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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -5.5-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 156.5.
Last time out for Iowa, they were a 68-56 winner as they battled Golden Gophers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -12.5-point favorite.
In their last action, Ohio State was a 62-41 loser at home against Spartans. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Ohio State:
Team record: 11-14 SU,8-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Ohio State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Ohio State is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 16-9 SU,14-10-1 ATS
Iowa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Iowa's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Ohio State at Purdue Sunday, February 19
Iowa at Northwestern Sunday, February 19