Iowa's Jack Nunge, who is averaging 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds, suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season for the No. 9 Hawkeyes.
Luka Garza scored 23 points to become Iowa's all-time leading scorer, and the 11th-ranked Hawkeyes beat Penn State 74-68 on Sunday.
Aaron Henry had 18 points to help Michigan State improve its chances of making the NCAA Tournament with a 71-67 win over No. 4 Ohio State on Thursday night, two days after coach Tom Izzo's team beat No. 5 Illinois by nine points.
This one probably should be a PICK'EM with the Buckeyes only slightly favored.
Ohio State is coming off of two losses.
Ohio State is 47-15-3 all time versus Iowa.
Iowa has won only four of the last 20 games in this series.
Ohio State has won 8 of the last 9 at home in this series.
Iowa has only won 2 of 22 games in Ohio State.
Buckeyes are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss.
Buckeyes are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 home games.
Every favorite came through in the first round of the NBA Playoffs first games on Saturday. One has to assume the dogs will see better results on Sunday.
The First Round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs gets underway this weekend and we have your lines for each series....well, what the lines should be at least. The actual numbers might turn out to be different.
These are your Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics player prop bet base numbers with only slight fluctuations expected throughout the first round series of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.