Examining the strengths and weaknesses of No. 15 Michigan State basketball as the Spartans resume Big Ten play Friday at Ohio State (8 p.m./Fox).

The 18th-ranked Michigan State Spartans get back to Big Ten Conference play to kick off the new year with a road contest against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Michigan State may boast the better record, but they'll have trouble carrying their form into Columbus vs. a talented Ohio State team, as Rohit Ponnaiya explains in his college basketball betting picks for Friday night.

The Michigan State Spartans basketball team return to action in Columbus to face off against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

With all the madness of the College Football Playoff, you may have forgotten Ohio State has a basketball team too. The Buckeyes are fresh off wins over Valparaiso, Kentucky, and Indiana State as the team seems like it's starting to find its rhythm.