Minnesota Gophers versus Ohio St Buckeyes CBS TV Big Ten Conference Tournament Final College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on March 14, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Minnesota Gophers will battle it out with the Ohio St Buckeyes in the finals of the Big Ten conference tournament on Sunday afternoon. They tip off this college basketball game at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Indiana at 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the line in this game and it was the top seeded Ohio St Buckeyes coming in as a 4 point betting favorite with the over under coming in at 129.

The early money from the college basketball bettors has come on the side of the underdog Minnesota Gophers, as the Ohio St Buckeyes are currently a 3 ½ point betting favorite. The total has seen the early play come on the over, as the over under is currently lined at 131 for the bettors to bet into.

Money line gamblers on the side of the favored Ohio St Buckeyes will find –175 odds with the underdog Minnesota Gophers bringing back +160 to pull off the upset win without the need for taking the points.

Minnesota and Ohio St will be meeting for the third time this season. In their first match up it was the Minnesota Gophers with the 73-62 home victory over the Buckeyes as a 4-point betting favorite on January 9th. The difference in the game was the Gophers shooting touch from three as the team converted on 11 of 23 from beyond the arc. In their rematch it was the Ohio St Buckeyes with the 85-63 blowout win against the Minnesota Gophers on January 31st. Ohio St enjoyed a sick 63% shooting in victory.

Ohio St is a lock for the NCAA Tournament has the team sits with a 26-7 overall record and 14-4 in Big Ten conference play. Many pundits have pegged the Buckeyes as a possible #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament win or lose today. The Buckeyes began play in the Big Ten conference tournament in dramatic style as they pulled out a 69-68 win over Michigan as a 9 points favorite in the quarterfinals. The Buckeyes needed a last second three pointer by Evan Turner to earn the win. In the semifinals it was the Buckeyes with the 88-81 double overtime win against the bubble team Illinois Fighting Illini as a 7-point favorite. The Buckeyes enjoyed a 47.8% shooting percentage in the win. Evan Turner led the Buckeyes with 31 points in 49 minutes of play. Three Buckeyes starter went 49 plus minutes yesterday and has a quick turnaround against the Gophers today.

The Minnesota Gophers are a bubble team as they sit at 21-12 overall and 9-9 in Big Ten conference play. The team will be playing their fourth game in four days. They are winners of four straight games. They began play in the Big 12 conference tournament with an 88-53 blowout win against the Penn St Nittany Lions as a 14-point betting favorite. Minnesota was red hot from the field hitting on 58% from the field. Then two upsets followed. The Gophers disposed of the Michigan St Spartans 72-67 in overtime as a 3-½ point underdog. In the Big Ten conference semifinals it was the Minnesota Gophers applying a 69-42 pounding of the Purdue Boilermakers as a 2-½ point underdog. It was another good shooting night for Minnesota as they converted on 48% of their shots in victory. The Gophers opened up and led 37-11 in the first half and never looked back. No starter played more than 26 minutes. Ralph Sampson III led the Gophers with 13 points.

Trend: Minnesota Gophers are 4-0 ATS in their past 4 games

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