A Big Ten battle is on tap between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Ohio State Buckeyes at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa has won four of its last five games, with the lone loss coming at then-No. 1 Purdue last Thursday. The Hawkeyes are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Iowa vs. Ohio State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 152.5. 

Before you make any Ohio State vs. Iowa picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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Now, it has simulated Iowa vs. Ohio State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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