Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 1/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Youtube TV

The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-5) will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-8) at Value City Arena on Thursday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers faced Wisconsin and went home with a loss by a final score of 63-60 in their last game. Minnesota finished the game with a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 14 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Golden Gophers buried 7 of 11 shots for a rate of 63.6%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defending, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. Wisconsin recorded 9 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. Moreover, Wisconsin collected 24 rebounds (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wisconsin finished 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 9 shots. They converted 8 of 20 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up with 10 while Wisconsin totaled 15 personal fouls.

Ta'Lon Cooper is one player who was important in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He went 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Minnesota enters this contest with a record of 6-8 so far this year. They are averaging 64.3 pts per contest (341st in the country) while hitting 43.2% from the floor. The Golden Gophers are hitting 33.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (97 of 290) and 59.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 35.0 boards per game and has tallied 199 dimes on the year, which ranks 272nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Golden Gophers are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 107th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 188 relinquished for the season. Golden Gophers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.2% (358 of 849) and they surrender 36.7 boards per game as a group. They give up 33.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 140th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.5).

In their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-73 against Maryland. The Buckeyes snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. Maryland committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Ohio State knocked down 9 of 19 attempts (47.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Buckeyes shot 24 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. The Buckeyes allowed Maryland to knock down 24 out of 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this game. They finished shooting 38.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 33 from the free throw line (81.8%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Ohio State permitted Maryland to get 39 in total (13 offensive).

Brice Sensabaugh ended up having an impact for the Buckeyes for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 38.9%, and added 7 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this contest.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 10-5 this season. When it comes to offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 48.9% from the field, which is 18th in the nation. Ohio State has accounted for 1,195 points this year (79.7 per contest) and they snag 39.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per game (159th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per game. The Buckeyes have committed 15.5 fouls per contest and they go 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Buckeyes are ranked 97th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.9. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (54th in the country). The Ohio State defense surrenders 29.2% on 3-point shots (93 of 318) and opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.3 dimes and 32.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 91st and 89th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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