Green Bay Phoenix vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

The Green Bay Phoenix (2-3) are en route to Schottenstein Center on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1).

The Green Bay Phoenix played SIU Edwardsville and took home the win by a score of 82-57 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Phoenix ended up with 14 while SIU Edwardsville accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 31 shots from 3-point range. SIU Edwardsville walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, SIU Edwardsville totaled 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. SIU Edwardsville totaled 13 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Green Bay allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 20 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Phoenix converted 24 of 29 attempts for a rate of 82.8%. Green Bay wrapped up the contest with a 47.1% field goal percentage (24 of 51) and converted 10 of 27 shots from distance.

Anthony Roy is one player who played a role for the matchup. He left the arena with 34 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 47.4% from the floor and also earned 4 dimes.

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Green Bay comes into this one with a win-loss record of 2-3 on the season. They average 77.2 points per game (188th in the country) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Phoenix are connecting on 35.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (55 of 155) and 80.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Green Bay is snagging 30.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 67 assists this season, which is 200th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Phoenix are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are 211th in college hoops in giving up assists with 64 surrendered on the season. The Phoenix defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (136 of 309) and they concede 40.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 36.4% on three-point shots and they rank 307th in college basketball in points per game allowed (77.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes took home the win by a final score of 80-30 when they played Evansville. The Buckeyes recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. Evansville was called for 20 fouls for this contest which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to convert 17 of those for a clip of 65.4%. Concerning shots from distance, Ohio State converted 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Buckeyes shot 28 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.9%. The Buckeyes permitted Evansville to bury 11 out of 58 tries from the field which had them shooting 19.0% for the matchup. They went 11.1% from three-point range by shooting 3 of 27 and finished the game at 5 out of 10 from the charity stripe (50.0%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Ohio State permitted Evansville to get 23 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Devin Royal was important for the Buckeyes for this game. He recorded 20 points in his 25 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He buried 7 of 9 for this contest for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Ohio State has a record of 3-1 for the season. The Buckeyes are responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per game (170th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest. Ohio State has 305 points for the campaign (76.3 per game) and they grab 40.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 153rd in the country.

The Ohio State defense surrenders 21.6% on 3-point shots (21 of 97) and their opposition knocks down 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 8.8 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per contest, which is 23rd and 133rd in those categories. The Buckeyes on the defensive side of the court are 13th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 56.8. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 29.5% from the floor (1st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Green Bay

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