The late-blooming Buckeyes have won six of their last seven, and the lone defeat in that span came by two points. This stretch also includes road wins against Rutgers, Illinois and Wisconsin. But their relative lack of depth and size will no doubt be issues against national Player of the Year front-runner Luka Garza and the Hawkeyes. They have lost two of their last three and had to overcome a sluggish start in their last outing against Michigan State. Garza torched Ohio State for 24 points and six rebounds in an Iowa win last year.

Initially I was leaning Ohio State, but the more I looked into this matchup, this spread is a little low. The Hawkeyes still sport the nation's No. 2 offense, and they aren't likely to miss as many free throws as they did versus Michigan State. Look for the home team to improve to 5-0 ATS in the past five meetings.