Robert Morris Colonials vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Robert Morris Colonials vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center (OH) is the site where the Ohio Bobcats (2-5) will try to defeat the Robert Morris Colonials (6-2) on Saturday.

The Robert Morris Colonials faced off with Canisius and took home the win by a score of 72-64 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Colonials left the arena with 15 and Canisius recorded 21 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 26 attempts from distance. Canisius ended up shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by converting 5 of their 7 shots. Additionally, Canisius pulled down 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Canisius earned 11 assists and had 7 steals in this game. When discussing defending, Robert Morris allowed the other team to go 41.9% from the field on 26 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled 40 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Colonials converted 19 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. Robert Morris ended the contest having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 of 56) and converted 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Amarion Dickerson is someone who was a major factor in the game. He racked up 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and pulled down 13 rebounds. He shot 77.8% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Robert Morris steps onto the court with a record of 6-2 on the campaign. They average 72.0 points per game (261st in the country) while shooting 41.1% from the field. The Colonials are hitting 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (55 of 174) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Robert Morris is pulling down 42.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 101 dimes on the campaign, which is 151st in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Colonials are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.1% from beyond the arc while they are 67th in the nation in opponents points per game (65.6). The Colonials are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.8% (188 of 461) and they relinquish 31.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 202nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 90 conceded for the campaign.

When they last played, the Ohio Bobcats took a defeat with a final score of 74-65 against Texas State. In regard to cleaning the glass, Ohio permitted Texas State to snag 43 overall (16 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 3 out of 8 and finished the game at 13 of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). The Bobcats permitted Texas State to make 29 out of 63 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.0% for this game. When all was said and done, the Bobcats finished the game shooting 19 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. With respect to three-point attempts, Ohio knocked down 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. Texas State was called for 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Bobcats snagged 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 for this game.

AJ Clayton ended up being a factor for the Bobcats for the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in the game.

Ohio has a record of 2-5 for the campaign. The Bobcats are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per game (200th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per game. Ohio has accounted for 536 points for the campaign (76.6 per contest) and they average 32.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bobcats are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 251st in the country.

The Bobcats defensively are ranked 345th in D-1 in PPG given up with 81.9. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.6% from the floor (356th in college basketball). The Ohio defense allows 47.1% from downtown (57 of 121) and opponents are making 67.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.4 dimes and 38.7 total boards per game, which ranks 284th and 315th in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Robert Morris

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