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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 Friday when they battle at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -5-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 157.
Last time out for Iowa, they were a 74-68 loser as they battled Hoosiers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Ohio State was a 87-75 loser at home against Fighting Illini. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
Ohio State:
Team record: 12-8 SU,6-14 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 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
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ohio State's last 9 games when playing on the road against Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 12-9 SU,9-12 ATS
Iowa is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Iowa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Iowa's last 25 games at home
Next up:
Ohio State home to Indiana Tuesday, February 6
Iowa at Penn State Thursday, February 8