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Unlike numerous other conferences, the BIG TEN will have the two teams playing in its championship basketball game that were expected to be there from the beginning. The Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers will play for the BIG TEN title today at 2:30 p.m. from the United Center in Chicago. 

The top seeded Buckeyes, installed as a slight favorite over two-seed Wisconsin by a -1 ½ point chalk by Sportbet.com, is also the No. 1 ranked team in both AP and ESPN/USA Today Polls while the Badgers are ranked third in the AP and fourth in the ESPN/USA poll. 

Ohio State and Wisconsin split the regular-season series with each team winning on its home court. The Buckeyes made a late rally and missed a shot at the buzzer that would have extended the game to overtime in Madison in a 72-69 Badger victory on Jan 9^th. In that game, the Buckeyes covered the +4 ½ point line ATS and the OVER (134) cashed on the total.  Wisconsin then traveled to Columbus as the No. 1 team nationally in the Associated Press Poll while the Buckeyes held down the No. 1 spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll on Feb. 25.

Ohio State prevailed 49-48 to improved to 8-9 overall vs. No. 1 teams all-time and securing the 2007 outright Big Ten Title. In that game, the Buckeyes covered ATS as they were installed as a +4 ½ point road dog. Overall, Ohio State leads the all-time series 78-61. The squads each own a win on a neutral court. Ohio State is 18-8 as a ranked team (AP) in the series. The Buckeyes are 5-7 vs. ranked Wisconsin teams and when both teams are ranked nationally, Ohio State is 3-1 vs. the Badgers. 

Look for the Buckeyes to win today and cover the -1 ½ point line. The incentive for the Buckeye’s is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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