Ohio Bobcats vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 11/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Michigan Wolverines (3-1) host the Ohio Bobcats (1-2) at Crisler Center on Sunday.

The Ohio Bobcats faced Detroit and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-74 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up walking away with 17 and Detroit accounted for 13 personal fouls. They buried 11 of 26 shots from downtown. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 21 tries. On top of that, Detroit snagged 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Detroit doled out 14 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Ohio let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes for this game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bobcats converted 10 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Ohio wrapped up the game with a 45.3% FG percentage (29 of 64) and converted 6 out of their 26 shots from downtown.

Devon Baker is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He went 66.7% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. He walked away with 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Ohio will play this contest with a record of 1-2 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Ohio is pulling in 33.0 boards per contest and has 34 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 295th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bobcats are connecting on 39.7% on 3-pointers (27 of 68) and 87.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.7 points per game (170th in the nation) while shooting 46.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats have forced 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.7 fouls. They currently rank 245th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 45 relinquished on the campaign. The Bobcats defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (83 of 170) and they concede 31.7 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are 298th in the nation in points per game allowed (76.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan Wolverines took a defeat with a final score of 87-62 when they faced Arizona State. The Wolverines recorded 17 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 30 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. Arizona State committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Michigan knocked down 4 out of their 22 attempts (18.2%). Overall, the Wolverines walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 62 from the field which had them at 33.9%. The Wolverines allowed Arizona State to bury 32 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.4% for this game. They shot 57.9% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 19 and ended up going 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Michigan allowed Arizona State to pull down 31 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Jett Howard was important for the Wolverines in this contest. He made 3 out of 10 for this contest for a rate of 30.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He racked up 12 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Michigan has a win-loss record of 3-1 for the campaign. The Wolverines are committing 15.5 fouls per contest and they hit 64.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (96th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 8.3 times per game. Michigan has accounted for 316 points on the season (79.0 per game) and they snag 36.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wolverines are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 133rd in the nation.

The Wolverines are ranked 240th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (225th in college basketball). The Michigan defense allows 33.7% on 3-point shots (31 of 92) and their opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 36.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 107th and 241st in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan

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