Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

The Penn State Nittany Lions (4-5) welcome the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) at Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced Miami and walked away with a win by a score of 84-64 in their last game. Ohio State ended with a 45.2% FG percentage (28 out of 62) and knocked down 9 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Buckeyes converted 19 of their 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 37 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defending, Ohio State allowed their opponent to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. Miami recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Miami snagged 24 boards (10 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Miami finished the game at 81.8% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of 11 shots. They made 7 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Buckeyes walked away with 14 and Miami totaled 19 personal fouls.

Roddy Gayle is someone who was a factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Ohio State will enter this contest with a mark of 8-1 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Ohio State is collecting 38.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 137 assists on the campaign, which is 81st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Buckeyes are shooting 40.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (77 of 192) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.9 pts per game (68th in the country) while going 47.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Buckeyes are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 63rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 87 surrendered for the season. The Buckeyes are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.7% (215 of 515) and they relinquish 31.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.2% on three-point shots while they are 66th in the country in opponents PPG (65.6).

In their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions took a loss by a score of 81-75 against Maryland. Concerning attacking the glass, Penn State permitted Maryland to pull down 48 in total (19 offensive). They finished 20.0% from downtown by shooting 5 out of 25 and ended up shooting 30 out of 39 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Nittany Lions permitted Maryland to make 23 of their 67 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 34.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Nittany Lions walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Penn State buried 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a clip of 90.5%. Maryland had 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Nittany Lions collected 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup.

Kanye Clary pitched in for the Nittany Lions for the game. He converted 8 out of 17 in the matchup giving him a rate of 47.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 41 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this game.

Penn State has a record of 4-5 so far this year. The Nittany Lions are committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.8 times per game (325th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Penn State has totaled 681 pts for the season (75.7 per contest) and they snag 33.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Nittany Lions are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which ranks 236th in college basketball.

The Penn State defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (50 of 169) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 38.1 total rebounds per game, which is 82nd and 292nd in the country. The Nittany Lions defensively are ranked 172nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.4. They are able to force 16.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (223rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Penn State

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