Minnesota vs Ohio St. Betting!
Both Minnesota and Ohio State have lost 3 of their last 4 games and their last one. The Buckeyes 3 losses have come against ranked teams and they are favored to get back on track tonight with a W. Minnesota has 18 wins, but they are at 6-7 in Big 10 play and they need a few more wins to get off the Big Dance bubble.
Venue/ Stadium: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Wednesday, February 20, 2013
NCAAB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Ohio State -5
Over/Under: 128.5
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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Preview
The Golden Gophers are only 3-5 on the road this season and they are coming off a bad 21-point loss to an unranked Iowa team. NCAAB lines have Ohio State as 5-point home favorites with a total of 128.5.
In their last games Ohio State lost to Wisconsin 71-49 and Minnesota lost to Iowa 72-51.
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On the season Minnesota is 13-10-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 8-11 and Ohio State is 12-10-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 11-11.
Luckily Minnesota is not ranked, even though they have been for much of the beginning of the season, as Ohio State is 17-0 against teams that are not ranked and only 1-8 facing ranked teams. On the other side of the coin Minnesota is 4-4 facing teams ranked in the top 25.
Both teams really struggled in the last games on both ends of the floor in their last games. For Ohio State leading scorer Deshaun Thomas (20.1 ppg) has been playing well, but he has not been given much help. 2nd leading scorer Lenzelle Smith, Jr. (10.2 ppg) is the only other Buckeyes player averaging in double figures and he has been struggling lately. He and the other players have to step up on offense and help Thomas out.
Rodney Williams ranks 2nd on the Golden Gophers in points and rebounds and he may miss this game with a shoulder injury. [ad-6571516]
Minnesota leading scorer Andre Hollins (13.7 ppg) is coming off a terrible performance in his last game and with Williams likely out he must play well tonight.
Trevor Mbakwe (9.7 ppg 8.6 rpg) is the leading rebounder for the Golden Gophers and his work on the glass tonight is key facing an OSU team that ranks 24th in the nation in rebounds per game.
In some betting trends for this Big 10 match up Minnesota is 11-3 ATS in their last 14 road games, 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 5-0 in their last 5 games.
Ohio State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, and they have an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 home games.
Jason’s Pick: OSU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Minnesota and that trend will continue. OSU will get over their last loss and spank Minnesota and cover the spread.
