Ohio Bobcats vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Miami RedHawks (15-5) will try to beat the Ohio Bobcats (11-9) at Millett Hall on Saturday.

The Ohio Bobcats stepped onto the hardwood against Toledo and ended up losing by a score of 86-83 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up with 15 while Toledo finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 16 shots from distance. Toledo ended up going 57.9% when shooting free throws by making 11 of 19 tries. Furthermore, Toledo pulled down 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Toledo doled out 15 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Ohio allowed 53.1% from the floor on 34 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats made 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Ohio wrapped up the contest with a 44.9% FG percentage (31 out of 69) and converted 8 out of their 19 3-pointers.

AJ Brown is someone who was important for this contest. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and also grabbed 8 boards. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Ohio will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-9 on the season. They have an average of 80.5 pts per contest (50th in college) while going 47.2% from the field. The Bobcats are shooting 35.6% on 3-pointers (175 of 492) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Ohio is pulling in 34.2 boards per game and has 296 dimes for the year, which is 159th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are ranked 196th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 275 relinquished on the campaign. The Bobcats are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.4% (544 of 1,199) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 38.6% on three-point shots and they are 288th in college in opponents points per game (75.6).

The last time they took the court, the Miami RedHawks went home victorious with a score of 89-80 when they played Eastern Michigan. The RedHawks were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. Eastern Michigan was called for 27 fouls for the game which got the RedHawks to the charity stripe for a total of 40 attempts. They were able to convert 28 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Miami knocked down 9 of their 19 tries (47.4%). When this game wrapped up, the RedHawks shot 26 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 49.1%. The RedHawks permitted Eastern Michigan to make 27 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% in this contest. They finished 43.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 23 and ended up shooting 16 out of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Miami permitted Eastern Michigan to snag 27 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Antwone Woolfolk ended up being a major contributor for the RedHawks in the game. He converted 6 of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 10 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 29 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for this game.

Miami has a record of 15-5 this season. The RedHawks are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.9 times per contest (66th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per game. Miami has accounted for 1,655 points on the season (82.8 per game) and they collect 33.4 boards per game. As an offense, the RedHawks are connecting on 49.9% from the field, which ranks 8th in college hoops.

The RedHawks are ranked 233rd in college in points given up per game with 73.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the field (306th in the country). The Miami defense allows 36.0% on three-point shots (178 of 495) and opponents are knocking down 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.4 assists and 31.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 209th and 31st in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio

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