Ohio State Buckeyes vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Iowa Hawkeyes (18-13) will try to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes (19-12) at Target Center on Thursday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced Rutgers and earned the victory with a final of 73-51 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Buckeyes ended up with 22 and Rutgers finished the game with 20 fouls. They buried 4 of 18 tries from beyond the arc. Rutgers ended up going 60.7% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 28 tries. Additionally, Rutgers grabbed 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rutgers dished out 7 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Ohio State allowed their opponent to shoot 27.3% from the field on 15 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 37 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Buckeyes converted 16 of 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. Ohio State walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (24 of 48) and converted 9 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Roddy Gayle is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 54.5% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Ohio State will take the court with a mark of 19-12 this year. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Ohio State is collecting 36.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 417 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 172nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Buckeyes are hitting 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (217 of 638) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.5 points per contest (157th in the nation) on 45.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Buckeyes are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 41st in the nation in giving up assists with 345 relinquished this year. The Buckeyes defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (770 of 1,811) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 91st in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.0).

When they last played, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a score of 73-61 against Illinois. The Hawkeyes corralled 29 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. Illinois was called for 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a rate of 61.5%. In relation to shots from distance, Iowa converted 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawkeyes finished shooting 23 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.4%. The Hawkeyes allowed Illinois to make 28 of 63 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.4% for the contest. They shot 31.3% from three-point range by going 5 out of 16 and ended up shooting 12 out of 20 from the free throw line (60.0%). When it comes to rebounding, Iowa permitted Illinois to grab 47 in total (10 offensive).

Payton Sandfort pitched in for the Hawkeyes for the matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 33 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist. He buried 9 out of 19 in this contest for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and had 7 rebounds.

Iowa has a win-loss mark of 18-13 this season. The Hawkeyes are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per contest while shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.7 times per game (9th in the country) and they turn it over 9.6 times per game. Iowa has 2,576 points for the season (83.1 per game) and they snag 35.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Hawkeyes are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks 36th in the country.

The Iowa defense allows 35.5% on shots from distance (241 of 679) and their opponents are knocking down 70.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 15.1 dimes and 36.7 boards every game, which ranks 332nd and 292nd in the country. The Hawkeyes are ranked 336th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 78.6. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (299th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio State

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