Ohio Bobcats vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 3/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: Savage Arena in Akron, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (16-14) are on their way to Savage Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Toledo Rockets (16-14).

The Ohio Bobcats faced Eastern Michigan and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-79 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bobcats ended up finishing with 17 and Eastern Michigan had 19 personal fouls. They converted 6 of their 15 tries from distance. Eastern Michigan finished the game shooting 89.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Eastern Michigan grabbed 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Eastern Michigan doled out 12 assists and had 10 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, Ohio let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the field on 30 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 22 of 29 tries for a rate of 75.9%. Ohio ended the contest with a 43.6% FG percentage (24 of 55) and buried 9 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jackson Paveletzke is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He racked up 20 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 88.9% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Ohio heads into this game with a record of 16-14 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Ohio is pulling in 33.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 431 assists on the year, which ranks 140th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bobcats are connecting on 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (262 of 732) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They average 79.6 pts per game (53rd in the nation) while connecting on 46.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bobcats are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 282nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.4). The Bobcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (807 of 1,782) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 167th in college hoops in giving up assists with 392 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Toledo Rockets went home defeated by a final of 96-87 against Akron. The Rockets were able to corral 7 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 19 in the matchup. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. Akron committed 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Toledo converted 5 of their 16 attempts (31.3%). Overall, the Rockets shot 33 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.4%. The Rockets allowed Akron to bury 32 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 57.1% for this contest. They went 54.2% from downtown by shooting 13 of 24 and finished the contest at 19 of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Toledo allowed Akron to grab 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Sam Lewis ended up being a factor for the Rockets in this game. He had 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists for this contest. He buried 8 out of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Toledo has a win-loss record of 16-14 for the campaign. The Rockets have committed 15.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.4 times per game (202nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.5 times per game. Toledo has 2,327 points this season (77.6 per game) and they average 34.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Rockets are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which is 115th in the country.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 341st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 79.3. They have forced 11.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (359th in the nation). The Toledo defense gives up 37.7% on 3-point shots (266 of 705) and their opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their foul shots. They give up 14.0 assists and 35.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 259th and 248th in the country.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toledo and under the total points

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