Michigan State vs. Ohio State Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 25

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Sunday's contest between the Michigan State Spartans (17-10, 9-7 Big Ten) and Ohio State Buckeyes (15-12, 5-11 Big Ten) squaring off at Jack Breslin Students Events Center has a projected final score of 76-67 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Michigan State, who is listed as the favorite by our model. The game will begin at 4:00 PM ET ET on February 25. Based on our computer prediction, Ohio State is a good bet to cover the point spread, which currently sits at 9.5. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 137.5 total.

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Michigan State vs. Ohio State Odds

Michigan State vs Ohio State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Michigan State -9.5 137.5 -115 -105 -520 +385

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Michigan State vs. Ohio State Prediction

  • Prediction: Michigan State 76, Ohio State 67

Michigan State Betting Info

  • Against the spread, in conference action, the Spartans are 8-8-0 this season.
  • This season, seven of the Spartans' 16 Big Ten games have hit the over.
  • This season, the Spartans have been moneyline favorites 20 times and won 14, or 70%, of those games.
  • This season, Michigan State has won eight of its nine games, or 88.9%, when favored by at least -520 on the moneyline.
  • The Spartans and their opponents have gone over 137.5 combined points in 18 of 27 games this season.
  • Michigan State has an average total of 141.3 in its contests this year, 3.8 more points than this matchup's over/under.

Michigan State's Top Players

Spartans Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Tyson Walker 26 18.3 2.7 3 1.9 0.1 1.9
Malik Hall 27 12.8 5.3 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.6
A.J Hoggard 27 11.3 3.1 5.1 1.4 0.3 0.7
Jaden 27 11 3.7 1.3 1.1 0.3 2
Tre Holloman 27 5.6 1.5 2.7 0.6 0.2 1

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Ohio State Betting Info

  • The Buckeyes are 5-11-0 against the spread in Big Ten games this season.
  • This year, nine of the Buckeyes' 16 Big Ten games have gone over the point total.
  • The Buckeyes have won in three of the 10 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Ohio State has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +385.
  • The Buckeyes have combined with their opponents to score more than 137.5 points in 20 of 27 games this season.
  • The average over/under for Ohio State's contests this season is 144.9, 7.4 more points than this game's point total.

Ohio State's Top Players

Buckeyes Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Bruce Thornton 27 16.4 3.3 4.2 1.3 0 1.7
Jamison Battle 27 14.2 5.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 2.7
Roddy Gayle Jr. 27 13.7 4.3 3.2 0.8 0 0.9
Zed Key 27 7.2 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.1
Felix Okpara 26 5.9 6.2 0.5 0.3 2.3 0

Michigan State vs. Ohio State Scoring Insights

  • The 75 points the Spartans average are just 4.6 more than the Buckeyes concede.
  • Michigan State is 13-5 versus the spread and 15-3 overall when scoring more than 70.4.
  • Ohio State is 7-9 against the spread and has a 12-5 record overall when giving up fewer than 75 points.
  • The Buckeyes' 74.6 points per game are 8.4 more than the Spartans allow.
  • Ohio State has a 9-11 ATS record and 15-6 overall record when putting up over 66.2 points.
  • Michigan State has an ATS record of 13-7 (and is 15-5 overall) when allowing less than 74.6 points.
  • The Spartans have 238 more points than their opponents this season (8.8 per game), and the Buckeyes have 113 more than their opponents (4.2 per game).

Michigan State vs. Ohio State Rankings

Michigan State Rank Michigan State AVG Ohio State AVG Ohio State Rank
143rd 75 Points Scored 74.6 155th
35th 66.2 Points Allowed 70.4 135th
242nd 34.5 Rebounds 36.1 143rd
213th 8.4 Off. Rebounds 9.3 125th
260th 6.6 3pt Made 7.1 210th
19th 17 Assists 13.4 153rd
25th 9.3 Turnovers 9.5 35th

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