The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan State Spartans meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Breslin Center.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have won eight of its last 10 games. The Ohio State Buckeyes are averaging 78.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 69.6 points on 42 percent shooting. EJ Liddell is averaging 15.3 points and 6.9 rebounds while Duane Washington Jr. is averaging 14.5 points and 2.8 rebounds. Justice Sueing is the third double-digit scorer and CJ Walker is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Ohio State Buckeyes are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Ohio State Buckeyes are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.
The Michigan State Spartans have split its last eight games. The Michigan State Spartans are averaging 71.3 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 71.7 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Aaron Henry is averaging 14 points and 3.8 assists while Joey Hauser is averaging 12 points and 8.5 rebounds. Rocket Watts is dishing 3.6 assists and Joshua Langford is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Michigan State Spartans are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan State Spartans are allowing 31.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The Buckeyes are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Spartans are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games and 4-14 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The over is 4-0-1 in Buckeyes last 5 overall. The under is 6-1 in Spartans last 7 overall. The home team is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have given us no reason to bet against them in a spot like this, as they’ve proven they can win anywhere and are 7-3-1 against the spread in non home games. The Michigan State Spartans lose its last five games by an average of 4.4 points and are 3-9 against the spread at home this season. I need more points to consider MSU. Give me the Buckeyes and the reasonable chalk.