Akron Zips vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (20-7) are en route to Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday where they will meet the Ohio Bobcats (15-12).

The Akron Zips stepped onto the hardwood against Kent State and earned the victory with a final of 83-70 in their last game. Akron ended the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (30 of 60) and made 8 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Zips made 15 of 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to defense, Akron allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 of 57 shooting. Kent State earned 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Kent State collected 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kent State walked away from this one shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 10 tries. They also made 9 out of their 21 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Zips finished with 15 and Kent State totaled 18 fouls.

Enrique Freeman is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He racked up 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and also collected 12 boards. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Akron comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-7 for the campaign. They average 75.0 pts per contest (145th in Division 1) while hitting 45.8% from the field. The Zips are hitting 33.7% from downtown (227 of 673) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Akron is pulling in 37.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 361 dimes on the season, which is 193rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.1 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Zips are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They rank 79th in the nation in giving up assists with 322 surrendered this season. The Zips are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.6% (650 of 1,527) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 30.6% on shots from distance while they are 21st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (65.0).

In their last game, the Ohio Bobcats took home the win by a final score of 80-59 against Northern Illinois. The Bobcats were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 12 steals in this contest. Northern Illinois earned 13 fouls in this contest which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 59.1%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Ohio buried 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats went 29 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7%. The Bobcats allowed Northern Illinois to make 22 out of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.5% for this game. They finished 14.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 of 21 and finished the contest at 12 out of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). In relation to attacking the glass, Ohio permitted Northern Illinois to snag 24 overall (9 offensive).

Miles Brown was important for the Bobcats for the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 6 of 8 in this matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Ohio has a win-loss record of 15-12 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 98th in Division 1. Ohio has 2,117 points on the campaign (78.4 per contest) and they collect 35.2 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 14.1 times per game (116th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.7 times per game. The Bobcats have committed 17.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats on defense are ranked 179th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.8. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (145th in the nation). The Ohio defense gives up 33.2% on 3-point attempts (198 of 597) and opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.2 assists and 35.9 boards every game, which has them ranked 53rd and 251st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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