Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 1/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: FOX

Crisler Center is where the Michigan Wolverines (6-10) will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (12-4) on Monday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced off with Wisconsin and ended up losing by a score of 71-60 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 12 while Wisconsin totaled 13 fouls. They also converted 7 of 22 attempts from downtown. Wisconsin finished the contest at 90.9% at the free throw line by burying 10 of their 11 tries. In addition, Wisconsin pulled down 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wisconsin earned 14 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Ohio State allowed the other team to go 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes in the game in addition to creating 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Buckeyes made 4 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 40.0%. Ohio State finished the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 of 56) and converted 6 out of their 18 3-point attempts.

Jamison Battle is one player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up going 63.6% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He recorded 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Ohio State comes into this contest with a mark of 12-4 on the season. They are averaging 77.0 points per contest (120th in D-1) while going 45.0% from the floor. The Buckeyes are hitting 36.9% on shots from distance (132 of 358) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Ohio State is snagging 39.6 boards per game and has earned 241 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 126th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Buckeyes are forcing 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 12th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 161 surrendered so far this season. The Buckeyes defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (392 of 942) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They relinquish 31.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 67th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.1).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan Wolverines took a loss by a final score of 64-57 against Maryland. The Wolverines were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the game. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Maryland was called for 14 fouls for this game which took the Wolverines to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. With regard to 3-pointers, Michigan converted 5 of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Wolverines went 21 out of 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.6%. The Wolverines allowed Maryland to convert 20 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.8% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the game at 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). In the matter of team rebounding, Michigan allowed Maryland to snag 34 overall (7 offensive).

Olivier Nkamhoua was important for the Wolverines in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes in the game.

Michigan has a win-loss record of 6-10 for the season. As an offensive team, the Wolverines are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which is ranked 56th in college hoops. Michigan has accounted for 1,282 points for the season (80.1 per game) and they pull in 37.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.6 times per contest (181st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Wolverines are responsible for committing 17.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Michigan defense gives up 35.5% on three-point shots (120 of 338) and their opposition makes 71.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 34.2 boards per game, which is ranked 160th and 141st in college hoops. The Wolverines on defense are ranked 324th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (277th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan

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