Ohio State Buckeyes vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 2/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: ESPN2

The Iowa Hawkeyes (16-9) welcome the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-14) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-41 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Buckeyes walked away with 7 while Michigan State finished the game with 12 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 22 tries from long range. Michigan State finished 100.0% at the free throw line by converting 1 of 1 shots. Additionally, Michigan State collected 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Michigan State distributed 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. In terms of the defense, Ohio State allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the floor on 27 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists in this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 30 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Buckeyes made 1 of 2 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Ohio State ended with a 28.3% field goal percentage (17 of 60) and knocked down 6 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Justice Sueing is a player who was a major factor in this game. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He finished the contest at 63.6% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Ohio State heads into this one with a record of 11-14 this year. They currently have an average of 73.7 points per contest (142nd in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Buckeyes are shooting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (166 of 466) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Ohio State is pulling in 38.2 boards per game and has 290 assists on the season, which is 318th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Buckeyes are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 125th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.8). The Buckeyes defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (619 of 1,481) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 116th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 304 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes got the victory with a final of 68-56 against Minnesota. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Iowa permitted Minnesota to snag 32 overall (2 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 9 and finished the game at 7 out of 15 from the charity stripe (46.7%). The Hawkeyes permitted Minnesota to make 23 out of 46 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this game. In all, the Hawkeyes went 27 for 72 from the field which had them at 37.5%. With respect to three-point attempts, Iowa knocked down 5 of their 13 attempts (38.5%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Minnesota committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Hawkeyes were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup.

Kris Murray ended up having an impact for the Hawkeyes for the game. He knocked down 12 of 27 for this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 14 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game.

Iowa has a win-loss mark of 16-9 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are shooting 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 138th in the country. Iowa has accumulated 2,015 points so far this year (80.6 per contest) and they average 37.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per game (16th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per contest. The Hawkeyes have committed 14.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Hawkeyes are ranked 286th in D-1 in points given up per game with 73.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (319th in the nation). The Iowa defense surrenders 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (170 of 495) and opponents are knocking down 72.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 14.4 assists and 35.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 302nd and 281st in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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