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Ohio State at Iowa 2020 basketball preview, prediction, and odds

Ohio State hits the road to take on a very good Iowa team. Here’s a preview, prediction, and odds for the Big Ten matchup.

Records

Ohio State 17-8 (7-7), Purdue 18-8 (9-6)

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Thursday, February 20
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA
Network: ESPN

The Ohio State basketball team seems to have righted the ship a bit after having an issue keeping up with any New Year’s Resolutions in January. After winning five of the last six, it now hits the road to take on a very talented Iowa team that likes to get up and down the court.

It’s another road game in the Big Ten, and getting a win away from home hasn’t been easy for anyone in the league. It’ll be no different here. The Buckeyes must bring their best game to have any shot of pulling off what would be considered an upset.

A win would be huge and would get Ohio State over .500 in the league for the first time since early December. A loss, and there’s still some work to do in a very difficult conference.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 2:00 p.m. ET. 

Next … The Ohio State game plan

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Ohio State vs. Rutgers 2019 basketball preview and prediction

Ohio State comes back home to host a Rutgers team that’s having a whale of a season. Here’s a preview, prediction, and odds for the game.

Have you ever seen a season with so much inconsistency as what we are witnessing with this Ohio State basketball team? There are some really, really good wins in there, but also some stinkers in which the team failed to show up.

Now Ohio State hosts a Rutgers team that it’s looking up at in the standings, but one that it really needs to beat at home. The Scarlet Knights have been a far different team on the road, winning just one time at Nebraska, and losing its other five. But they’ve all been close.

A win by the Buckeyes would get them back to just one game under .500, while a loss would probably put this team pretty close to the bubble with time running out before the postseason.

It’s life in the big, bad Big Ten.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 9:00 a.m. ET. 

Records

Ohio State 15-8, (5-7), Rutgers 17-7, (8-5)

All-time series record

7-3 Ohio State leads

Last meeting

Ohio State won 76-62 last season at home on February 2

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Wednesday, February 12
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
Network: BTN

Next … The Ohio State Game Plan

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Ohio State at Wisconsin: 3 Keys to a Buckeye victory

Ohio State is traveling to Madison to try and win another Big Ten road game, but it won’t be easy. Here are three keys to victory.

It’s time for another war of attrition known as life on the road in the Big, bad Big Ten. Ohio State has bucked the trend this year somewhat by losing two games at home, yet finding a way to get a couple of rare wins on the road in the league.

Now it must try and do it again, against a team that’s very difficult to play against because of the methodical and physical nature of what it stands for.

It’s a chance to get back to .500 in the league, but it won’t be easy. The Badgers rarely drop a game in conference play at home, even in years when they aren’t competing for an upper-echelon finish in the Big Ten.

Will Ohio State show that it really has turned things back around, or will this be a set back on the way to postseason positioning?

Here are three keys to victory

Next … Patience is a virtue against the Badgers

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Ohio State basketball beats Michigan: Three things we learned

Ohio State went on the road and got a big win against Michigan. Here are three things we learned after the victory.

Boy has it been a yo-yo season for the Ohio State basketball team. It started out white-hot, winning its first nine games, and eleven of the first twelve. Then the proverbial wheels fell off when the calendar flipped to 2020. The Buckeyes went on to lose six of seven, falling out of the top 25 rankings and sitting at the bottom of the league.

Now, OSU seems to have found its early in the season form, winning three straight — two of them on the road to turn the ship back out into open water. The last of those a really good victory in Ann Arbor against arch-rival Michigan.

And that’s where we pick things up. Here are three things we learned from Ohio State’s 61-58 victory over That Team Up North.

Next … A trend worth noting

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Ohio State vs. Michigan 2019 basketball game preview and prediction

Ohio State hits the road again, this time to take on arch-rival Michigan. We’ve got the preview and prediction of what’s going to happen.

Okay, it’s about to get real as things get close to heading down the home stretch here in college basketball. Ohio State is still looking to get its dancing shoes on, but there’s still work to do. Right now the Buckeyes are solidly in the field, but a less than stellar finish could have them on the outside looking in.

And don’t look now, but staring OSU right in the face is a game against a Michigan team that’s had a season paralleling its own. The Wolverines raced out to a great start and were once in the top five of the country, but fell into a bit of a downward spiral just like Ohio State.

