Saint Francis Red Flash vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2) are hosting the Saint Francis Red Flash (2-6) at Value City Arena on Saturday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash faced off with Bucknell and ended up losing by a score of 89-65 in their last game. Saint Francis ended with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and converted 11 of their 29 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Red Flash converted 10 of 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to defense, Saint Francis allowed the other team to go 51.5% from the floor on 35 out of 68 shooting. Bucknell doled out 20 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Furthermore, Bucknell had 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bucknell shot 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 14 shots. They converted 9 out of their 22 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 15 while Bucknell recorded 14 fouls.

Josh Cohen is a player who was important in this game. He ended up shooting 70.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played for 31 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Saint Francis will enter this matchup with a record of 2-6 this season. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Saint Francis is pulling down 34.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 121 assists for the campaign, which is 66th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Red Flash are hitting 34.8% on 3-pointers (62 of 178) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.4 pts per game (157th in the nation) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Red Flash are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 28.2% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 291st in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (73.6). The Red Flash defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.8% (223 of 476) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 294th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 109 relinquished for the year.

For their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes went home defeated by a final of 81-72 against Duke. The Buckeyes were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. Duke was called for 20 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Ohio State knocked down 3 of their 13 attempts (23.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Buckeyes shot 26 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3%. The Buckeyes permitted Duke to knock down 25 of their 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.5% in this contest. They shot 38.5% from downtown by hitting 5 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 26 of 30 from the free throw line (86.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Ohio State permitted Duke to pull down 32 in total (12 offensive).

Zed Key ended up being a major contributor for the Buckeyes in the game. He scored 21 points in his 33 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and added 8 rebounds.

Ohio State has a record of 5-2 so far this season. The Buckeyes commit 15.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.4 times per contest (307th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. Ohio State has 548 points for the campaign (78.3 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Buckeyes are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 65th in the country.

The Ohio State defense allows 27.2% on shots from beyond the arc (37 of 136) and opponents are making 71.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 9.4 dimes and 31.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 33rd and 41st in the nation. The Buckeyes on the defensive side of the court are 80th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (60th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio State

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