Minnesota vs Ohio State 2010 Big Ten Tournament Final Odds, Picks & Predictions: Looking to win their third Big Ten Conference Tournament title, the fifth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes [-4] will try and avoid the upset machine known as the Minnesota Golden Gophers [+4] this afternoon. Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, will be the sight fort this 2010 Big Ten Tournament Final and the projected OVER/UNDER between Minnesota and Ohio State is set at a combined total of 129½ points.
The Golden Gophers come in feeling very confident following wins over the second and third Big Ten Tournament seeds. Minnesota’s surprising run has taken it all the way to the Conference Final, where the opportunity for another upset and an NCAA Tournament berth could be brewing.
“I feel we can compete with any team in the country and I feel we can compete with any team in the Big Ten,” Gophers’ Ralph Sampson said. “We’ve proven it in this tournament right now.”
For the regular season co-champion Buckeyes, the road to the 2010 Big Ten Tournament Final has been anything but an easy one. Ohio State came into this year’s tourney red-hot after winning 10 of 11, but struggled to put away Michigan in the quarters, 69-68 and Illinois in the semifinals, 88-81.
“Sometimes you just have to will your way and make things happen and that’s it,” Evan Turner said. Ohio State and Minnesota split their two regular season meetings with each team winning at home.
