Ohio State Buckeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: Youtube TV

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the location where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-9) will go up against the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-7) on Wednesday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes stepped onto the hardwood against Rutgers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-64 in their last game. Ohio State wrapped up the contest having earned a 34.3% field goal percentage (23 of 67) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Buckeyes made 10 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 7 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Ohio State allowed the other team to go 33.9% from the field on 21 of 62 shooting. Rutgers recorded 16 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Rutgers grabbed 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Rutgers walked away from this one shooting 74.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of 27 attempts. They converted 6 out of their 24 attempts from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 22 and Rutgers recorded 15 fouls.

Brice Sensabaugh is a player who came through in the game. He finished 54.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes and also totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Ohio State heads into this game with a mark of 10-7 this year. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Ohio State is grabbing 39.4 boards per game and has tallied 219 assists on the year, which has them ranked 281st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Buckeyes are hitting 38.7% on 3-point shots (128 of 331) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.0 points per outing (54th in college basketball) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Buckeyes are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are ranked 61st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 198 surrendered so far this season. The Buckeyes defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.3% (411 of 1,019) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 29.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 100th in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.3).

In their last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a defeat with a final score of 73-55 when they played Purdue. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Nebraska permitted Purdue to collect 37 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Cornhuskers permitted Purdue to knock down 23 of 52 attempts from the field which had them at 44.2% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Cornhuskers went 23 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4%. With regard to 3-pointers, Nebraska made 7 out of 16 tries (43.8%). They were able to make 2 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Purdue committed 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for a total of 3 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Cornhuskers were able to corral 14 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 18 for the contest.

Derrick Walker pitched in for the Cornhuskers for the matchup. He scored 19 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the contest. He made 9 out of 15 for this game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Nebraska has a record of 9-9 for the year. The Cornhuskers are committing 13.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 64.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per game (197th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.9 times per game. Nebraska has scored 1,195 points so far this season (66.4 per contest) and they collect 36.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Cornhuskers are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which is 213th in college basketball.

The Nebraska defense gives up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (151 of 465) and their opponents are converting on 64.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.4 dimes and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 339th and 254th in the country. The Cornhuskers on the defensive side of the court are 122nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 67.2. They are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (125th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio State

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