Texas Longhorns vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TNT

The Texas Longhorns (21-13 last year) are en route to T-Mobile Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Ohio State Buckeyes (22-14 last season).

The Texas Longhorns took the court against Tennessee and ended up losing by a score of 62-58 in their last contest. Texas wrapped up the game with a 36.4% field goal percentage (20 of 55) and buried 7 of their 23 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Longhorns made 11 of their 12 tries for a rate of 91.7%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 6 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Texas allowed the other team to shoot 33.8% from the floor on 22 of 65 shooting. Tennessee totaled 11 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Moreover, Tennessee snagged 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Tennessee ended up going 83.3% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 18 attempts. They also made 3 of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Longhorns ended up finishing with 16 and Tennessee accumulated 15 fouls.

Tyrese Hunter is one player who had an impact for the matchup. He walked away with 13 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Texas enters this contest after finishing with a mark of 21-13 last year. They turned it over 11.6 times per contest and as a squad committed 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Texas collected 34.7 rebounds per game and earned 512 dimes throughout last year, which had them ranked 63rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Longhorns shot 35.5% on three-point attempts (245 of 691) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They had an average of 75.4 points per game (119th in college hoops) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Longhorns forced their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.3 fouls. They gave up 33.6% on shots from distance and they ranked 85th in the country in points per game allowed (68.9). The Longhorns defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (826 of 1,940) and they relinquished 34.1 rebounds per game as a group. They were ranked 84th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 392 surrendered over the course of last year.

When they last played, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a defeat with a final score of 79-77 when they faced Georgia. The Buckeyes were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. Georgia committed 11 fouls in this game which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Ohio State made 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). Overall, the Buckeyes finished 31 for 68 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Buckeyes allowed Georgia to convert 32 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% for the matchup. They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by going 10 of 25 and finished the contest at 5 out of 10 from the free throw line (50.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Ohio State allowed Georgia to collect 36 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Jamison Battle ended up being a major contributor for the Buckeyes for the matchup. He converted 9 of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes in the game.

Ohio State had a win-loss mark of 22-14 last season. As an offense, the Buckeyes connected on 45.0% from the floor, which had them ranked 154th in college hoops. Ohio State totaled 2,718 points last year (75.5 per contest) and they grabbed 37.1 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 14.1 times per contest (115th in the nation) and they coughed up possession 10.6 times per contest. The Buckeyes were responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per contest while shooting 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Buckeyes on defense were ranked 120th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 70.2. They were able to force 10.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (127th in college basketball). The Ohio State defense gave up 34.7% on 3-point shots (249 of 717) and their opposition made 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 11.9 dimes and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 92nd and 158th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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