Ohio Bobcats vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 2/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: fuboTV

The Northern Illinois Huskies (10-13) will compete against the Ohio Bobcats (12-11) at NIU Convocation Center on Tuesday.

The Ohio Bobcats played Miami and went home with a win by a final score of 78-68 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 19 and Miami recorded 17 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 23 tries from distance. Miami ended up shooting 72.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 25 shots. Additionally, Miami snagged 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Miami dished out 9 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, Ohio allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bobcats converted 22 of their 25 tries for a rate of 88.0%. Ohio finished the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 of 58) and knocked down 4 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

Jaylin Hunter is a guy who was important in this contest. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins played and also collected 7 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Ohio enters this one with a mark of 12-11 for the season. They are averaging 77.9 pts per contest (44th in the country) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. The Bobcats are hitting 36.0% on 3-pointers (196 of 545) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Ohio is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per game and has earned 300 assists on the season, which is 238th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.8 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bobcats are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They concede 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 289th in D-1 in opponents PPG (73.5). The Bobcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (598 of 1,360) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 168th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 298 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Northern Illinois Huskies took home the win by a final score of 86-78 against Bowling Green. When it comes to team rebounding, Northern Illinois allowed Bowling Green to get 29 in total (11 offensive). They finished 23.5% from distance by going 4 of 17 and ended up going 14 out of 24 at the free throw line (58.3%). The Huskies allowed Bowling Green to make 30 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Huskies ended up shooting 32 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 53.3%. When talking about shots from distance, Northern Illinois knocked down 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. Bowling Green was called for 18 fouls for the game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 1 steal in the matchup. The Huskies earned 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest.

David Coit pitched in for the Huskies for the contest. He earned 21 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes for this game. He buried 7 out of 18 in the game for a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss mark of 10-13 for the campaign. The Huskies are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 67.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per contest (302nd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest. Northern Illinois has totaled 1,636 pts so far this season (71.1 per contest) and they pull in 32.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Huskies are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 142nd in college basketball.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 325th in college basketball in points given up per game with 75.2. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (287th in D-1). The Northern Illinois defense concedes 33.1% on shots from distance (165 of 498) and their opponents are making 68.1% of their foul shots. They concede 13.3 dimes and 37.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks 221st and 338th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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