Minnesota vs. Ohio State prediction: Ohio State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

Ohio State will face Minnesota in men's college basketball action at Value City Arena on Tuesday, commencing at 6:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Ohio State as the most likely winner of the Minnesota vs. Ohio State game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Minnesota vs. Ohio State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Minnesota and Ohio State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Ohio State a 76% chance of beating Minnesota. Our predicted final score has Ohio State winning 77-70.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Minnesota and Ohio State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

Minnesota vs. Ohio State odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Minnesota vs. Ohio State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: