Akron Zips vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Friday, February 25, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (23-5) host the Akron Zips (18-9) at Convocation Center (OH) on Friday.

The Akron Zips stepped onto the hardwood against Bowling Green and walked away with a win by a score of 82-68 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Zips ended up with 18 while Bowling Green racked up 20 fouls. They made 5 out of their 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Bowling Green finished the game at 56.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Bowling Green grabbed 21 boards (5 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Bowling Green recorded 9 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Akron allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the field on 27 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes for the game while creating 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Zips made 18 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Akron walked away from the game having earned a 54.0% FG percentage (27 of 50) and made 10 out of their 26 three-point shots.

Mikal Dawson is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He went 57.1% from the field but didn't record a dime. He played for 27 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Akron enters this contest with a mark of 18-9 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Akron is collecting 35.8 boards per game and is sitting with 324 assists for the season, which is 247th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Zips are connecting on 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (213 of 609) and 67.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.6 points per outing (195th in college basketball) while going 45.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Zips are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 10th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 248 relinquished on the campaign. The Zips are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (627 of 1,484) and they surrender 30.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 34.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 26th in the country in PPG allowed (62.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ohio Bobcats walked away with a victory by a final of 76-50 when they played Central Michigan. The Bobcats corralled 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 41 for the game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Central Michigan committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 60.0%. In terms of three-point shots, Ohio converted 10 out of their 28 tries (35.7%). Overall, the Bobcats ended up going 27 for 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8%. The Bobcats permitted Central Michigan to convert 20 of their 64 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 31.3% for this game. They finished 18.2% from 3-point land by going 4 of 22 and ended up shooting 6 out of 12 at the free throw line (50.0%). When discussing rebounding, Ohio permitted Central Michigan to snag 40 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Ben Vander Plas was important for the Bobcats for this game. He racked up 10 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 10 assists for this contest. He converted 3 of 6 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Ohio has a mark of 23-5 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bobcats are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 211th in college hoops. Ohio has accumulated 2,085 pts on the season (74.5 per contest) and they pull down 34.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (185th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.6 times per contest. The Bobcats have committed 13.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Ohio defense concedes 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 600) and their opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.2 assists and 34.6 boards per game, ranking them 64th and 183rd in the country. The Bobcats are ranked 98th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.4. They have forced 14.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (210th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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