Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Peacock

The Indiana Hoosiers (13-9) are hitting the road to Value City Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-9).

The Indiana Hoosiers played Penn State and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-71 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 52) and buried 5 of 19 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Hoosiers made 16 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 dimes for the game while creating 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 57.4% from the floor on 31 of 54 shooting. Penn State recorded 17 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Penn State pulled down 21 boards (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn State ended up going 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 11 of 16 shots. They also buried 12 out of their 22 tries from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Hoosiers ended up with 13 and Penn State recorded 19 fouls.

Kel'el Ware is one player who was important for the game. He ended up scoring 25 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and snagged 11 boards. He ended up going 66.7% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Indiana comes into this contest with a record of 13-9 on the year. They average 73.5 pts per game (201st in Division 1) while connecting on 47.7% from the field. The Hoosiers are hitting 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (113 of 343) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game and has 325 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 104th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hoosiers are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 254th in the country in points per game from their opponents (74.3). The Hoosiers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (567 of 1,349) and they surrender 35.2 boards per game as a group. They are 231st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 298 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a defeat with a final score of 79-77 against Iowa. In reference to how they rebounded, Ohio State allowed Iowa to collect 26 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from three-point range by going 3 out of 10 and finished the contest at 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Buckeyes permitted Iowa to bury 29 of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 54.7% for the game. When the game finished, the Buckeyes finished shooting 27 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Ohio State made 7 of their 16 attempts (43.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. Iowa was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Buckeyes pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest.

Jamison Battle was important for the Buckeyes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 25 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 13-9 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buckeyes are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks 175th in D-1. Ohio State has tallied 1,655 points this season (75.2 per contest) and they collect 37.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (113th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per game. The Buckeyes are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Buckeyes on the defensive end are ranked 115th in the country in points given up per game with 69.5. They are able to force 10.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (182nd in the country). The Ohio State defense gives up 35.8% on 3-point shots (157 of 439) and their opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.0 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 47th and 104th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio State

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