Toledo Rockets vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center (OH) is the site where the Ohio Bobcats (11-8) will attempt to defeat the Toledo Rockets (11-8) on Tuesday.

The Toledo Rockets played Bowling Green and took home the win by a score of 84-71 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Rockets ended up walking away with 17 while Bowling Green recorded 16 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 22 attempts from distance. Bowling Green finished 73.9% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 23 attempts. Additionally, Bowling Green grabbed 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bowling Green earned 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Toledo allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets made 14 of 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Toledo wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and converted 12 of their 24 three-point shots.

Isaiah Adams is a guy who came through in the game. He accounted for 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also totaled 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 42.9% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Toledo enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 11-8 so far this year. They have an average of 77.8 pts per contest (96th in Division 1) while shooting 46.3% from the field. The Rockets are connecting on 33.6% from downtown (116 of 345) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Toledo is snagging 34.3 boards per contest and has racked up 259 assists this season, which ranks 263rd in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.9 times per game and as a group are committing 15.5 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They rank 178th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 264 conceded on the year. The Rockets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (551 of 1,172) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 320th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ohio Bobcats got the victory with a final of 61-59 against Kent State. The Bobcats were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 12 steals for the matchup. Kent State was called for 24 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Ohio converted 5 of their 18 tries (27.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Bobcats shot 17 out of 45 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.8%. The Bobcats allowed Kent State to bury 21 out of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.0% for the matchup. They finished shooting 15.8% from distance via 3 of 19 and finished the game at 14 out of 25 from the charity stripe (56.0%). Regarding team rebounding, Ohio allowed Kent State to snag 42 in total (18 on the offensive glass).

AJ Brown was important for the Bobcats in this contest. He knocked down 4 out of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 15 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Ohio has a record of 11-8 on the campaign. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per game (105th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game. Ohio has accumulated 1,526 pts this year (80.3 per game) and they pull in 34.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bobcats are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 66th in the country.

The Bobcats are ranked 278th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 75.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (276th in D-1). The Ohio defense gives up 38.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (146 of 380) and their opposition makes 67.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.7 assists and 35.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 231st and 237th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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