Play: Ohio State +2.5 -110
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Reasoning: The Buckeyes have won seven of the last eight meetings and have covered in six of those games. They more than doubled the 7.5.-point spread vs. Illinois their last time out after switching to a man-to-man defense for the first time this season. Ohio State will face a Minnesota team that lost by 12 in its last contest when catching four points at Maryland. The Buckeyes have a terrific backcourt in freshman D'Angelo Russell and Shannon Scott and they have shot better than 50 percent in 10 of 15 tilts. They are shooting 52.4% overall and 40.7% from behind the arc and they are outscoring opponents by 23.9 ppg. The Golden Gophers don't shoot as well, are below average in perimeter defense, are atrocious at the line (64.9%) and they get outrebounded and turn the ball over. Ohio State outrebounds opponents by five per game and it averages 9.3 steals.
Record: 239-186-8 (56.2%)
Bankroll: +110.01%
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