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College Basketball picks: Ohio State at Michigan State

by Alexander Banks on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Michigan State looks to get bounce back after suffering their first conference loss at Iowa on Saturday. The Spartans will take on Ohio State team that is also coming off a Saturday road loss against Purdue. Michigan State is looking to improve on its perfect 10-0 mark at the Breslin Center this season. SBG Global reports that early NCAA Basketball betting has the public taking Michigan State at Home.

College Basketball Betting Preview
Ohio State (12-4) at Michigan State (14-2)
Tuesday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN

SBG Global Opening Line: Michigan State  - 7.5, Total 129

The Spartans are led by sophomore Raymar Morgan who leads the team in scoring at 17.6 points per game. He is second on the team with three double-doubles and has scored in double figures in 20 straight games.  Michigan State leads the all-time series with Ohio State, 59-49, including a 38-15 advantage in games played in East Lansing. Overall, the Spartans have won 19 of the last 25 games in the series but Ohio State defeated Michigan State, 63-54 in East Lansing last year. Drew Neitzel led all scorers with 24 points in that game.

SBG Global Current Line: Michigan State  - 8, Total 130 

Four different players have started all 16 games for Ohio State this season. Senior guard Jamar Butler needs five points to reach 1,000 for his career.  He leads the Big 10 in assists at just over 6 per game. Ohio State leads the Big Ten in field-goal percentage defense and freshman Kosta Koufos leads all conference freshmen in rebounding and ranks third in scoring. 

Here are the NCAA Basketball betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Buckeyes are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a loss. The Buckeyes are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the two teams. The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings and the road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings. 

The Spartans are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Spartans are 4-9-2 ATS in their last 15 Tuesday games. The Spartans are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Spartans are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Big Ten. 

The Over is 4-1 in the Buckeyes last 5 Tuesday games. The Over is 6-1 in the Spartans last 7 home games. The Under is 8-2 in the Spartans last 10 Tuesday games. The Under is 16-6-2 in the Spartans last 24 vs. the Big Ten.

The Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings at East Lansing between the two teams.

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