Minnesota began this month with upset victories against Northwestern and Iowa. Since then, the Gophers lost by one point in overtime to USC, suffered a 3-point loss to Wisconsin when the Badgers hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer, and covered against Illinois in a 10-point loss this past Saturday. Minnesota has come close and is good enough to hang with Ohio State on the road. The Buckeyes don't have a signature win on their resume. Minnesota actually has two wins more than Ohio State, with victories over Indiana and Iowa. The Gophers match up physically well against the Buckeyes, who have a small backcourt. Minnesota doesn't have much depth, but neither does Ohio State. Minnesota ranks 24th defensively, allowing an average of 64.3 points a game. Ohio State is 98th defensively, giving up an average of 72.1 points per game, and has failed to cover in six of its last nine games. Take Minnesota.
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Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the +8 ATS. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 77.0 to 67.3 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Ohio State
6:30 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Ohio State Buckeyes on the -5 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 72.3 to 70.1 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Ohio State at Minnesota
9:00 PM Eastern
Ohio State has lost two of its first three Big Ten battles after losing at home to Michigan State as a favorite, 69-62. The Buckeyes shot 69.6% from the charity stripe. They missed five (68.8%) freebies versus the Spartans while shooting 36.7% as a team from the field and 16 turnovers. Minnesota shoots 44.7% from the field, led by 6-11 senior Dawson Garcia (19.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg). The defense is third in the Big Ten, allowing 65.1 points per game while leading the conference in blocks (5.4 per contest). These teams met once last season at Williams Arena, and Minnesota won 88-79. The Gophers shot 50% from the field and made 10 more free throws. Play Minnesota.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 71% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the -3 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 73.0 to 70.7 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Ohio State winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the +13 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 79.3 to 67.0 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Minnesota Golden Gophers on the +14.5 ATS. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ohio State would win by a score of 78.7 to 61.0 with Ohio State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Ohio State
6:30 PM Eastern
Minnesota sailed OVER by 30.5 points while losing in overtime 81-79 to Nebraska, which shot 51 percent on Saturday. Ohio State has gone OVER eight of 10, including an 80-73 loss at Maryland on Sunday, and it went OVER by 16.5 points. The Buckeyes are averaging 79.7 points and allowing 65.9 this season while shooting 48.9 percent overall and 38.4 percent from 3-point range. Ohio State has four scorers averaging double figures led by Brice Sensabaugh with 16.7 per game. The Golden Gophers are 5-1 OVER following an ATS win and the Buckeyes have gone OVER five of seven after a loss and they are 4-0 OVER their past four home games. Play the OVER.
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