Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 3/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-21) are traveling to Value City Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Ohio State Buckeyes (18-8).

The Nebraska Cornhuskers stepped onto the hardwood against Penn State and earned the victory with a final of 93-70 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Cornhuskers walked away with 14 while Penn State had 16 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 26 tries from beyond the perimeter. Penn State finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 10 attempts. Furthermore, Penn State grabbed 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Penn State totaled 14 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Nebraska let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers buried 16 of 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. Nebraska wrapped up the contest having earned a 58.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 55) and converted 13 of their 20 3-point shots.

Bryce McGowens is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He left the arena with 25 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 30 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up going 61.5% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Nebraska will play this contest with a record of 8-21 so far this season. They average 73.2 points per outing (130th in D-1) while hitting 44.0% from the field. The Cornhuskers are connecting on 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (207 of 645) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Nebraska is collecting 33.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 378 dimes for the year, which is 169th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a team they commit 17.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cornhuskers have forced 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They give up 35.3% from beyond the arc while they are 351st in D-1 in PPG allowed (79.3). The Cornhuskers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (830 of 1,846) and they surrender 40.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 312th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 420 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a defeat with a final score of 75-60 when they played Maryland. The Buckeyes collected 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 30 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 2 steals for the matchup. Maryland committed 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.9%. Concerning 3-pointers, Ohio State made 8 out of 28 tries (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes shot 21 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2%. The Buckeyes permitted Maryland to make 26 of 56 tries from the floor which left them shooting 46.4% in the game. They shot 42.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 of 21 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When talking about rebounding, Ohio State allowed Maryland to collect 36 in total (10 offensive).

Jamari Wheeler pitched in for the Buckeyes in this matchup. He accumulated 11 points in his 25 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the game. He converted 4 of 5 in this game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Ohio State has a win-loss mark of 18-8 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Buckeyes are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in the nation. Ohio State has scored 1,927 points so far this year (74.1 per game) and they average 34.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (170th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. The Buckeyes are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Ohio State defense allows 33.1% on 3-point attempts (178 of 537) and their opposition makes 72.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.6 assists and 32.3 boards per contest, which is 99th and 73rd in the nation. The Buckeyes on the defensive side of the court are 140th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.7. They are forcing 10.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (79th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nebraska

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