Ohio Bobcats vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: University Arena (MI) in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (9-18) will play the Ohio Bobcats (15-12) at University Arena (MI) on Tuesday.

The Ohio Bobcats faced Akron and went home with a win by a final score of 84-67 in their last contest. Ohio finished the contest having earned a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 out of 64) and made 7 out of their 26 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bobcats converted 17 of 23 shots for a percentage of 73.9%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 30 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 dimes for this game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defense, Ohio allowed 44.3% from the field on 27 of 61 shooting. Akron distributed 10 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. Moreover, Akron totaled 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Akron finished the contest at 64.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 14 tries. They also converted 4 of their 18 shots from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Bobcats finished with 14 while Akron had 21 personal fouls.

Jackson Paveletzke is someone who was a factor for this game. He walked away with 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Ohio will play this game with a win-loss record of 15-12 for the season. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Ohio is grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 385 dimes on the season, which ranks 175th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bobcats are connecting on 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (237 of 663) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.0 points per outing (47th in Division 1) on 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Bobcats are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They give up 37.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 278th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.3). The Bobcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.0% (721 of 1,604) and they concede 35.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 148th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 354 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos took a defeat with a final score of 86-57 against Central Michigan. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Western Michigan allowed Central Michigan to pull down 40 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 45.5% from 3-point land by going 5 of 11 and ended up going 17 out of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). The Broncos allowed Central Michigan to convert 32 of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.5% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Broncos finished the game shooting 21 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.6%. In regard to shots from distance, Western Michigan knocked down 6 out of their 26 attempts (23.1%). They were able to make 9 of them for a percentage of 64.3%. Central Michigan was called for 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Broncos were able to snag 15 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in the matchup.

JaVaughn Hannah was important for the Broncos in this game. He made 7 of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Western Michigan has a win-loss record of 9-18 so far this season. The Broncos are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they hit 67.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.4 times per contest (271st in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per game. Western Michigan has accounted for 1,944 pts this season (72.0 per contest) and they grab 38.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are shooting 42.4% from the field, which ranks 310th in college.

The Broncos on defense are ranked 315th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.9. They have forced 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (340th in Division 1). The Western Michigan defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (229 of 648) and their opponents are connecting on 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.7 assists and 34.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 341st and 186th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ohio

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