UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 11/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center (OH) is where the Ohio Bobcats (0-1) will take on the UNC Asheville Bulldogs (0-1) on Saturday.

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs faced Alabama and took a loss by a final of 110-54 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 22 and Alabama finished the game with 12 fouls. They also buried 8 of their 18 shots from three-point range. Alabama finished the game shooting 70.3% at the charity stripe by converting 26 of 37 tries. In addition, Alabama snagged 54 boards (14 offensive, 40 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alabama doled out 21 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, UNC Asheville allowed the other team to shoot 63.3% from the field on 38 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 8 of their 14 tries for a rate of 57.1%. UNC Asheville walked away from the game with a 27.4% field goal percentage (20 out of 73) and converted 6 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Jordan Marsh is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up going 35.3% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played 23 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He was able to score 13 points on 6 of 17 shooting.

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UNC Asheville enters this contest with a win-loss record of 0-1 so far this season. They are averaging 54.0 points per contest (345th in D-1) while connecting on 27.4% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 23.1% on 3-pointers (6 of 26) and 57.1% from the free throw line. As a team, UNC Asheville is pulling down 29.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 8 assists on the campaign, which ranks 336th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a group are committing 22.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 12.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 44.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 361st in the nation in PPG from their opponents (110.0). The Bulldogs defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 63.3% (38 of 60) and they surrender 55.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 322nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Ohio Bobcats took a defeat with a final score of 65-62 when they faced Akron. The Bobcats were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 21 for this contest. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Akron was called for 19 fouls for this game which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to bury 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Ohio made 5 of their 23 attempts (21.7%). Overall, the Bobcats finished the game shooting 22 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.1%. The Bobcats permitted Akron to make 22 out of 56 tries from the field which had them at 39.3% in the matchup. They finished 36.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 19 from the charity stripe (68.4%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Ohio permitted Akron to grab 36 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Aidan Hadaway was important for the Bobcats in the matchup. He scored 17 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 7 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Ohio has a record of 0-1 on the season. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per game while shooting 55.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.0 times per contest (284th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.0 times per game. Ohio has totaled 78 pts for the campaign (78.0 per contest) and they collect 23.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bobcats are hitting on 50.8% from the floor, which is ranked 109th in college basketball.

The Ohio defense concedes 50.0% on shots from beyond the arc (10 of 20) and opponents are making 61.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 15.0 assists and 41.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 273rd and 298th in those defensive categories. The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 321st in college hoops in PPG given up with 88.0. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 54.4% from the floor (336th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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