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Thursday’s Tip Sheet

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A doubleheader of Big Ten matchups on FOX Sports 1 highlight Thursday’s college basketball betting board.

The early game sends the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road to Columbus to battle it out against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Later Thursday night, the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans will be on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers.

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes
(FOX Sports 1, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: >Ohio State -7.5, Total 134
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Odds subject to change

Betting Matchup

With Sunday’s 64-56 road loss to Rutgers, Minnesota is an even 4-4 straight-up in Big Ten play and 10-8 overall. It failed to cover as a 5 ½-point underdog to slip to 2-3 against the spread over its last five games. The total stayed UNDER 129 ½ points in Sunday’s loss after going OVER four of the Gophers’ previous five games. They won the first meeting against Ohio State 84-71 on Dec. 15 closing as 7 ½-point home underdogs.

Sophomore guard Marcus Carr scored 35 points in that game. He was held to eight points in the recent loss to Rutgers.

Ohio State fell from the national rankings in the midst of a 1-5 SU slide while going 0-6 ATS. The latest setback was Saturday’s 90-76 loss to Penn State as a one-point road favorite. The Buckeyes (12-6 SU, 10-8 ATS) were held to fewer than 60 points in four of their last six outings with the total staying UNDER in all four of those games.

Junior guard Kaleb Wesson put up 19 points in Saturday’s losing cause. He is the team’s leading scorer with 14.7 points per game.

Betting Trends

-- The Golden Gophers are 0-7 SU in their last seven road games but they improve to 6-3 ATS in their last nine games played in January.

-- The Buckeyes have an 11-1 SU record at home over their last 12 games in Columbus. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of their last 11 January games.

-- Minnesota snapped a three-game losing streak (SU and ATS) to Ohio State with the earlier win. The Buckeyes still have a 7-3 edge (SU and ATS) over the last 10 meetings. The total has gone OVER or ended as a PUSH in seven of the last eight matchups.

No. 11 Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers
(FOX Sports 1, 8:30 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: >Michigan State -3, Total 141.5
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Odds subject to change

Betting Matchup

The Spartans lead the list of five nationally ranked Big Ten teams with a SU 6-1 mark in conference play. They are 14-4 SU overall after beating Wisconsin 67-55 last Friday night as 9 ½-point home favorites. The lone conference loss came against Purdue in a stunning 71-42 beatdown on Jan. 12 as 4 ½-point road favorites. Michigan State is 6-1 ATS in its last seven games and the total has stayed UNDER in four of the last five games.

Senior guard Cassius Winston is averaging 18.1 PPG but he has been held to a combined 16 points in his last two starts.

Indiana is 4-3 in conference play and 14-4 SU after getting past Nebraska 82-74 on Saturday as a 6 ½-point road favorite. This was just the second time it covered the closing spread in its last eight games. The total went OVER 143 ½-points in that game after staying UNDER in seven of the Hoosiers previous eight games.

Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 18 points while pulling down 13 rebounds against Nebraska. The freshman forward is averaging 14.2 points with 8.2 rebounds a game. Indiana is scoring 75.1 PPG.

Betting Trends

-- The Spartans have gone 1-4 ATS in their last five games on the road but they have won 12 of their last 13 Big Ten games SU.

-- The Hoosiers are 11-1 SU in their last 12 home games and they are 12-6 SU in their last 18 January games. They fall to 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games played in January.

-- Michigan State has won seven of the last 10 meetings SU but the series is tied 5-5 ATS with Indiana covering in the last three games. The total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four meetings.

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