The Golden Gophers have covered just once this season (1-11-2 ATS). They're the worst shooting team in the Big Ten (44.7 percent) and second-worst from deep (30.1 percent). Minnesota took severe losses in the transfer portal and is paying for that now. I like that the Buckeyes are coming off a loss, as that should preclude overconfidence. This is an Ohio State team with a high ceiling, as evidenced by its win over Kentucky. Lay the points.

Minnesota was supposed to have nine players returning from last year's team that went 19-15 but only three players showed up with just one starter. So far they're 8-6 on the season but really bad against competitive teams. Against the spread, they're 1-11-2 in 14 games. The Gophers beat Ohio State last year in Minnesota but that was last year. So far this year they got blasted by Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State, and they also lost to Wake Forest and Wichita State. Ohio State shoots 49% from the field, allowing only 38% shooting. Ohio State does what everybody else does in the Big Ten covers against Minnesota.