Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/15/2022

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Minnesota +12.5, OSU -12.5; Over/Under:  140 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Minnesota +12.5, OSU -12.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Minnesota +12.5, OSU -12.5; Over/Under:  140.5 points

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  12-10 (12th place, Big Ten)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  15-6 (5th place, Big Ten)

 

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Minnesota Golden Gophers:  1-4 last 5

Ohio State Buckeyes:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Minnesota is coming into this game with a 12-10 record overall and they are 3-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-10 in their conference games this season. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 5 game losing streak that they were on. Their 5 losses in that span were against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Wisconsin Badgers, the Purdue Boilermakers, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers while their win came against the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game. Eric Curry led the team in points in that game with 22 while Payton Willis was next on the team with 18 points. Willis led the team in assists in that game with 10 and he also led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 48.3% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 92.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 PPG against them. Minnesota has an ATS record of 11-11 this season and their O/U record is 13-9.

 

 

OSU is coming into this game with a 15-6 record overall and they are 10-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 13th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 8-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights while their 2 wins in that span came against the Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan Wolverines in their last game. EJ Liddell led the team in points in that game with 28 while Cedric Russell was next on the team off the bench with 12 points. Kyle Young led the team in assists in that game with 2 while Eugene Brown III led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 50% from the field, 36.4% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 74.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 PPG against them. OSU has an ATS record of 11-10 this season and their O/U record is 13-8.

 

Minnesota is coming into this game losing 5 of their last 6 games and they have recently hit an all new low for their team this season. They are coming off of a win in their last game that snapped a 5 game losing streak but prior to that win they had handed Nebraska their first conference win of the season. Minnesota bounced back at home against PSU in their next game but now they have to go on the road and take on a ranked OSU team that is unbeaten at home this season with a 10-0 record. OSU has won 2 of their last 3 games, both by double digits, and they have already beaten Minnesota this season by double digits on the road. OSU cannot lose games like this if they want to end up in the tournament in March and they should be motivated to win another game at home against a bad Minnesota team. OSU should win this game at home by double digits again.

 

Minnesota Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 15, 2022 (8:30 pm ET start time) is OSU 79 Minnesota 64.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers: 11-19 ATS in road games. 5-10 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite. 10-3 OVER as an underdog. 

Ohio State Buckeyes: 23-14 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 25-16 ATS in all home games. 13-8 OVER in all games.

 

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  W. Ramberg (G) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. I. Ihnen (F) out for season - Knee injury. P. Fox (F) out for season - Knee injury.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  M. Johnson Jr. (G) Ques Tuesday - Undisclosed injury. S. Towns (F) Late Feb - Back injury. J. Sueing (F) Out indefinitely - Abdominal injury.

 

 

"This league is really good." - Ben Johnson after his team’s loss against Iowa.

 

 

“Obviously, it’s a great road win. We have tremendous respect for this team we played. They are really good. I think it was certainly a collective effort from a lot of guys. We responded from a gut punch the other night.” - Chris Holtmann on his team’s win against Michigan.

 

 

 

J. Battle 

E. Curry 

L. Loewe 

E. Stephens 

P. Willis

 

J. Ahrens 

M. Branham 

Z. Key 

E. Liddell 

J. Wheeler

 

 

PPG: J. Battle (16.7)

APG: P. Willis (4.5)

Reb/G: J. Battle (6.4)

 

PPG: E. Liddell (20.1)

APG: J. Wheeler (3.5)

Reb/G: E. Liddell (7.5)

 

Coaches:

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Ben Johnson (1st season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (5th season)