Ohio Bobcats vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (15-11) are hitting the road to McGuirk Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Central Michigan Chippewas (10-16).

The Ohio Bobcats stepped onto the hardwood against Buffalo and went home with a win by a final score of 85-61 in their last contest. Ohio finished the contest with a 46.9% FG percentage (30 of 64) and buried 7 of their 19 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats made 18 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 41 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of defending, Ohio allowed the other team to go 34.4% from the field on 22 out of 64 shooting. Buffalo distributed 6 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Buffalo grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Buffalo ended up going 73.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. They also buried 3 of 25 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Bobcats finished with 18 and Buffalo finished the game with 23 fouls.

Elmore James is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played for 28 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Ohio enters this one with a win-loss mark of 15-11 for the year. They currently have an average of 78.8 pts per contest (32nd in college hoops) while shooting 46.3% from the floor. The Bobcats are shooting 37.0% on 3-pointers (223 of 602) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Ohio is pulling down 38.2 boards per game and has accounted for 339 dimes for the season, which is 204th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 287th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.4). The Bobcats are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (678 of 1,544) and they relinquish 34.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 172nd in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 328 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Central Michigan Chippewas took home the win by a final score of 77-74 against Bowling Green. The Chippewas were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the game. They coughed it up 16 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. Bowling Green earned 19 fouls for this game which got the Chippewas to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. In regard to three-point shots, Central Michigan converted 9 out of their 18 attempts (50.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Chippewas went 28 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. The Chippewas permitted Bowling Green to bury 25 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them at 43.9% in the game. They shot 47.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 19 and finished the contest at 15 out of 26 at the free throw line (57.7%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Central Michigan permitted Bowling Green to snag 30 in total (10 offensive).

Reggie Bass was important for the Chippewas for the contest. He accumulated 25 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 7 assists for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 13 in this contest for a rate of 61.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a record of 10-16 so far this season. The Chippewas are committing 20.2 fouls per game while shooting 68.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.2 times per game (326th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 15.7 times per contest. Central Michigan has 1,734 points so far this year (66.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Chippewas are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is 304th in the country.

The Chippewas on defense are ranked 232nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 71.5. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (147th in the nation). The Central Michigan defense gives up 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (204 of 625) and opponents are making 66.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.4 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 165th and 292nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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