Ohio State Buckeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 3/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: BTN

The Wisconsin Badgers (17-13) will go up against the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-18) at United Center on Wednesday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced off with Michigan State and took a loss by a score of 84-78 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 20 and Michigan State recorded 12 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 20 tries from beyond the arc. Michigan State went 70.0% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Michigan State totaled 26 boards (5 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Michigan State doled out 17 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. Regarding defense, Ohio State allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the floor on 29 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Buckeyes converted 11 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Ohio State wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (28 out of 58) and made 11 out of their 25 three-point attempts.

Brice Sensabaugh is a player who came through in the matchup. He racked up 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He shot 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Ohio State will enter this game with a mark of 13-18 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.1 fouls per game. As a team, Ohio State is snagging 36.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 357 assists for the campaign, which is 309th in the nation in terms of passing. The Buckeyes are hitting 35.8% on three-point attempts (206 of 576) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 73.1 pts per game (147th in Division 1) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

On defense, the Buckeyes are forcing 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 152nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 conceded on the campaign. The Buckeyes are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (783 of 1,816) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 32.7% on shots from downtown while they are 155th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.4).

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers got the win with a final of 71-67 against Minnesota. When discussing rebounds, Wisconsin allowed Minnesota to collect 22 overall (4 offensive). They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 19 from the free throw line (57.9%). The Badgers allowed Minnesota to knock down 25 out of their 48 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Badgers shot 27 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. In relation to shots from distance, Wisconsin converted 3 out of their 12 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. Minnesota committed 20 fouls for this contest which got the Badgers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Badgers snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game.

Steven Crowl pitched in for the Badgers in the game. He made 9 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 69.2%, and had 7 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Wisconsin has a record of 17-13 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Badgers are hitting on 41.7% from the floor, which ranks 318th in Division 1. Wisconsin has accounted for 1,956 pts on the season (65.2 per contest) and they average 31.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.8 times per contest (291st in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 8.7 times per game. The Badgers commit 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Badgers on the defensive end are ranked 31st in the country in PPG given up with 63.8. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (222nd in D-1). The Wisconsin defense allows 32.0% on three-point shots (185 of 579) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.3 assists and 35.3 boards per game, which ranks them 24th and 261st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio State

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