Ohio State Buckeyes vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 11/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, HI

TV: ESPN2

The San Diego State Aztecs (3-0) will play the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) at Lahaina Civic Center on Monday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes played Eastern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 65-43 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 15 and Eastern Illinois accumulated 19 fouls. They also made 4 of their 20 shots from 3-point range. Eastern Illinois finished the game shooting 46.7% at the free throw line by making 7 of 15 tries. On top of that, Eastern Illinois grabbed 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Eastern Illinois distributed 6 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In regard to defending, Ohio State allowed the other team to shoot 25.0% from the field on 16 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 50 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Buckeyes buried 11 of 18 shots for a rate of 61.1%. Ohio State ended with a 40.4% FG percentage (23 of 57) and buried 8 out of their 28 shots from downtown.

Brice Sensabaugh is one guy who was a factor in this game. He left the arena with 20 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 17 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He shot 42.9% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Ohio State heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 3-0 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Ohio State is pulling down 49.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 43 assists on the year, which has them ranked 200th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Buckeyes are shooting 34.4% on three-point attempts (22 of 64) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.3 points per game (118th in the nation) while connecting on 49.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Buckeyes are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are ranked 10th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 18 surrendered for the season. The Buckeyes are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 30.2% (58 of 192) and they surrender 30.7 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 19.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 12th in D-1 in points per game allowed (50.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the San Diego State Aztecs took home the win by a final score of 74-62 against Stanford. The Aztecs corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 25 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. Stanford was called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Aztecs to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, San Diego State knocked down 8 out of their 21 tries (38.1%). When the game finished, the Aztecs finished 26 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. The Aztecs allowed Stanford to make 21 out of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% for the matchup. They finished 22.2% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 18 and finished the game at 16 out of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). When discussing team rebounding, San Diego State allowed Stanford to pull down 27 in all (10 offensive).

Lamont Butler was important for the Aztecs in the game. He made 3 of 5 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound. He accumulated 11 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in the game.

San Diego State has a win-loss mark of 3-0 this year. When it comes to offense, the Aztecs are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is 105th in the nation. San Diego State has 236 pts on the year (78.7 per contest) and they pull in 32.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.0 times per contest (91st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. The Aztecs are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The San Diego State defense allows 25.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (17 of 66) and opponents are converting on 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 8.7 dimes and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 45th and 130th in those categories. The Aztecs on defense are ranked 115th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 64.7. They are forcing 18.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (189th 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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