Miami RedHawks vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: fuboTV

Convocation Center (OH) is the site where the Ohio Bobcats (11-11) will compete against the Miami RedHawks (7-15) on Saturday.

The Miami RedHawks played Toledo and took a loss by a score of 81-78 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the RedHawks left the arena with 18 while Toledo totaled 14 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 22 shots from distance. Toledo finished 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 6 of 10 tries. On top of that, Toledo collected 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Toledo recorded 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the field on 33 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the RedHawks converted 6 of 11 shots for a percentage of 54.5%. Miami ended the game having earned a 53.4% FG percentage (31 of 58) and made 10 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Morgan Safford is someone who came through in the matchup. He racked up 25 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and collected 11 rebounds. He finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Miami will play this contest with a win-loss record of 7-15 on the season. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Miami is grabbing 32.4 boards per contest and has tallied 302 dimes on the year, which is 162nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The RedHawks are connecting on 34.1% on shots from distance (182 of 533) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.2 points per outing (129th in Division 1) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the RedHawks are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.5 fouls. They currently rank 227th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 297 surrendered this year. The RedHawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (586 of 1,249) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.2% on shots from downtown and they are 323rd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (75.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio Bobcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-79 against Eastern Michigan. Regarding team rebounding, Ohio permitted Eastern Michigan to get 20 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished 54.2% from downtown by going 13 out of 24 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). The Bobcats allowed Eastern Michigan to knock down 30 of 52 tries from the floor which had them shooting 57.7% in the matchup. In all, the Bobcats shot 30 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Ohio converted 10 of their 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to bury 9 of those for a percentage of 45.0%. Eastern Michigan was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Bobcats recorded 14 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the matchup.

Dwight Wilson was important for the Bobcats for the matchup. He knocked down 10 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and tallied 12 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Ohio has a win-loss record of 11-11 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Bobcats are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is ranked 101st in the nation. Ohio has totaled 1,714 points for the year (77.9 per contest) and they collect 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.3 times per game (185th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. The Bobcats commit 17.7 fouls per contest and they go 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats are ranked 298th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 73.8. They are forcing 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (229th in D-1). The Ohio defense concedes 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (188 of 515) and opponents are converting on 67.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.1 dimes and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 218th and 242nd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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