Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:00 PM

Value City Arena

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In a Big Ten opener for both teams, the Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes Tuesday night at the Value City Arena in Columbus. The Iowa Hawkeyes come into conference play with an overall record of 9-4. The Hawkeyes have won their only true road game of the season thus far. For Ohio State, they are ranked 21st in the country and have won 11 of their first 13 games. The Buckeyes are 10-0 at home this season.

For Ohio State, they are coming off a 45 point win over Wright State. In that win, the Buckeyes got 24 points from De'Angelo Russell, while Sam Thompson added 7 rebounds. Russell is the top scorer for the Buckeyes, averaging nearly 18 per game. Ohio State is scoring 85.3 points per game, which is 8th in the country. The Buckeyes two losses came at the Louisville Cardinals, and in a neutral court game to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

For Iowa, they have lost two of their last three games. The Hawkeyes are coming off an 80-70 win over North Florida on December 22nd. In that game, Aaron White poured in 23 points. White is leading the team in scoring with 15.8 points per game. The Hawkeyes lost to both Iowa State and Northern Iowa in December. The other two losses for Iowa came on neutral courts to Texas and Syracuse in back-to-back days.

Iowa Hawkeyes Betting Trends

Iowa Hawkeyes are 3-6-0 Against the Spread

Iowa Hawkeyes are 1-4-0 against the Over/Under

Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Trends

Ohio State Buckeyes are 5-6-1 Against the Spread

Ohio State Buckeyes are 8-3-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Iowa Hawkeyes

No injuries to report at this time

Ohio State Buckeyes

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Guy's Pick: Take Ohio State

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