Miami RedHawks vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (11-10) will compete against the Miami RedHawks (11-10) at Convocation Center (OH) on Saturday.

The Miami RedHawks faced off with Kent State and earned the victory with a final of 71-67 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 24 while Kent State recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. Kent State ended up going 73.3% at the free throw line by making 22 of 30 tries. Additionally, Kent State collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kent State doled out 10 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 31.0% from the floor on 18 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the RedHawks knocked down 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Miami finished the contest having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (25 of 54) and knocked down 5 out of their 17 3-point shots.

Darweshi Hunter is a player who was a major factor for the game. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Miami enters this one with a win-loss record of 11-10 so far this year. They have an average of 73.8 pts per game (199th in Division 1) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The RedHawks are hitting 37.2% on three-point shots (167 of 449) and 70.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is collecting 32.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 320 assists this year, which ranks 72nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the RedHawks are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They give up 29.6% on 3-point shots while they are 158th in college basketball in opponents PPG (71.1). The RedHawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (526 of 1,224) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 99th in college basketball in giving up assists with 245 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Ohio Bobcats took home the win by a final score of 91-70 when they played Buffalo. In relation to cleaning the glass, Ohio allowed Buffalo to get 34 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They went 35.7% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 28 and finished the game at 10 of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Bobcats allowed Buffalo to bury 25 out of their 67 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3% in this contest. When the game finished, the Bobcats went 32 for 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. In terms of shots from distance, Ohio buried 11 of their 28 attempts (39.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 94.1%. Buffalo earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Bobcats were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this game.

Jaylin Hunter ended up having an impact for the Bobcats in this game. He converted 4 of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He racked up 10 points in his 25 mins on the court and added 6 assists for this game.

Ohio has a mark of 11-10 on the season. The Bobcats are committing 18.0 fouls per game and they connect on 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (138th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.8 times per game. Ohio has earned 1,642 points this season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bobcats are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks them 138th in the country.

The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 149th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (139th in college hoops). The Ohio defense allows 32.8% on 3-point shots (154 of 470) and their opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.8 assists and 36.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 36th and 246th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio

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