Miami RedHawks vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: ESPN+

Value City Arena is the site where the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) will try to beat the Miami RedHawks (4-3) on Wednesday.

The Miami RedHawks faced off with Marshall and earned the victory with a final of 79-74 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the RedHawks walked away with 24 and Marshall accumulated 19 fouls. They made 8 of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Marshall went 74.1% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of 27 shots. In addition, Marshall snagged 44 boards (14 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Marshall earned 11 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 35.9% from the field on 23 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the RedHawks converted 14 of their 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (26 of 60) and made 13 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

Mekhi Cooper is a player who came through for the contest. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins played and also collected 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Miami will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-3 this season. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a team are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Miami is pulling in 33.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 106 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 172nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The RedHawks are hitting 38.1% on three-point attempts (61 of 160) and 69.4% from the free throw line. They average 71.7 pts per contest (243rd in D-1) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the RedHawks have forced 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 42nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 71 relinquished so far this year. The RedHawks are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (170 of 411) and they relinquish 36.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 30.3% on 3-pointers and they are 94th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 84-74 against Minnesota. The Buckeyes were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. Minnesota committed 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to make 23 of the free throws for a rate of 82.1%. In terms of shots from downtown, Ohio State buried 9 of 17 attempts (52.9%). In all, the Buckeyes ended up shooting 26 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. The Buckeyes permitted Minnesota to convert 28 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this game. They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 4 of 14 and ended up going 14 out of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Ohio State allowed Minnesota to get 26 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Jamison Battle ended up being a major contributor for the Buckeyes in this contest. He earned 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He converted 7 out of 12 in the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 6-1 on the campaign. The Buckeyes commit 17.4 fouls per game and they go 76.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per game (71st in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per contest. Ohio State has earned 560 points for the year (80.0 per game) and they snag 38.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is 67th in Division 1.

The Ohio State defense surrenders 31.8% on 3-pointers (54 of 170) and their opponents are making 63.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 9.3 dimes and 32.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 23rd and 79th in the nation. The Buckeyes on the defensive end are ranked 54th in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.6. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (92nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio State

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