Teams looking to get back on track clash when the Minnesota Golden Gophers face the Ohio State Buckeyes in a key Big Ten Conference matchup on Thursday. The Golden Gophers (6-8, 0-4 Big Ten), who have lost seven of nine, including two in a row, have lost 16 of the last 21 in the series and are 1-11 in Columbus since 2006. The Buckeyes (10-5, 2-2), who have dropped two straight, took top-ranked Purdue to the final seconds before losing 71-69 last Thursday. They followed that up with an 80-73 setback at Maryland on Sunday.

The game from the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Buckeyes are 15.5-point favorites in the latest Minnesota vs. Ohio State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 137 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Buckeyes are led by freshman forward Brice Sensabaugh, who has scored 20 or more points in four of the past six games, including the last two. In the loss at Maryland, Sensabaugh scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds. In the loss to top-ranked Purdue, he had 21 points, five rebounds and two steals. For the season, he averages 16.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists. He is connecting on 52% of his field goals, including 43.3% from 3-point range, and 80.4% from the free-throw line.

The model also knows sophomore forward Dawson Garcia, a transfer from North Carolina, leads the Gophers in scoring and rebounding. He is averaging 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He is coming off a monster effort against Nebraska, scoring 19 points, while grabbing 15 rebounds for his first double-double of his Gophers career. He has reached double-figure scoring in 12 games, including a season-high 23 points in a 61-60 win over Western Michigan on Nov. 7.

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