Minnesota was defeated 70-58 by Michigan State on Wednesday, as slight 1.5-point underdogs at home. That game’s 128 points went UNDER the posted total of 141.
Al Nolen had 14 points for Minnesota, and Lawrence Westbrook netted 11 in the loss.
Team records:
Ohio State: 10-1 SU, 4-4 ATS
Minnesota: 12-1 SU, 5-3 ATS
Ohio State most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Michigan State are 9-1
After playing Iowa are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Iowa are 5-5
After playing Michigan State are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Ohio State is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games
Ohio State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Ohio State is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State’s last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ohio State
Minnesota is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Ohio State
Next up:
Ohio State at Michigan State, Tuesday, January 6
Minnesota at Iowa, Thursday, January 8

 

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