Michigan vs Ohio State Prediction

Michigan vs Ohio State Game Information

What:	Michigan vs Ohio State 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks
When:	Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 1:00 EST/10:00 PST
Where:	Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Michigan vs Ohio State Line:	Ohio State -1.5
Total:	149.5
TV:	CBS

Michigan vs Ohio State Preview

No. 20 Michigan (19-5, 11-2 in Big Ten) heads to the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Sunday to face Ohio State (16-10, 7-7 in Big Ten) in a Big Ten Conference brouhaha. In their last 5 games, the Wolverines are 5-0, beating Penn State by 4 (76-72), Rutgers by 3 (66-63), Oregon by 4 (80-76), Indiana by 3 (70-87), and Purdue by 2 (75-73), Five close games (2- to 4-point range) and they won them all. In their last 5 games, the Buckeyes are 3-2, winning at Penn State by 19 (83-64), losing at Illinois by 8 (87-79), topping Maryland by 3 (73-70), losing at Nebraska by 8 (79-71), then beating Washington by 24 (93-69).

 

 

 

Futures Book Look: Online sportsbook DraftKings currently has Michigan priced at 45/1 to capture the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with Ohio State at 150/1. Duke (4/1), Auburn (+425), Alabama (+850), Houston (10/1), Florida (11/1), Iowa State (15/1). Tennessee (17/1), Purdue (30/1) and St. John’s (30/1) are the other top Favorites to win the NCAAB championship. The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off on March 19-20 with the First Four with the First Round starting on March 21-22. The Final Four will be on Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with the Championship Game on Monday, April 7.

Michigan Riding an 8-Game ATS Losing Streak Here

Michigan (11-13-0 ATS, 13-11-0 O/U) comes in on a 5-game Win Streak beating some formidable foes. The Wolverines (-102 Moneyline) are led by C Vladislav Goldin (15.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG), G Tre Donaldson (12.9 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.2 APG), C Danny Wolf (12.8 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3.6 APG), Roddy Gayle Jr. (10.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.8 APG), G Nimari Burnett (10.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG), F Will Tschetter (6.8 PPG, 2.4 RPG) and F Sam Walters (5.0 RPG). The Wolverines are averaging 81.4 PPG (#33) while allowing 70.5 PPG and average 38.0 RPG (#78) and 16.9 APG (Tied-#30). Michigan has Quality Wins against Xavier, Wisconsin, Iowa, Rutgers, Indiana, and Purdue as well as against all 4 of the Big Ten’s 4 new teams who left the Pac-12, USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington.

Michigan Betting Trends

• Michigan is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Under is 4-1-0 in the last 5 Wolverines games 
• The Wolverines are 0-8-0 ATS in their last 8 games
• Michigan is 4-9-0 ATS in Big Ten (Lost 8 consecutive)
• The Wolverines are a perfect 12-0 SU at Home (5-2 on Road)

Ohio State Heads in Unranked Home Favorite

Once again, we see Ohio State (15-10-0 ATS, 12-13-0 O/U) in the role as an Unranked Home Favorite and this team has gone from the Last Four Byes category in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology on ESPN to a projected No. 9 seed. The Buckeyes (-118 Moneyline) are led by G Bruce Thornton (17.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 4.3 APG), F Devin Royal (13.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG), G John Mobley Jr. (13.4 PPG, 2.3 APG), G Micah Parrish (12.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG), G Meechie Johnson Jr. (9.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.7 APG), F Aaron Bradshaw (6.8 PPG, 2.9 RPG), F Sean Stewart (5.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG), and G Ques Glover (4.6 PPG). Ohio State did a good job in theTransfer Portal getting Johnson (South Carolina), Bradshaw (Kentucky), and Parrish (San Diego State). The Buckeyes average 79.8 PPG (#52) while allowing 71.8 PPG and average 13.3 APG (#249) and 34.8 RPG (#260).

Ohio State Betting Trends

• Ohio State is 5-5-0 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Over/Under is also 5-5-0 in the last 10 Buckeyes games
• The team who has won has also covered ATS in 9 of the last 10 OSU games
• Ohio State is 5-2-0 ATS in its last 7 games (Lost last one to ILLINI)
• The Buckeyes are 9-4 SU at Home in Columbus

Michigan vs Ohio State Prediction

In the last 10 series meetings, both teams have gone 5-5 SU and 5-5-0 ATS with Michigan going 3-1-0 ATS the last 4 meetings and the Home team also going 5-5 SU. The Under is 6-3-1 over that span, winning 4 of the last 6 meetings with one Over and one Push. This Michigan vs Ohio State NCAAB pick will bank on 2 Trends, the Unranked Home Favorite phenomena—although it didn’t work out in the Buckeyes last against Maryland —and this 8-game Losing Streak to the betting number by the Wolverines. 

Kevin’s Prediction: Ohio State -1.5

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