Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/12/26

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The Iowa Hawkeyes and Ohio State Buckeyes meet in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals at United Center in Chicago, and both teams are desperate for a resume-building victory as they try and make a case for an at-large bid. The further these teams go in the tournament, the better the case. Iowa was in action on Wednesday, taking down Maryland by a 75-64 score, just missing the money as a -11.5 favorite. Now, the Hawkeyes find Ohio State waiting in the quarters, with a battle against No. 1 Michigan going to the winner.

Iowa crushed Ohio State at Carver Hawkeye Arena on February 25, winning 74-57 as a -6.5 favorite, while the under (141.5) cashed. Bennett Stirtz went for 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting with 3 three-pointers to lead the home side. The Hawkeyes snapped a 3-game skid with the win over Maryland, with their previous victory coming against the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes received a bit of a wake-up call in that loss in I-City, rattling off 3 consecutive victories against Purdue, Penn State and Indiana, while going 3-0 ATS, and 6-1 ATS in the past 7 games. That lone non-cover in the past 7 outings was that poor loss at Iowa. Let’s back the Hawkeyes based on how easily it handled the Buckeyes the first time.

Iowa vs Ohio State prediction: Iowa Hawkeyes ML (-104) at time of publishing. Playable to -120.