Illinois Fighting Illini vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Peacock

The Ohio State Buckeyes (13-7) will play the Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5) at Value City Arena on Tuesday.

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced Indiana and took home the win by a score of 70-62 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Fighting Illini walked away with 18 and Indiana totaled 22 personal fouls. They also buried 0 of 9 shots from beyond the perimeter. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 54.5% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Indiana totaled 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Indiana recorded 8 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 8 assists for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Fighting Illini buried 17 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. Illinois wrapped up the contest with a 37.1% FG percentage (23 out of 62) and buried 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Marcus Domask is a player who was important in the matchup. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also collected 10 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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Illinois will play this contest with a win-loss record of 15-5 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Illinois is collecting 43.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 260 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 226th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Illini are shooting 34.1% on shots from distance (168 of 492) and 71.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.1 points per outing (26th in D-1) while going 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Fighting Illini are forcing 9.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 35th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 216 surrendered for the year. The Fighting Illini are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.5% (526 of 1,299) and they surrender 33.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 31.4% on three-point shots while they are 105th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.7).

The last time they took the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a defeat with a final score of 83-58 when they played Northwestern. The Buckeyes pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 22 for the contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Northwestern committed 23 personal fouls for the contest which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They were able to make 25 of those for a rate of 75.8%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Ohio State converted 5 of their 21 tries (23.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes shot 14 for 41 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.1%. The Buckeyes permitted Northwestern to convert 30 of their 52 tries from the field which had them shooting 57.7% in the game. They shot 52.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 19 and finished the game at 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Ohio State permitted Northwestern to pull down 27 in total (3 on the offensive side).

Bruce Thornton ended up being a factor for the Buckeyes for the contest. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game. He converted 3 out of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Ohio State has a win-loss mark of 13-7 for the campaign. The Buckeyes have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (108th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per game. Ohio State has earned 1,503 points so far this year (75.2 per game) and they grab 38.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 200th in the country.

The Ohio State defense surrenders 35.7% on 3-pointers (147 of 412) and their opponents are knocking down 68.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.1 dimes and 33.6 boards every game, which is 53rd and 108th in the country. The Buckeyes on defense are ranked 99th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.2. They are forcing 10.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (125th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Illinois

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