Ohio State Buckeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: Peacock

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the location where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-5) will meet the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-5) on Tuesday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes took the court against Penn State and earned the victory with a final of 79-67 in their last contest. Ohio State ended the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and made 3 of their 18 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Buckeyes knocked down 22 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 88.0%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 43 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Ohio State allowed 37.1% from the floor on 26 out of 70 shooting. Penn State distributed 10 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In addition, Penn State snagged 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Penn State finished shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 4 of their 5 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to personal fouls, the Buckeyes left the arena with 8 and Penn State accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Roddy Gayle is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and recorded 5 assists. He played 34 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Ohio State will enter this matchup with a mark of 13-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 10.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Ohio State is pulling down 39.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 264 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 134th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Buckeyes are shooting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (138 of 401) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.4 points per game (134th in college hoops) while going 44.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Buckeyes are forcing 11.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They surrender 33.5% from 3-point land and they rank 65th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (66.6). The Buckeyes defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (445 of 1,075) and they concede 33.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 16th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 186 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went home victorious with a score of 75-69 when they played Northwestern. In the matter of team rebounding, Nebraska permitted Northwestern to collect 26 in all (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 32.3% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 31 and finished the game at 11 out of 17 from the charity stripe (64.7%). The Cornhuskers permitted Northwestern to bury 24 of 63 attempts from the field which had them at 38.1% in this game. When the game finished, the Cornhuskers shot 26 out of 47 from the field which had them shooting 55.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Nebraska knocked down 7 of their 13 attempts (53.8%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Northwestern earned 14 fouls for this game which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also coughed it up 17 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Cornhuskers were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup.

Josiah Allick was important for the Cornhuskers for this game. He made 4 out of 5 in this contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 25 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes for the contest.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 14-5 on the season. The Cornhuskers commit 15.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 75.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per contest (46th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.3 times per game. Nebraska has totaled 1,488 points this season (78.3 per game) and they pull in 39.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Cornhuskers are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 169th in Division 1.

The Cornhuskers defensively are ranked 133rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 70.1. They are able to force 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (32nd in college hoops). The Nebraska defense concedes 32.6% on three-point shots (164 of 503) and their opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.2 assists and 36.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 217th and 270th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nebraska

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