Big Ten Conference heavyweights battle when the seventh-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes take on the eight-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday. Tip-off from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Iowa is favored by 5.5 points, while the Over-Under is set at 156.5 at William Hill Sportsbook (see up-to-date picks for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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