Western Michigan Broncos vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Convocation Center (OH) in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (7-14) are traveling to Convocation Center (OH) on Tuesday where they will take on the Ohio Bobcats (11-10).

The Western Michigan Broncos faced off with Eastern Michigan and took home the win by a score of 61-54 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Broncos walked away with 19 while Eastern Michigan had 21 personal fouls. They also converted 2 out of their 21 tries from beyond the arc. Eastern Michigan went 73.7% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Eastern Michigan collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Eastern Michigan recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Western Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Broncos converted 13 of their 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. Western Michigan finished the game with a 38.6% field goal percentage (22 out of 57) and converted 4 of their 19 3-pointers.

Chansey Willis Jr. is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He scored 16 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also grabbed 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Western Michigan enters this one with a record of 7-14 so far this year. They currently have an average of 71.1 points per outing (266th in college) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 27.4% from downtown (110 of 401) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Western Michigan is grabbing 38.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 260 assists so far this year, which ranks 317th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a team are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Broncos are able to force 11.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They are 254th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 309 surrendered this year. The Broncos are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.9% (558 of 1,217) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 33.6% from 3-point land and they rank 281st in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.0).

For their last game, the Ohio Bobcats took a defeat with a final score of 73-69 when they faced Miami. The Bobcats corralled 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. Miami was called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Ohio made 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bobcats shot 21 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8%. The Bobcats allowed Miami to bury 24 out of 59 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.7% for the game. They finished 36.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 25 and ended up shooting 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Ohio permitted Miami to pull down 35 in total (9 offensive).

Shereef Mitchell ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats in the game. He recorded 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 6 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Ohio has a win-loss record of 11-10 for the campaign. The Bobcats are committing 17.4 fouls every game and they go 75.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per contest (129th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. Ohio has totaled 1,678 points on the year (79.9 per contest) and they collect 34.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is 84th in the country.

The Bobcats on the defensive end are ranked 289th in the nation in points allowed per game with 75.5. They are forcing 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (283rd in D-1). The Ohio defense surrenders 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (162 of 421) and opponents are making 67.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.7 dimes and 35.8 total rebounds per game, which is 243rd and 258th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio

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