Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
An old college basketball rivalry is finally meaningful again on Sunday when the #8 Indiana Hoosiers hit the road to take on the #5 Ohio State Buckeyes (15-3).
It has been a while since both teams were relevant in the rankings when this meeting comes around, and it is refreshing for the matchup to have such importance.
Indiana has played very well this season, but their 4-1 record on the road doesn’t stack up to the stellar 13-0 mark that the Buckeyes have amassed at home.
Ohio State is a 13-point favorite here and has actually been bet up from a -12 opener despite wager-tracking websites showing that the Hoosiers are actually receiving 60% of the support on the spread odds.
The total sits at 143.5 and these two teams have combined to go over the number in 16 of their 25 lined games this year.
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The Hoosiers pulled a 74-70 upset at home as 5-point underdogs earlier this season to break a 6-game winning streak by Ohio State, and it was the first time Indiana had covered the point spread in 7 head-to-head meetings between these rivals.
The over has been a winner in 6 of the last 8 matchups between these schools, including 3 straight heading into this 4:30 PM ET clash.
Ohio State has lost outright in 2 of their last 4 games despite being favored by 5 or more in both defeats.
They are fresh off a loss at Illinois at 8.5-point favorites, and their games have gone under the total in 2 of 3 recently. Indiana is also coming off a loss as large favorites as they fell at home to Minnesota despite being -9.5 on the odds.
The Hoosiers have gone over the total in 6 straight lined games.
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