Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 12/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

The Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1) will try to beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) at Value City Arena on Sunday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers faced off with New Orleans and went home with a win by a final score of 97-64 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up finishing with 22 and New Orleans finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They buried 1 out of their 11 attempts from beyond the arc. New Orleans shot 82.6% at the free throw line by making 19 of 23 attempts. Additionally, New Orleans snagged 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. New Orleans distributed 9 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 36.1% from the floor on 22 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Golden Gophers converted 13 of 23 tries for a rate of 56.5%. Minnesota ended the contest having earned a 59.4% FG percentage (38 out of 64) and knocked down 8 out of their 22 three-point shots.

Cam Christie is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He accounted for 20 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played 24 mins played but concluded the game with no rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes.

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Minnesota will play this contest with a record of 4-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 76.8 points per outing (148th in D-1) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 32.9% on shots from downtown (47 of 143) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling down 41.2 boards per game and is sitting with 105 dimes so far this year, which ranks 110th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Golden Gophers have forced 10.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 94th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 73 surrendered on the year. The Golden Gophers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.1% (155 of 387) and they surrender 32.2 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 108th in college basketball in opponents PPG (67.0).

In their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes went home victorious with a score of 88-61 when they faced Central Michigan. The Buckeyes pulled down 27 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. Central Michigan committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 82.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Ohio State converted 7 out of their 24 attempts (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes walked away from this one shooting 31 for 66 from the field which had them shooting 47.0%. The Buckeyes permitted Central Michigan to make 22 out of 55 tries from the floor which had them at 40.0% for the contest. They shot 37.5% from downtown via 6 out of 16 and finished the contest at 11 out of 20 at the charity stripe (55.0%). Regarding rebounding, Ohio State allowed Central Michigan to pull down 23 overall (7 offensive).

Bruce Thornton pitched in for the Buckeyes in this game. He knocked down 9 of 14 for this game for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He racked up 25 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game.

Ohio State has a mark of 6-1 so far this season. The Buckeyes are committing 17.4 fouls per game and they shoot 76.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.3 times per contest (81st in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per game. Ohio State has tallied 560 pts on the season (80.0 per game) and they average 38.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Buckeyes are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 77th in the country.

The Buckeyes on the defensive end are ranked 65th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 64.6. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (102nd in college hoops). The Ohio State defense allows 31.8% from downtown (54 of 170) and their opposition makes 63.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 9.3 assists and 32.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 26th and 85th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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