Ohio State basketball vs. Michigan preview, prediction, and odds

Ohio State and Michigan are set to face off in a top-five matchup Sunday. As usual, we’ve got your preview and prediction to get you ready.

Key Player For Ohio State

Forward, Kyle Young – If ever Ohio State needed Young to come up huge, it’s in this game. E.J. Liddell will more than likely be checked by the 7-foot, 2-inch Dickinson, and I expect the Buckeyes to try and get him out of the lane on defense. That means Young will draw a shorter player and might be asked to isolate and go to work if Liddell can’t get things going down in the post. We know Young is going to bring all he has, and if he’s active in and around the lane, Ohio State has a chance.

Key Player to Know for Michigan

Forward, Isaiah Livers – Livers has been around the program and does everything for this team. He’s not the leading scorer, but he’s close, just behind Dickinson. He’s a physical guy that can get to the rim or pull up as the team’s biggest 3-point threat. He’s the heart and soul of this Michigan team and Ohio State has to find some way to neutralize his all-around floor game.

NEXT … The prediction