Ohio State Buckeyes vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Ruston, LA

TV: CBS

The Ohio State Buckeyes (17-13) are headed to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday where they will go up against the Indiana Hoosiers (18-12).

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced off with Nebraska and earned the victory with a final of 116-114 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 22 while Nebraska accounted for 29 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. Nebraska finished 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 28 attempts. Moreover, Nebraska snagged 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nebraska totaled 17 assists and had 5 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Ohio State allowed their opponent to shoot 53.2% from the field on 41 out of 77 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Buckeyes buried 32 of 44 tries for a rate of 72.7%. Ohio State ended with a 52.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 68) and converted 12 out of their 32 3-point attempts.

Bruce Thornton is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He was able to score 29 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 48 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He went 60.0% from the field and also distributed 9 dimes.

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Ohio State will play this game with a win-loss record of 17-13 this season. They currently have an average of 79.7 pts per contest (50th in D-1) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor. The Buckeyes are hitting 37.5% on shots from downtown (248 of 662) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Ohio State is pulling down 33.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 399 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 219th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Buckeyes are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 51st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 351 surrendered on the year. The Buckeyes defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (745 of 1,744) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 30.2% from beyond the arc and they rank 234th in college in PPG allowed (73.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana Hoosiers took a loss by a final score of 73-64 when they faced Oregon. The Hoosiers collected 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Oregon was called for 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to bury 3 of them for a clip of 42.9%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Indiana converted 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). Overall, the Hoosiers finished the game shooting 26 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.0%. The Hoosiers permitted Oregon to convert 24 of their 61 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3% for this contest. They finished 24.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 25 and finished the game at 19 out of 21 from the free throw line (90.5%). When discussing rebounding, Indiana permitted Oregon to collect 36 in all (12 offensive).

Trey Galloway ended up having an impact for the Hoosiers in this matchup. He made 7 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists in the matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 18-12 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoosiers are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 92nd in college hoops. Indiana has totaled 2,264 points this season (75.5 per contest) and they average 36.4 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (50th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per game. The Hoosiers have committed 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense allows 32.5% on 3-point shots (226 of 695) and opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.3 dimes and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 201st and 152nd in college hoops. The Hoosiers defensively are ranked 196th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.4. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (163rd in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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