Buffalo Bulls vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (12-13) are on their way to Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday where they will take on the Ohio Bobcats (14-11).

The Buffalo Bulls took the court against Kent State and took a loss by a score of 72-65 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 22 while Kent State accumulated 15 fouls. They also buried 7 of 22 shots from beyond the perimeter. Kent State finished the game at 55.0% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 20 shots. Additionally, Kent State collected 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kent State doled out 17 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, Buffalo allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 27 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Buffalo finished the contest with a 46.0% FG percentage (23 out of 50) and buried 6 of their 15 3-pointers.

Yazid Powell is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He went 41.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played 22 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Buffalo heads into this one with a record of 12-13 on the campaign. They have an average of 79.6 pts per game (27th in the country) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Bulls are connecting on 33.6% on shots from distance (181 of 538) and 69.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Buffalo is grabbing 38.2 boards per contest and has racked up 391 assists so far this season, which ranks 58th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a group are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bulls have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are 288th in college basketball in allowing assists with 366 relinquished for the year. The Bulls are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (681 of 1,535) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 34.2% on three-point shots and they are 350th in the country in PPG allowed (77.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio Bobcats walked away with a victory by a final of 90-81 when they played Akron. With respect to cleaning the glass, Ohio permitted Akron to get 29 in total (10 offensive). They finished 47.8% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 23 and ended up going 10 out of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Bobcats permitted Akron to knock down 30 out of 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.8% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Bobcats ended up shooting 30 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Ohio converted 10 out of 16 attempts (62.5%). They were able to convert 20 of those for a percentage of 87.0%. Akron committed 18 fouls for the game which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Bobcats were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest.

Jaylin Hunter ended up having an impact for the Bobcats for this game. He made 7 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He earned 25 points in his 31 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes in the game.

Ohio has a win-loss mark of 14-11 this season. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls every game and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per contest (189th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. Ohio has tallied 1,964 pts on the campaign (78.6 per game) and they snag 37.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bobcats are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 88th in the country.

The Ohio defense concedes 36.2% on 3-pointers (210 of 580) and opponents are connecting on 66.8% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.9 dimes and 34.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 200th and 216th in those categories. The Bobcats are ranked 297th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 73.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (238th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio

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