Ohio State (22-4) and 17th Ranked Michigan (19-7) Square Off

Filed under Game Preview on February 17th, 2012

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Bragging rights will be on the line at Crisler Arena on Saturday as Michigan plays host to Ohio State in a Big Ten clash. It gets started at 9:00 EST and it will be televised on ESPN.

Michigan and Ohio State are packed together in the Big Ten, holding down 3rd and 1st place, respectively. In addition, Michigan is ranked #17 in the AP, so Ohio State could improve its 5-3 record against nationally-ranked teams. The 6th ranked Buckeyes stand at 22-4 overall as well as 10-3 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines have a record of 19-7 including 9-4 in the conference.

Ohio State just narrowly has the upper hand in this game.

Ohio State can find a key statistical edge over Michigan in one area, scoring, where the Buckeyes outperform the Wolverines, 75 pts/game to 66 pts/game.

Ohio State beat Michigan back on January 29th, 64-49. Last year, the Buckeyes had a record of 3-0 against the Wolverines, with an average six point margin of victory. In four seasons, Ohio State has a record of 9-2 against Michigan, including 2-2 at Crisler Arena.

• We're so much better than you, we get lazy. Ohio State has come back to win after being down at half against Michigan 5 times since 1996.
• The Ohio State basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Michigan (64% vs 36%).
• William Buford is ranked 8th in the Big Ten in points and ranked 10th in the Big Ten in three pointers
• The Ohio State scoring leader (Jared Sullinger) has more points than the Michigan scoring leader (Tim Hardaway Jr).

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