3:03 pm
January 21

#11 Michigan @ #17 Ohio State

Who will WIN this matchup?

#11 Michigan Wolverines (10-0)

@ #17 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1)

 

Current odds:

Michigan Wolverines: (-110)

Ohio State Buckeyes: (-110)

 

•  The line for this game is Ohio State by 1 point.

•  Michigan allowed a season-low 40 points to Wisconsin in its 29-point win in Madison last Thursday (Jan. 14). It also was the fewest surrendered by the Wolverines in a regular-season conference game since a 74-40 win against Minnesota on Feb. 7, 2010. Michigan leads the Big Ten in three-point field goal percentage defense (.230), while ranking second in field-goal percentage defense (.349) and third in scoring defense (58.0 ppg).

•  No. 17 Ohio State (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) is coming off its first loss of the season, dropping a 63-55 contest at Nebraska on Saturday (Dec. 16). OSU is averaging 85.5 points per game on 47.0 percent shooting while allowing 61.4 points per contest on 34.7 percent shooting. The Buckeyes feature a quintet of double-figure scorers in Jacy Sheldon (17.4 ppg), Dorka Juhasz (16.8 ppg, 10.8 rpg), Madison Greene (13.9 ppg), Aaliyah Patty (11.9 ppg) and Braxtin Miller (10.7 ppg). OSU took both games against Michigan last season, coming in Columbus and at the Big Ten Tournament.

•  Michigan is off to a 5-0 Big Ten start for the first time in program history, with the previous best coming at 4-0 during the 2012-13 season. Michigan and Maryland are the two remaining unbeaten teams in conference play.

 

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#11 Michigan Wolverines
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