Ohio State Buckeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: BTN

The Ohio State Buckeyes (18-12) are headed to Jersey Mike’s Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-14).

The Ohio State Buckeyes faced off with Michigan and went home with a win by a final score of 84-61 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Buckeyes finished with 16 and Michigan totaled 20 personal fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. Michigan went 72.7% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Michigan snagged 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Michigan dished out 6 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Ohio State allowed their opponent to shoot 36.4% from the field on 20 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 14 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 27 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Buckeyes buried 25 of their 31 shots for a rate of 80.6%. Ohio State finished the game with a 56.3% FG percentage (27 of 48) and converted 5 out of their 12 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bruce Thornton is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He finished the game at 37.5% from the field and earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He walked away with 17 points on 3 of 8 shooting.

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Ohio State will enter this contest with a record of 18-12 this season. They are averaging 74.5 points per outing (151st in the nation) while connecting on 44.9% from the field. The Buckeyes are connecting on 33.7% on shots from distance (208 of 618) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Ohio State is collecting 36.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 403 assists on the season, which is 166th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Buckeyes are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 fouls. They currently rank 57th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 338 conceded this year. The Buckeyes defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (755 of 1,756) and they surrender 33.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 109th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights took a loss by a score of 78-66 when they faced Wisconsin. The Scarlet Knights snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest. They also coughed it up 17 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. Wisconsin was called for 11 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Rutgers made 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Scarlet Knights shot 25 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Scarlet Knights allowed Wisconsin to make 27 of their 60 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 45.0% for the matchup. They finished 47.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 23 at the charity stripe (65.2%). In reference to team rebounding, Rutgers allowed Wisconsin to collect 39 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Jeremiah Williams ended up having an impact for the Scarlet Knights in the game. He totaled 16 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He made 6 of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Rutgers has a record of 15-14 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Scarlet Knights are shooting 39.4% from the field, which is ranked 355th in college basketball. Rutgers has earned 1,924 points on the year (66.3 per contest) and they snag 37.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per game (284th in the country) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. The Scarlet Knights are committing 16.7 fouls every game and they connect on 66.4% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense gives up 31.8% from downtown (207 of 650) and their opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.3 assists and 39.4 boards every game, which ranks them 129th and 354th in those categories. The Scarlet Knights on the defensive side of the court are 32nd in the country in points allowed per contest with 66.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (21st in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio State

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