Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 2/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: FS1

The Ohio State Buckeyes (16-12) will try to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-8) at Value City Arena on Thursday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers took the court against Minnesota and went home with a win by a final score of 73-55 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up with 15 and Minnesota recorded 14 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 23 attempts from long range. Minnesota finished 68.4% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Minnesota doled out 6 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. With respect to defending, Nebraska allowed their opponent to shoot 31.0% from the floor on 18 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning rebounding, they collected 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Cornhuskers converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Nebraska finished the game with a 39.3% field goal percentage (24 of 61) and converted 9 out of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Juwan Gary is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played 35 mins played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Nebraska heads into this one with a win-loss record of 20-8 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 77.1 points per outing (83rd in the country) while shooting 44.9% from the field. The Cornhuskers are shooting 36.1% on three-point shots (264 of 731) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Nebraska is collecting 38.1 rebounds per contest and has 432 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 56th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.6 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cornhuskers are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 201st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 366 surrendered on the season. The Cornhuskers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.7% (696 of 1,752) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 32.2% on shots from distance while they are 106th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.5).

The last time they took the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes took home the win by a final score of 60-57 when they faced Michigan State. Regarding attacking the glass, Ohio State allowed Michigan State to pull down 29 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from distance by shooting 4 out of 16 and ended up going 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Buckeyes allowed Michigan State to convert 22 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes shot 22 for 58 from the floor which had them at 37.9%. When discussing shots from downtown, Ohio State converted 3 out of their 17 tries (17.6%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a percentage of 72.2%. Michigan State earned 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Buckeyes recorded 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this contest.

Devin Royal was important for the Buckeyes in this game. He converted 6 of 8 in the game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 18 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Ohio State has a win-loss mark of 16-12 for the campaign. The Buckeyes are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.5 times per game (152nd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per game. Ohio State has scored 2,073 points for the campaign (74.0 per game) and they average 36.1 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Buckeyes are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 180th in college basketball.

The Buckeyes on the defensive end are ranked 115th in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.9. They have forced 10.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (173rd in college basketball). The Ohio State defense concedes 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (191 of 533) and their opponents are converting on 71.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.3 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which is ranked 61st and 136th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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