Ohio State vs. Minnesota Big Ten Tournament basketball preview, prediction, and odds

Ohio State will play Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. We’ve got your preview and score prediction to get you ready.

How It’ll All Go Down

Ohio State is a reeling ball club that’s looking to notch its first win in five games to get some momentum back. Minnesota will play hard and with a lot of energy at first as it plays for its postseason life. However, OSU will be the fresher and healthier team in this one and pull away with a much better effort at the end of the game. OSU gets back in the win column and moves on to face Purdue on Friday.

Final Score

Ohio State 71, Minnesota 60

Line

Ohio State -10

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