Now the two are set to match up for their only regular-season meeting of the year. The winner continues to add to its resume, but the loser might be looking for more answers on the schedule to bolster the chances of remaining off the proverbial bubble.

How will it all play out?

Records

Ohio State 14-7, (4-6), Michigan 13-8, (4-6)

All-time series record

75-52-1 Ohio State leads

Last meeting

Michigan won 65-49 last season on January 29

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Tuesday, February 4
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI
Network: ESPN2

Next … The Ohio State Game Plan

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Chris Holtmann reinstates Ohio State guards Luther Muhammad and Duane Washington

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann confirmed the reinstatement of guards Luther Muhammad and Duane Washington for Penn State Saturday.

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann has decided to reinstate starting guards Luther Muhammad and Duane Washington Jr. The two were suspended for “a failure to meet program standards and expectations” just prior to the Nebraska game.

Since then, details of the reasoning behind the suspension remain unclear, but Holtmann left it open to a game-by-game decision going forward. It now appears as though the two have conducted themselves appropriately enough to now be back in the lineup for the game at Penn State Saturday.

When asked about the status of both in an appearance with the media today, Holtmann was very matter-of-fact.

“Yeah, they’re expected to play,” Holtmann told reporters.

When pressed on what they accomplished that allowed them to be reinstated, Holmann said he believed the one-game suspension was always going to be the case.

“You know, it was always in my mind probably going to be a one-game suspension, and I just kind of wanted to think through it a little bit more to be honest with you,” said Holtmann. “You know have a little bit of additional conversation. That was always my intent.”

The Ohio State team played well without them against Nebraska in an 80-68 score that wasn’t even as close as that would appear. However, with the Buckeyes faced with going on the road against a quality Penn State team that will be looking for revenge, they could use both guards available and at the top of their game.

The game against the Nittany Lions is set to tip-off at Noon Saturday.

Ohio State vs. Minnesota 2019 basketball game preview and prediction

The Ohio State basketball team is traveling to the Twin Cities to take on Minnesota. Here’s how we expect it all to go down Sunday.

The Ohio State basketball team is all set to travel on the road for the first time in the Big Ten. We all know how tough it is to win away from home in this conference, but this team seems to be on a roll.

Meanwhile, Minnesota has struggled early on in 2019 and will be looking for a huge upset to jump start an upwards trend. It’s the last conference game in a bit of a wacky schedule philosophy we’ve seen since the league went to 22 conference games. After this quick two-game dive into the Big Ten, the conference then steps back outside of the league until after the New Year.

Let’s dive into the numbers and get to the preview and prediction of what’s going to take place in “The Barn” in Minneapolis.

Records

Ohio State 9-0, (1-0)  Minnesota 4-5, (0-1)

All-time series record

Ohio State leads 87-57

Last meeting

Ohio State won 79-59 on Dec. 2 last year

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Sunday, December 15
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN
Network: BTN

Next … The Ohio State Game Plan

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Ohio State basketball beats North Carolina: 3 Things we learned

Ohio State rolled into Chapel Hill and put on a display that’s going to turn heads. Here’s three things we learned.

There’s no doubt Ohio State thought it had its toughest test of the year in 2019 Wednesday night. It traveled to play one of the blue bloods in the sport in a hostile environment against a very athletic team.

North Carolina might still be trying to find itself a little bit early on in the year, but it was still a good test to go against a team that offers so many challenges across the board.

In the end, it was a great resume building blowout win of a Power five basketball power, and one that went a totally different direction than anyone thought. It was blowout city — a 74-49 victory.

Here’s three things we learned.

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Ohio State basketball beats Stetson: 3 Things we learned

Ohio State decimated an overmatched Stetson squad. Here’s three things we learned from the action.

It wasn’t expected to be much of a test, but some of these early non-conference games are invaluable opportunities to get some of the young guys playing time. It also provides a chance to further cement roles and the culture of a team still trying to figure itself out.

Ohio State did that and then some Monday night against Stetson, winning easily and thoroughly by a score of 86-51. There will ultimately be bigger fish to fry for this Buckeye squad, but there’s still plenty to learn and observe anytime the bright lights go on.

As we do after every Ohio State basketball game, we give you three things that stood out.

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