Wisconsin Badgers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 2/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: fuboTV

The Ohio State Buckeyes (11-10) will take on the Wisconsin Badgers (12-8) at Value City Arena on Thursday.

The Wisconsin Badgers took the court against Illinois and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-51 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Badgers walked away with 18 while Illinois accumulated 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 20 attempts from distance. Illinois went 61.1% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Illinois snagged 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Illinois distributed 7 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Wisconsin allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Badgers knocked down 4 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. Wisconsin walked away from the game having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (19 of 57) and buried 9 of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Chucky Hepburn is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He walked away with 15 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played 36 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Wisconsin enters this one with a win-loss record of 12-8 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 65.1 points per game (331st in the country) while shooting 41.8% from the floor. The Badgers are shooting 36.2% on 3-pointers (170 of 469) and 66.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Wisconsin is pulling down 31.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 239 dimes this year, which is 339th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Badgers are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are 10th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 204 surrendered for the year. Badgers are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.8% (468 of 1,068) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 33.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 33rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.3).

In their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a loss by a final score of 86-70 against Indiana. The Buckeyes recorded 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Indiana committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.4%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Ohio State made 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). When the game finished, the Buckeyes shot 26 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. The Buckeyes allowed Indiana to convert 32 of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. They finished 50.0% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 20 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). In reference to rebounding, Ohio State allowed Indiana to snag 35 in all (12 offensive).

Brice Sensabaugh was important for the Buckeyes in this game. He made 9 of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Ohio State has a record of 11-10 on the season. The Buckeyes are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.4 times per game (257th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.9 times per game. Ohio State has accounted for 1,609 points so far this year (76.6 per contest) and they pull down 38.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Buckeyes are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 68th in the nation.

The Buckeyes are ranked 132nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (58th in the country). The Ohio State defense surrenders 30.2% on three-point shots (138 of 457) and their opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.1 assists and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 140th and 181st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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