Penn State Nittany Lions vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 2/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-11) are en route to Value City Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-16).

The Penn State Nittany Lions faced off with Minnesota and earned the victory with a final of 76-69 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Nittany Lions ended up finishing with 16 while Minnesota recorded 15 personal fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 12 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Minnesota finished shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 15 shots. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Minnesota totaled 22 dimes and had 1 steal in the matchup. Concerning defending, Penn State allowed 50.0% from the floor on 28 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nittany Lions buried 10 of their 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. Penn State ended with a 48.3% FG percentage (28 of 58) and made 10 of 26 shots from downtown.

Jalen Pickett is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 32 points on 11 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 55.0% from the field and distributed 8 assists.

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Penn State enters this one with a mark of 16-11 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 8.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Penn State is grabbing 32.0 boards per game and has accounted for 392 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 113th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Nittany Lions are shooting 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (293 of 754) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.3 pts per game (145th in the country) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nittany Lions have forced 9.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 12.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.2% from beyond the arc while they are 148th in college basketball in opponents PPG (68.7). The Nittany Lions defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (678 of 1,552) and they surrender 35.0 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 257th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a loss by a score of 82-55 when they played Purdue. The Buckeyes collected 12 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 17 in this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. Purdue committed 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Buckeyes to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to convert 6 of them for a percentage of 54.5%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Ohio State converted 5 of their 19 attempts (26.3%). When the game finished, the Buckeyes finished the game shooting 22 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Buckeyes permitted Purdue to convert 27 out of their 54 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 43.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 16 and finished the game at 21 of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Ohio State allowed Purdue to grab 41 in total (12 offensive).

Brice Sensabaugh ended up having an impact for the Buckeyes in the matchup. He recorded 20 points in his 29 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for this contest. He buried 8 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Ohio State has a mark of 11-16 so far this year. As an offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is 114th in the nation. Ohio State has accounted for 1,972 points for the campaign (73.0 per game) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.6 times per game (308th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per game. The Buckeyes are committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Buckeyes on the defensive side of the court are 160th in the nation in PPG given up with 69.2. They have forced 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (121st in D-1). The Ohio State defense gives up 31.6% on 3-point attempts (188 of 594) and opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.7 assists and 33.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 190th and 169th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Ohio State and under the total points

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