Toledo Rockets vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN

The Ohio Bobcats (6-5) will try to beat the Toledo Rockets (6-6) at Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday.

The Toledo Rockets faced off with West Virginia and ended up losing by a score of 91-81 in their last game. Toledo finished the contest with a 46.4% field goal percentage (32 out of 69) and buried 7 of 19 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Rockets made 10 of 14 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists in this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of defense, Toledo allowed the other team to go 51.7% from the floor on 31 out of 60 shooting. West Virginia earned 17 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, West Virginia snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. West Virginia ended up shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by converting 22 of 28 attempts. They knocked down 7 out of their 21 attempts from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 23 while West Virginia totaled 14 personal fouls.

Ra'Heim Moss is a player who played a role in this contest. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played 26 minutes and collected 5 boards. He accounted for 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Toledo comes into this contest with a record of 6-6 on the season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Toledo is collecting 32.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 162 dimes this season, which ranks 210th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are shooting 36.9% on 3-point shots (75 of 203) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.9 points per contest (91st in college hoops) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rockets are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are 273rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 conceded so far this season. The Rockets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 50.4% (359 of 713) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 36.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 343rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (79.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio Bobcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-67 against Austin Peay. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Ohio allowed Austin Peay to grab 32 overall (8 offensive). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 18 and ended up shooting 15 of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Bobcats allowed Austin Peay to convert 25 out of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bobcats ended up shooting 21 for 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.5%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Ohio made 8 out of their 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 81.0%. Austin Peay was called for 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Bobcats collected 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game.

Shereef Mitchell ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats for this contest. He totaled 14 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game. He converted 4 out of 8 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Ohio has a record of 6-5 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bobcats are shooting 45.4% from the field, which ranks 159th in college basketball. Ohio has accumulated 883 pts this season (80.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (174th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.7 times per game. The Bobcats commit 18.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Ohio defense concedes 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (74 of 245) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 9.6 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 15th and 229th in D-1. The Bobcats are ranked 162nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 70.2. They are forcing 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (153rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio

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