Wisconsin Badgers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

Value City Arena is where the Ohio State Buckeyes (12-3) will meet the Wisconsin Badgers (11-3) on Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers faced Nebraska and went home with a win by a final score of 88-72 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Badgers left the arena with 13 while Nebraska finished the game with 16 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of 26 shots from distance. Nebraska shot 72.7% at the free throw line by converting 8 of their 11 tries. In addition, Nebraska had 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nebraska doled out 16 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. Regarding defense, Wisconsin allowed 49.1% from the field on 26 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Badgers knocked down 9 of 13 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Wisconsin ended the contest having earned a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 out of 60) and made 13 of 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyler Wahl is someone who came through for this contest. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He went 60.0% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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Wisconsin will take the court with a win-loss record of 11-3 this season. They have an average of 75.8 points per contest (165th in D-1) while going 46.9% from the floor. The Badgers are shooting 34.1% from downtown (92 of 270) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wisconsin is snagging 34.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 170 dimes so far this season, which is 319th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.9 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Badgers have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the country in giving up assists with 151 conceded on the year. The Badgers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (331 of 739) and they relinquish 28.8 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 68th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.9).

The last time they took the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes went home defeated by a final of 71-65 against Indiana. With respect to cleaning the glass, Ohio State permitted Indiana to grab 25 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 41.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 5 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Buckeyes allowed Indiana to convert 27 out of 58 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes shot 25 for 69 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Ohio State made 7 of their 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to make 8 of those for a percentage of 88.9%. Indiana was called for 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Buckeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. The Buckeyes snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Jamison Battle was important for the Buckeyes for this game. He made 6 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 12-3 this season. As an offensive unit, the Buckeyes are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 174th in the country. Ohio State has accumulated 1,172 points this season (78.1 per contest) and they collect 40.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.4 times per contest (82nd in the country) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. The Buckeyes have committed 16.9 fouls per game while shooting 75.3% from the charity stripe.

The Ohio State defense gives up 31.2% on 3-point shots (93 of 298) and opponents are connecting on 65.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 9.8 assists and 33.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 17th and 84th in Division 1. The Buckeyes on defense are ranked 64th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.8. They have forced 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (96th 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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