On paper, Saturday’s CBS Sports Classic matchup between Ohio State and UCLA should go in favor of the Buckeyes. The Scarlet and Gray are ranked in the top 15 in both the AP and Coaches Polls after suffering just one loss this season. The Bruins are 7-4 on the year and haven’t been ranked since Week 3. History aside, Ohio State will enter the game at the United Center in Chicago as 6.5-point favorites. But Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann isn’t entering the contest feeling all that comfortable. “We’re trying to prepare for a really good UCLA team,” he said on Thursday. “They’ve obviously played some really good competition here the last couple of games and they’ve played a tremendous schedule. I think there’s a reason why they were top 20 preseason and I would anticipate they’ll be back at some point in the top 25. I think they’re going…
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