March Madness Betting: Ohio State Buckeyes 12-1 Odds

The Ohio State Buckeyes are coming into March Madness betting with the hottest set of hands in the land as they have just added the Big Ten Conference tournament championship to their mantel to go along with their regular season co-championship. Ohio State ranks as one of the better teams with high March madness betting values as a result of this recent success as they have covered the spread in 6 out of their last 10 games. The Buckeyes have an overall record of 27-7 straight up this season and 17-17 against the spread in college basketball odds.

Ohio State is 5-6 against the spread away from home and went 15-11 against the spread betting favorites but only went 2-6 as an underdog. Ohio State has a 7 game straight up winning streak as they get ready to play in the big dance as a longshot in March madness betting odds. The Buckeyes had an over/under mark of 16-16 and went 6-5 OVER the total away from home. Ohio State has gone OVER the total in their last 3 games heading into the 2010 NCAA tournament. The Buckeyes were not considered a serious Big Ten title contender but caught fire early into conference play and showed improvement throughout the year all the way to their title run as Big Ten Tournament champions.

Ohio State has wins this year over teams like Minnesota, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Florida State. They also have losses this year in non conference action to fellow dancers Butler and West Virginia. Forward Evan Turner is one of the most impressive players leading the Buckeyes with an average of 20.3 points per game and also leads the team in assists. With their recent momentum and new found confidence, the Buckeyes are a team that could cause some serious upsets in March madness betting.

Ohio State will need to dispatch the Santa Barbara Gauchos in their first round match-up on Friday, March 19th at 9:35pm EST in a game that can be seen on CBS if they are to continue their recent success. In their last game, Ohio State defeated Minnesota 90-61 as a 4-point favorite on Sunday in the Big Ten tournament final. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 128.5 at online sportsbooks. Evan Turner netted a game-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Ohio State while David Lighty added 20 points in the win. Vegas odds have the Ohio State Buckeyes 15-1 to win the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament.