After winning seven straight games, and ten of its last eleven, Ohio State fell to No. 3 Michigan in an entertaining game that both saw both teams play at a high level.
Even though the Buckeyes lost, they weren’t penalized too terribly much by all the NCAA Tournament projections, and still show as a No. 1 seed as it stands today. And while that’s good news, Ohio State still has three tough regular-season games to deal with before it gets to try and make a run at the Big Ten Tournament, and then ultimately, the NCAAs.
We’ve continued to check in on the game-by-game predictions the ESPN matchup predictor updates periodically for OSU, and we’re ready to see how the loss to the Wolverines impacted things.
Here’s what the self-proclaimed worldwide leader in sports programming says about each of the three remaining games Ohio State basketball has on its schedule — and a running conference record to match.
NEXT … at Michigan State on Thursday
Thursday, Feb. 25, at Michigan State
Breslin Center (East Lansing, Michigan)
Predicted Winner: Ohio State
Buckeyes Win Probability: 76.9% (down from 77.0%)
Running predictive record: 19-5 (13-5 in Big Ten)
NEXT … vs. the Iowa Hawkeyes
Sunday, Feb. 28, vs. Iowa
Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Predicted Winner: Iowa
Buckeyes Win Probability: 48.0% (up from 46.6%)
Running predictive record: 19-6 (13-6 in Big Ten)
NEXT … vs. the Illinois Fighting Illini
Saturday, Mar. 6, vs. Illinois
Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
Predicted Winner: Ohio State
Buckeyes Win Probability: 51.6% (down from 54.4%)
Running predictive record: 20-6 (14-6 in Big Ten)
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