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Get ready for a 2021 Big Ten Tournament battle as the No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will face off at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Minnesota is 14-14 on the season and is the No. 13 seed, while the Buckeyes are 18-8 and enter as the No. 5 seed. Ohio State has won and covered in six of the last 10 head-to-head matchups with Minnesota.

However, the Golden Gophers dominated when the teams met on Jan. 3, winning 77-60 as one-point home favorites. The Buckeyes are favored by 11 points in the latest Ohio State vs. Minnesota odds from William Hill Sportsbook and the over-under is set at 145. Before entering any Minnesota vs. Ohio State picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of over $2,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. It has also returned over $400 on all top-rated college basketball picks this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Ohio State vs. Minnesota. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Minnesota vs. Ohio State:

  • Ohio State vs. Minnesota spread: Ohio State -11
  • Ohio State vs. Minnesota over-under: 145 points
  • Ohio State vs. Minnesota money line: Ohio State -700, Minnesota +475

What you need to know about Ohio State

OSU was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as it fell 73-68 to the Illinois Fighting Illini. Forward E.J. Liddell (19 points) was the top scorer for OSU and Liddell is now averaging 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the season.

Ohio State has struggled defensively during its current four-game losing streak, allowing opponents to shoot 50.0 percent from the floor during that span. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes have shot just 18-of-60 from the 3-point line in their last three games and they'll need to have a better shooting night against a Minnesota defense that has been susceptible to getting beat from beyond the arc.

What you need to know about Minnesota

Meanwhile, Minnesota advanced in the 2021 Big Ten Tournament after a successful outing on Wednesday, managing a 51-46 win over the Northwestern Wildcats. The top scorer for Minnesota was guard Tre' Williams (14 points) and Marcus Carr also had 10 points, six assists and five rebounds in the low-scoring affair.

Carr is averaging 19.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game this season and his ability to create for himself and teammates makes Minnesota a tough out despite the team ending the regular season on a seven-game losing streak. However, as a streaky shooter (32.4 percent from the 3-point line), Carr will have to get hot with Minnesota needing to win the tournament to make The Big Dance.

How to make Minnesota vs. Ohio State picks

The model has simulated Ohio State vs. Minnesota 10,000 times and the results are in. It is is leaning under on the total and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Ohio State vs. Minnesota? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the Minnesota vs. Ohio State spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college basketball picks.