Iowa vs Ohio State Picks and Prediction – 3/12/2025

The Iowa Hawkeyes go to Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday night in the Big Ten Tournament to play the Ohio State Buckeyes. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. The last game on the court for Iowa who has a record of 16-15 was a win against Nebraska. The win came by a final score of 83-68. On the year the Hawkeyes have been above average with a total of 82.3 points per game scored. The defense, though has been below average giving up 79.2 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Hawkeyes is sitting at 32.4 boards per game. Payton Sandfort has been the leading scorer for Iowa with 16.3 points per game. Iowa is 1-3 in their last four games played.

Ohio State for their part heads to the game here with a 17-14 record. The last game on the court for the Buckeyes was against Indiana. The game ended up being a close loss by a score of 66-60. Offensively Ohio State has been above average with 79.1 points per game and on defense the Buckeyes have been average giving up 73.5 points per game. The rebounding for Ohio State is sitting at 33.7 boards per game. Bruce Thornton is leading the Buckeyes in scoring with 17.5 points per game. Ohio State is 2-4 in their last six games played. 

The Iowa Hawkeyes are 2-1 on neutral sites so far this year. The Hawkeyes have a tough test coming up in this game as Ohio State is highly rated and has some really talented players. Iowa has struggled on defense and have not covered the spread against Ohio State in the last four games they played the Buckeyes. The Ohio State Buckeyes are rated much higher on offense and defense than Iowa and will have enough firepower and defense to cover the spread in this matchup. Final Score prediction, Ohio State wins 82-75.