Penn State Nittany Lions vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 1/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

Value City Arena is the site where the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-4) will meet the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-6) on Sunday.

The Penn State Nittany Lions faced off with Rutgers and took home the win by a score of 66-49 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Nittany Lions finished with 14 while Rutgers finished the game with 15 fouls. They also buried 5 of 19 tries from long range. Rutgers ended up shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 12 tries. In addition, Rutgers snagged 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Rutgers doled out 10 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Penn State allowed the other team to go 33.9% from the field on 19 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Nittany Lions converted 8 of 10 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Penn State ended having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 of 60) and knocked down 6 of their 18 shots from 3-point land.

Sam Sessoms is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes and grabbed 3 boards. He ended up going 70.0% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Penn State heads into this contest with a record of 8-6 this year. They are averaging 67.2 points per game (290th in college basketball) while shooting 45.1% from the floor. The Nittany Lions are connecting on 34.5% on three-point shots (114 of 330) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Penn State is pulling down 35.7 boards per contest and has totaled 183 assists this season, which ranks 254th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Nittany Lions are forcing 9.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.0% from 3-point land and they rank 88th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.0). The Nittany Lions are giving up a FG percentage of 41.8% (341 of 816) and they concede 30.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 150th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 179 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a loss by a score of 78-68 when they played Wisconsin. The Buckeyes were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 2 steals for this game. Wisconsin earned 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They were able to bury 5 of the free throws for a rate of 50.0%. In reference to shots from distance, Ohio State knocked down 3 out of 19 attempts (15.8%). Overall, the Buckeyes finished the game shooting 30 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Buckeyes permitted Wisconsin to bury 27 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6% for this contest. They finished shooting 43.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 23 and finished the contest at 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In regard to rebounding, Ohio State allowed Wisconsin to grab 29 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

E.J. Liddell ended up having an impact for the Buckeyes for the contest. He accumulated 18 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 6 of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Ohio State has a mark of 10-4 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Buckeyes are connecting on 48.3% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the nation. Ohio State has 1,058 pts for the season (75.6 per contest) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per contest (100th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Buckeyes are responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per game and they shoot 75.6% from the free throw line.

The Buckeyes are ranked 226th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.4. They are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (100th in D-1). The Ohio State defense gives up 32.5% on shots from distance (96 of 295) and opponents are knocking down 75.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.1 dimes and 33.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks 83rd and 109th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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