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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Target Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Buckeyes as -2-point favorites versus the Hawkeyes, while the game's total opened at 157.5.

Iowa was a 73-61 loser in their most recent outing at home against Fighting Illini. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.

Ohio State was a 73-51 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Scarlet Knights. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.

Ohio State:
Team record: 18-12 SU,14-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Ohio State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Iowa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games when playing Iowa

Iowa:
Team record: 18-13 SU,12-18-1 ATS
Iowa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ohio State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa's last 6 games when playing Ohio State