Ohio Bobcats vs Florida Gators Prediction, 12/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Florida Gators

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN2

Amalie Arena is the location where the Florida Gators (6-4) will try to defeat the Ohio Bobcats (5-4) on Wednesday.

The Ohio Bobcats played Youngstown State and ended up losing by a score of 83-81 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 15 while Youngstown State racked up 12 fouls. They made 8 out of their 27 attempts from distance. Youngstown State ended up shooting 45.5% at the charity stripe by burying 5 of 11 shots. In addition, Youngstown State totaled 38 rebounds (15 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Youngstown State earned 19 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Ohio allowed their opponent to shoot 46.1% from the field on 35 of 76 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bobcats buried 6 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Ohio finished the contest with a 53.2% field goal percentage (33 of 62) and buried 9 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Jaylin Hunter is one player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the field and also distributed 7 dimes.

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Ohio enters this matchup with a record of 5-4 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a group they commit 14.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Ohio is grabbing 40.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 135 dimes this year, which ranks 195th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bobcats are shooting 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (81 of 225) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They average 78.1 points per game (85th in Division 1) while going 46.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Bobcats are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 14.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 117th in the nation in giving up assists with 115 conceded this season. The Bobcats defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.4% (234 of 552) and they concede 33.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 216th in the country in points per game allowed (69.9).

When they last played, the Florida Gators took a loss by a score of 75-54 when they played Connecticut. When talking about attacking the glass, Florida allowed Connecticut to snag 39 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 36.8% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 19 and ended up going 8 of 9 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Gators permitted Connecticut to make 30 out of their 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 51.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Gators finished 16 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.2%. When discussing shots from downtown, Florida made 4 out of their 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.3%. Connecticut earned 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Gators were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in the matchup.

Alex Fudge ended up being a major contributor for the Gators in the matchup. He tallied 13 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 5 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 6-4 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gators are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 128th in the nation. Florida has 783 points on the campaign (78.3 per game) and they collect 36.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.9 times per game (229th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. The Gators are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Gators on the defensive end are ranked 207th in college basketball in points given up per game with 69.6. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (164th in college basketball). The Florida defense gives up 36.5% on 3-point attempts (72 of 197) and their opposition makes 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.0 dimes and 34.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 153rd and 215th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio

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