Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan State Spartans: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/31/2021

The No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-4) are at home in Big Ten play against the Michigan State Spartans (8-5) on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET. The Buckeyes are favored by 7.5 points in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5 points.

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Ohio State Leaders

• E.J. Liddell leads the Buckeyes in points and rebounds. He contributes 15.0 points per game while adding 6.8 rebounds.
• Ohio State's assists leader is CJ Walker, who dishes out 4.0 assists per game.
• The Buckeyes are paced by Duane Washington Jr. from beyond the arc -- he connects on 2.8 shots from downtown per game.
• Ohio State's steals leader is Justice Sueing, who averages 1.1 per game. Liddell leads the team averaging 1.1 blocks a contest.

Michigan State Leaders

• Aaron Henry holds the top spot on the Spartans scoring and assist lists, putting up 13.4 points and 3.5 assists per game.
• Joey Hauser collects all of the boards and is the Michigan State leader in rebounds, getting 7.5 per game.
• Gabe Brown is tops from three-point range for the Spartans, hitting 1.5 threes per game.
• The Spartans leaders in steals and blocks are Henry (1.5 steals per game) and Marcus Bingham Jr. (1.5 blocks per game).

Ohio State vs Michigan State: Last 3 Meetings

The Spartans lead the last three head-to-head matchups 3-0 over the Buckeyes. The Spartans have a 1-0 record against the spread in those contests with the Buckeyes.

Points Insights

• The 76.9 points per game the Buckeyes score are 5.9 more points than the Spartans allow (71).
• Ohio State has a 12-0 record overall and a 10-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 71 points.
• Michigan State has put together a 2-3 record against the spread and a 2-3 record overall in games when it gives up more than 76.9 points.
• The Spartans put up five more points per game (73) than the Buckeyes allow their opponents to score (68).
• Michigan State is 6-0 against the spread and 8-1 overall when it scores more than 68 points.
• Ohio State has an ATS record of 2-2 and a 3-1 record overall when its opponents score more than 73 points.
• The Buckeyes have scored a total of 152 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.9 per game), and the Spartans have out-scored opponents by 26 points on the season (two more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Buckeyes and the Spartans rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 36.2 and 37.2 boards per game, respectively.
• Michigan State is 6-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Ohio State is 2-5 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Buckeyes and the Spartans collect offensive rebounds at nearly the same rate (9.9 and 10.6 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Spartans are 4-3 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Buckeyes are 4-1 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. Ohio State records an average rebounding margin of +4.7 rebounds per game. Michigan State averages a margin of +5.2 rebounds.