Thursday College Basketball Odds
(The Spread) – Four college basketball games with top-25 teams are on the schedule for Thursday including one involving the lone undefeated team left, the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes. Continue reading for opening odds, spreads and totals on all of Thursday night’s games in the NCAA.
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No team has managed to put a blemish on Ohio State’s perfect 22-0 record thus far this season and the latest challenger to try to end that streak will be the Michigan Wolverines (13-9, 3-6 Big Ten), who come to Columbus Thursday for a 7PM EST game that will be televised on ESPN.
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have listed Ohio State as 16.5-point favorites in the contest. According to the latest trends, Michigan is 10-7 against the spread this season while Ohio State is 10-9 ATS.
In the first game between the two teams on Jan. 12, Ohio State held on for a 68-64 victory despite a furious comeback attempt by the underdog Wolverines. Ohio State has won five more games since then, while Michigan lost its next three games before rebounding with back-to-back victories over rival Michigan State and Iowa to enter Thursday’s game heading in the right direction.
Sensational freshman forward Jared Sullinger highlights the Buckeyes as he puts in 18.0 points and grabs 9.9 rebounds per game, while William Buford averages 13.5 ppg. Michigan’s Darius Morris leads his squad at 15.4 points per contest and 7.2 assists.
In other top-25 action, No. 9 Notre Dame 17-4 is at DePaul (6-14) for a 9:00PM EST tip. The Fighting Irish are 11.5-point favorites. No. 21 Arizona (18-4) plays at Stanford (11-9) at 9:00, where the Wildcats are 3.5-point favorites. No. 20 Washington also plays at 9:00PM EST, traveling to Oregon State. Washington is a 13.5-point favorite.
For opening odds and over/under totals for all the top-25 games in college basketball on Thursday, see below.
College Basketball Opening Odds & Over/Under Totals
509 Michigan +16.5
510 Ohio State -16.5
531 Washington -13.5
532 Oregon State +13.5
535 Arizona -3.5
536 Stanford +3.5
537 Notre Dame -11.5
538 DePaul +11.5
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