An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the No. 7 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (19-11) play as 1.5-point underdogs against the No. 10 seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers (25-7) on Friday at PPG Paints Arena. The contest tips off at 12:15 PM. Here’s what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 7-10 matchup. Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. Loyola Chicago has a 14-17-0 record against the spread this season compared to Ohio State, who is 16-14-0 ATS. The Ramblers have a 17-14-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Buckeyes have a record of 19-11-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The teams score 147.6 points per game, 15.1 more points than this matchup’s total. Loyola Chicago is 5-5-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall over its past 10 contests, while Ohio State has gone 5-5-0 against…
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