Michigan State vs. Ohio State Prediction: Ohio State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/3/2025]

Ohio State will square off with Michigan State in college basketball action at Value City Arena on Friday, beginning at 8:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Ohio State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Michigan State-Ohio State game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Ohio State's chance of winning is 56%, while Michigan State's is 44%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Michigan State vs. Ohio State predictions page.

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Michigan State vs. Ohio State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between Ohio State and Michigan State at Value City Arena is scheduled to start at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Michigan State vs. Ohio State
• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Value City Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's Michigan State vs. Ohio State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Michigan State vs. Ohio State Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our leading predictive model currently gives Ohio State a 56% chance of beating Michigan State. Our predicted final score has Ohio State winning 75-74.

According to our model, Michigan State (+2) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Michigan State vs. Ohio State Odds

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

Michigan State vs. Ohio State Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Michigan State vs. Ohio State matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Ohio State, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat Michigan State on Friday.

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