Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 1/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (8-4) are hitting the road to Value City Arena on Sunday where they will play the Ohio State Buckeyes (9-3).

The Northwestern Wildcats took the court against Penn State and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-70 in their last game. Northwestern ended with a 42.6% FG percentage (26 out of 61) and converted 12 of 26 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 6 of their 9 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 20 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to defense, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. Penn State recorded 15 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Penn State pulled down 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn State walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of 20 tries. They also made 9 of 27 shots from distance. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 18 and Penn State accounted for 14 fouls.

Boo Buie is one player who came through in this contest. He scored 22 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and distributed 8 dimes.

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Northwestern will take the court with a mark of 8-4 so far this year. They average 77.3 points per contest (70th in the nation) on 45.0% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 36.0% on 3-point shots (98 of 272) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northwestern is grabbing 38.1 boards per game and has tallied 221 dimes so far this season, which is 55th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 8.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 141st in college basketball in giving up assists with 155 relinquished on the campaign. The Wildcats defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.5% (248 of 661) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 34.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 57th in the country in points per game allowed (62.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes went home defeated by a final of 67-51 against Indiana. The Buckeyes were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Indiana earned 13 personal fouls in this contest which got the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 91.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Ohio State buried 8 of 27 attempts (29.6%). Overall, the Buckeyes walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 30.8%. The Buckeyes permitted Indiana to convert 25 out of 61 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 13.3% from three-point range by shooting 2 out of 15 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). In reference to team rebounding, Ohio State allowed Indiana to get 40 overall (11 offensive).

Malaki Branham ended up being important for the Buckeyes in the game. He converted 5 out of 13 for this contest for a rate of 38.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 13 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for this game.

Ohio State has a record of 9-3 so far this year. The Buckeyes are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.1 times per game (83rd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. Ohio State has totaled 895 points so far this season (74.6 per game) and they pull down 36.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Buckeyes are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which ranks 45th in the nation.

The Buckeyes on the defensive end are ranked 189th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.4. They are forcing 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (73rd in D-1). The Ohio State defense gives up 30.6% on shots from 3-point land (76 of 248) and opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.1 dimes and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 42nd and 125th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Ohio State and under the total points

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