Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 2/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Monday, February 21, 2022

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: FS1

Value City Arena is where the Ohio State Buckeyes (16-7) will play the Indiana Hoosiers (16-9) on Monday.

The Indiana Hoosiers played Wisconsin and took a loss by a final of 74-69 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and made 5 of 18 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Hoosiers made 14 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 29 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 dimes for this game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 24 out of 52 shooting. Wisconsin recorded 8 assists and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Wisconsin pulled down 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Wisconsin finished the game shooting 75.9% from the free throw line by making 22 of 29 attempts. They buried 4 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Hoosiers ended up with 25 while Wisconsin recorded 16 fouls.

Trayce Jackson-Davis is a player who played a role for this game. He walked away with 30 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He finished the game at 76.9% from the field and totaled 6 assists.

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Indiana comes into this contest with a record of 16-9 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 71.4 points per outing (171st in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Hoosiers are hitting 33.6% on three-point attempts (154 of 458) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 368 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 127th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They surrender 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 46th in D-1 in PPG allowed (64.2). The Hoosiers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.9% (549 of 1,450) and they surrender 33.7 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 21st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 251 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ohio State Buckeyes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-62 against Iowa. The Buckeyes were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Iowa committed 20 fouls for the contest which got the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Ohio State converted 2 of their 11 attempts (18.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Buckeyes finished 23 for 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. The Buckeyes permitted Iowa to knock down 27 of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.2% in this game. They went 28.6% from distance by shooting 6 of 21 and ended up going 15 out of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Ohio State allowed Iowa to collect 36 in total (17 on the offensive side).

Malaki Branham was important for the Buckeyes in the matchup. He had 22 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He buried 9 out of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 69.2%, and had 8 rebounds.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 16-7 for the season. As an offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 47.9% from the field, which ranks them 25th in the nation. Ohio State has earned 1,701 points on the season (74.0 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (124th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per game. The Buckeyes are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Ohio State defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (151 of 472) and their opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.5 dimes and 31.9 boards every game, which ranks 86th and 55th in Division 1. The Buckeyes are ranked 111th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 66.7. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (75th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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