Ohio State vs Michigan Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Ohio State vs Michigan preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Sunday, February 5

Ohio State vs Michigan prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Sunday, February 5


Ohio State vs Michigan How To Watch

Date: Sunday, February 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Ohio State (11-11), Michigan (12-10)
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Why Ohio State Will Win

The Buckeyes have to start hitting from three early on.

They’ve been struggling lately overall – to be nice about it – partly because they can’t overcome a lack of good shooting from the outside by manufacturing points on the move. They just don’t take the ball away enough and they just don’t do anything on the fast break.

Michigan doesn’t force takeaways and it’s even worse at running up the floor to generate transition points. It’s also mediocre from three.

No, threes don’t mean everything, but the O makes them when it takes them. Ohio State is 10-2 when it hits 46% or better from three and 1-9 when it doesn’t.

That’s a problem, because …

Why Michigan Will Win

Kentucky, Arizona State, Virginia. Those are the three teams that were able to connect on 46% or better from the outside against the Wolverines.

It’s not quite that easy, though. They’re 0-8 when allowing teams to hit 35% or better from three, but overall the defense is solid at getting out on the three point shooters.

Ohio State isn’t one dimensional – it’s hitting 46% overall from the field – but take away that outside element and things change.

Michigan might not have the normal scoring pop, but it has the ability to hang with the Buckeyes on the boards, it’s not going to give up easy points with turnovers, and …

What’s Going To Happen

Ohio State is scuffling.

Michigan might not be playing all that well, but it’s at least solid at home. Ohio State is having a hard time on the road going 1-6 in true road games.

It’s Ohio State vs Michigan. The intensity will be there – duh – and there will be a few mood and momentum swings, but the Michigan defense will be just a wee bit stronger overall and being +5ish in turnover margin will matter.

Ohio State vs Michigan Prediction, Line

Michigan 68, Ohio State 64
Line: Michigan -3, o/u: 145.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Must See Ranking: 3
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Ohio State vs Michigan Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

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Ohio State vs Michigan prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 12


Ohio State vs Michigan How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 12
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Ohio State (14-6), Michigan (13-9)
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Why Ohio State Will Win

Even when Ohio State is losing, it’s shooting well and it’s hitting its threes.

This is sort of new. The Buckeyes had a disastrous mini-stretch from the outside hitting 6-of-31 against Penn State and Wisconsin, but they bounced back and now they’re back on.

Get hot from the outside and Michigan is in trouble.

The Wolverines don’t take threes and work inside, but the Ohio State defense is good enough on the inside to hold up and could take over the style of the game fast if it’s able to go on any sort of run.

It would take just a few threes to do that. Michigan is 1-4 against teams that make 40% or better from the outside. Ohio State has done that nine times.

However …

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Why Michigan Will Win

Can Ohio State rebound with the Wolverines?

How has Michigan turned its season around with wins in six of the last eight games and in three of the last four? Offensive rebounds.

No, this isn’t a dominant shooting team, and it has to grind for points without any consistency, but it’s able to make up for a slew of problems with a ton of offensive boards.

They’ve come up with 11 or more offensive rebounds in four of the last five games and should be able to beat the Buckeyes on the boards. As long as the inside game is there and the second chance points are coming there shouldn’t be too much of an issue because …

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What’s Going To Happen

Ohio State is awful on the road.

It’s 10-0 at home and 4-6 when it’s not going 1-4 in its last five on the road.

It has the ability to crank up the offense in chunks, and it was able to push Purdue in a loss, but Michigan has won its last five at home including a blowout win over Purdue.

It’s not going to shoot the lights out like it did against the Boilermakers, but it’ll keep the momentum going.

Ohio State vs Michigan Prediction, Lines

Michigan 72, Ohio State 67
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

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Ohio State vs Michigan prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, November 27


Ohio State vs Michigan How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 27
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Ohio State (10-1), Michigan (10-1)
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Why Ohio State Will Win

The offense is doing just fine.

It was a just a wee bit overblown – Michigan State came into the game with the nation’s worst pass defense – but Ohio State and the No. 1 offense in America did what it was supposed to do against a team it’s supposed to rock.

That 56-7 win over the Spartans was performance art.

Ohio State’s has NFL wide receivers doing NFL wide receiver things, it has an elite O line, an NFL RB in TreVeon Henderson, and a QB in CJ Stroud that just needed a little time and experience, and now he’s in total command of the attack.

Michigan is very, very good. It doesn’t have this talent.

For the Wolverines to pull this off, they’re going to need a ton of Ohio State mistakes, and those aren’t coming. Stroud has been careful with the ball, the O has turned it over just nine times on the year, and it’s all clicking with 52 points or more in six of the last eight games.

However …

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Why Michigan Will Win

Michigan plays defense.

So does Purdue and it was obliterated by the Buckeyes, but Penn State and Nebraska were each able to keep the high-powered Buckeye attack from going ballistic.

To make this more than just interesting, Michigan has to run the ball.

Minnesota rumbled over the Buckeye D in the season opener, and it was able to move well and make it a fight.

Oregon ran for 269 yards and won. Just about everyone else on the slate either couldn’t run, or in the case of Michigan State, got down so fast that there was no point in going to the ground game.

It’s not like Ohio State has had to deal with a Wisconsin-like ground game over the last nine outings.

Michigan’s rushing attack has slowed over the last month, but the passing game has been able to make up for it. In this, the secondary that’s eighth in the nation in pass D just has to hold on early and not let this get out of hand.

Then the excellent Wolverine O line has to take care of pound away, slow this thing down a bit, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

This won’t be a total wipeout.

Yes, Jim Harbaugh can’t beat Ohio State. Almost no one can lately, at least on a regular basis.

Yes, this is the game Michigan always loses, and mostly does so in embarrassing fashion.

Yes, Ohio State is really that good, but the pieces are there on the Wolverines to do what Nebraska and Penn State did in and keep this close into the fourth quarter.

The pressure is off. Michigan is supposed to not only lose, but get blown out, while Ohio State is, apparently, is already in the College Football Playoff.

Yes, Ohio State will win this, the Big Ten championship, and it will go to the College Football Playoff, but Michigan will be more than just a speed bump along the way.

It’ll be tight early, and then Stroud and the passing game will open it up with two big scoring drives to finally breathe easier.

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Ohio State vs Michigan Prediction, Lines

Ohio State 37, Michigan 27
Line: Ohio State -8.5, o/u: 64.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 5

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