Northern Illinois Huskies vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (11-16) are on their way to Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Ohio Bobcats (16-11).

The Northern Illinois Huskies took the court against Miami and took a loss by a final of 66-65 in their last game. Northern Illinois walked away from the game with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and converted 6 out of their 19 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 7 of 13 tries for a percentage of 53.8%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to the defense, Northern Illinois let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the field on 24 of 56 shooting. Miami dished out 16 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Miami pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Miami went 78.6% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 14 shots. They also made 7 out of their 16 attempts from long range. When discussing fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 14 and Miami accumulated 13 fouls.

Anthony Crump is one guy who came through for the contest. He was able to score 17 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 44 minutes and grabbed 11 boards. He finished 58.3% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes.

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Northern Illinois will enter this game with a win-loss record of 11-16 so far this season. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.2 fouls per game. As a team, Northern Illinois is pulling down 33.1 boards per contest and has totaled 331 dimes on the campaign, which is 275th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are hitting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (205 of 585) and 66.1% from the free throw line. They average 71.7 points per outing (174th in the country) on 45.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Huskies are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on 3-pointers while they are 308th in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.7). The Huskies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (714 of 1,585) and they concede 37.4 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 209th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 357 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Ohio Bobcats got the win with a final of 76-59 when they faced Central Michigan. The Bobcats recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 22 in the game. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. Central Michigan had 15 fouls for this contest which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 13 of those for a clip of 65.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Ohio knocked down 13 out of their 23 tries (56.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats finished the game shooting 25 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 49.0%. The Bobcats allowed Central Michigan to make 18 of their 40 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.0% for this game. They shot 26.7% from downtown by shooting 4 of 15 and finished the contest at 19 out of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). In relation to rebounding, Ohio permitted Central Michigan to collect 27 in total (5 offensive).

AJ Clayton was important for the Bobcats in this matchup. He accumulated 18 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He buried 5 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Ohio has a mark of 16-11 so far this season. The Bobcats have committed 17.9 fouls every game and they shoot 72.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per game (199th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.3 times per game. Ohio has accounted for 2,125 pts this year (78.7 per contest) and they average 37.6 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Bobcats are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 84th in college basketball.

The Bobcats are ranked 270th in the country in points given up per game with 72.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (207th in college basketball). The Ohio defense gives up 35.0% on 3-pointers (217 of 620) and opponents are converting on 67.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.4 dimes and 34.6 boards per contest, ranking them 166th and 217th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio

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