Stetson Hatters vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Ohio Bobcats (5-5) are hosting the Stetson Hatters (5-4) at Convocation Center (OH) on Saturday.

The Stetson Hatters faced Charleston and notched a win by a score of 60-59 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hatters finished with 14 while Charleston recorded 11 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 22 tries from 3-point range. Charleston ended up shooting 87.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 8 tries. Furthermore, Charleston snagged 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Charleston doled out 10 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Stetson let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the floor on 22 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hatters made 2 of 5 attempts for a rate of 40.0%. Stetson walked away from the contest with a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and made 8 of 19 shots from downtown.

Josh Smith is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up going 100.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played 13 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. He finished with 11 points on 5 of 5 shooting.

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Stetson enters this matchup with a record of 5-4 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Stetson is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 136 dimes on the year, which is 223rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Hatters are hitting 38.9% from downtown (91 of 234) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.2 points per contest (89th in the country) while connecting on 47.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hatters are forcing 11.7 turnovers every game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They give up 37.2% on shots from distance while they are 205th in the nation in opponents points per game (69.6). The Hatters are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.3% (221 of 523) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 87th in college hoops in giving up assists with 113 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Ohio Bobcats went home defeated by a final of 83-48 when they played Florida. The Bobcats were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. Florida committed 12 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 56.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Ohio made 3 of their 14 tries (21.4%). Overall, the Bobcats shot 16 for 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.4%. The Bobcats permitted Florida to convert 35 of their 76 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.1% in this matchup. They went 29.6% from distance by shooting 8 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 11 at the free throw line (45.5%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Ohio allowed Florida to get 38 overall (15 offensive).

AJ Brown ended up being a factor for the Bobcats in this contest. He made 5 of 7 in this matchup for a rate of 71.4%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 14 points in his 25 minutes of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

Ohio has a record of 5-5 on the campaign. The Bobcats commit 15.5 fouls every game and they connect on 66.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.2 times per contest (135th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. Ohio has totaled 751 pts so far this season (75.1 per contest) and they average 39.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bobcats are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 152nd in the country.

The Ohio defense allows 36.4% on shots from distance (82 of 225) and opponents are connecting on 65.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.9 dimes and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 207th and 179th in those defensive categories. The Bobcats are ranked 239th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.1. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (208th in college basketball).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stetson

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