Valparaiso Beacons vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Valparaiso Beacons vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH

TV: Peacock

Schottenstein Center is the location where the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-4) will compete against the Valparaiso Beacons (5-4) on Tuesday.

The Valparaiso Beacons stepped onto the hardwood against Central Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 93-77 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Beacons left the arena with 24 and Central Michigan totaled 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of 17 shots from three-point range. Central Michigan finished the game shooting 79.4% at the charity stripe by making 27 of 34 shots. Moreover, Central Michigan had 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Central Michigan earned 5 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Valparaiso allowed the other team to shoot 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Beacons knocked down 28 of their 31 shots for a rate of 90.3%. Valparaiso finished the game with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and made 11 of their 26 three-point shots.

All Wright is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He scored 26 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Valparaiso will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 5-4 for the season. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.2 fouls every game. As a team, Valparaiso is pulling in 36.7 boards per game and is sitting with 120 assists for the year, which is 320th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Beacons are connecting on 33.2% from downtown (69 of 208) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.8 points per game (116th in D-1) while going 43.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Beacons are forcing 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They currently rank 21st in college basketball in allowing assists with 99 conceded this year. Beacons defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (227 of 510) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They relinquish 33.2% on shots from distance and they are 167th in D-1 in opponents points per game (70.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-53 when they played Auburn. The Buckeyes were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Auburn was called for 17 fouls for this game which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 57.9%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Ohio State knocked down 6 out of their 16 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Buckeyes went 18 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.3%. The Buckeyes permitted Auburn to convert 33 of 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8% for the contest. They finished shooting 43.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 of 30 and finished the game at 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Ohio State allowed Auburn to collect 23 in total (8 offensive).

Devin Royal was important for the Buckeyes for this game. He converted 4 of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the contest.

Ohio State has a record of 6-4 for the season. The Buckeyes are committing 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 66.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (113th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest. Ohio State has scored 793 points so far this year (79.3 per game) and they snag 35.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buckeyes are hitting on 49.0% from the floor, which is ranked 38th in Division 1.

The Buckeyes defensively are ranked 125th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.8% from the field (32nd in Division 1). The Ohio State defense allows 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc (70 of 239) and their opponents are converting on 74.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 10.0 dimes and 33.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 27th and 135th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio State

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