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

Ohio State is back in action on the hardwood tonight. Here’s our preview and prediction for the game against Minnesota on the road.

Records

Ohio State 12-4 (5-2), Minnesota 11-5 (2-5)

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date | Thursday, Jan. 27
Game Time | 8:00 p.m. EST
Venue | Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN
Network | ESPN


Ohio State gets back in action on the court as it travels on the road to face a Minnesota Golden Gophers team trying to pull itself out of a midseason swoon. The Gophers started out hot, winning its first seven games of the 2022 season, but have found wins hard to come by in Big Ten play, dropping four of the last five.

You can forgive the Buckeyes if they are a little rusty. After spending three weeks in COVID-19 protocols, they got the season going again in early January only to miss the past week again because of rising cases within the Nebraska program. So, we don’t really know how sharp OSU will be, but the body of work says the Buckeyes are the better team.

However, anytime you go on the road in the Big Ten, it’s a tough ballgame and simply escaping with a win is more than enough. Ohio State desperately needs a win to stay among the leaders in the conference if it plans on having any dreams of a Big Ten title and high NCAA Tournament seed.

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