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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena will be treated to a game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -4.5-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 161.5.
Iowa was a 84-78 winner in their most recent outing at home against Spartans. They failed to cover the -9-point spread as favorites.
Ohio State won its last outing, a 79-62 result against Spartans on January 31. They covered in that game as a -6-point favorite.
Ohio State:
Team record: 14-4 SU,10-7-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Iowa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games when playing Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 13-4 SU,10-7 ATS
Iowa is 18-6-1 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Iowa is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Iowa's last 13 games at home
Next up:
Ohio State at Maryland Monday, February 8
Iowa at Indiana Sunday, February 7