The Ohio State Buckeyes suffered back-to-back defeats to Penn State (79-56) and 16th-ranked Michigan (74-62) last week, and while I think they'll win this one straight up I don't see Ohio State covering the spread. Note that the Buckeyes are just 3-12 ATS in their last 15 home games vs. a team with a losing road record and just 2-5 ATS as a home favorite of 12.5 or more points this season. Ohio State won 68-46 at Rutgers on Jan. 14 but the Scarlet Knights are a perfect 5-0 when revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more.

My selection is an 8* play on Rutgers.