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, beginning at 6:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Ohio State as the most likely winner of the Minnesota vs. Ohio State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of 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 trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result 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 famous predictive model currently gives Ohio State a 77% chance of beating Minnesota. Our predicted final score has Ohio State winning 77-69.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Minnesota and Ohio State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 143.5 points has a 55% chance of going over.

Minnesota vs. Ohio State odds

We have sourced 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 probabilities 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: