Ohio State vs. Iowa Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Big Ten Tournament

The No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (21-11, 10-10 Big Ten) are 1.5-point underdogs in their Big Ten Tournament matchup against the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (20-11, 12-8 Big Ten) on Thursday at United Center, starting at 12 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. The winner moves one step closer to the conference championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup's point total is set at 139.5.

In its last matchup on Saturday, Ohio State earned a 91-78 victory over Indiana. In Ohio State's win, Bruce Thornton led the way with a team-high 25 points (adding three rebounds and seven assists). Iowa is coming off of a 75-64 win against Maryland in its last game on Wednesday. Cooper Koch put up 19 points, three rebounds and zero assists for Iowa.

Ohio State vs. Iowa Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Ohio State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ohio State -120
• Moneyline underdog: Iowa -103
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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• TV Channel: BTN
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Betting the Over/Under: Ohio State vs. Iowa

• This season, Ohio State and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 139.5 points 23 times.
• In Iowa's 32 games this season, 18 finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 139.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 155.9 points per game, 16.4 points more than the total of 139.5 for this game.
• These two teams surrender a combined 138.8 points per game, 0.7 less than this contest's over/under.
• This season, the average over/under for Ohio State's games is 153.4 points, 13.9 more than the total of 139.5 points set for this contest.
• Iowa's games have an average over/under of 141.2 points this season, 1.7 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Ohio State vs. Iowa

• In Ohio State's 31 games this year, it has 16 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Buckeyes have an ATS record of 9-10 in their 19 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Iowa is 18-14-0 against the spread this year.
• This season, the Hawkeyes have an against-the-spread record of 4-5 in their nine games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this season, Ohio State is 8-9 against the spread and 14-3 overall.
• Ohio State is 7-7 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• This year in away games, Iowa is 5-6 against the spread and 3-8 overall.
• Away from home, Iowa has two wins ATS (2-3) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Ohio State vs. Iowa

• This season, Ohio State has won 17 out of the 19 games, or 89.5%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• This season, the Buckeyes have won 16 of their 18 games, or 88.9%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
• Ohio State has a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Iowa has won in one of the nine contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Hawkeyes have been victorious one time in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least -103 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Iowa has a 50.7% chance of walking away with the win.