Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: B1G+

The Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-1) are on their way to Value City Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0).

The Appalachian State Mountaineers faced North Carolina Central and went home with a win by a final score of 76-54 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 17 and North Carolina Central accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 22 shots from downtown. North Carolina Central finished the contest at 90.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 20 shots. Furthermore, North Carolina Central collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Carolina Central recorded 9 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Appalachian State let their opponent shoot 30.0% from the floor on 15 of 50 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers knocked down 21 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 72.4%. Appalachian State ended the contest with a 44.4% FG percentage (24 of 54) and converted 7 of their 26 three-point attempts.

Kasen Jennings is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He went 38.9% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He played 31 mins and totaled 2 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Appalachian State will play this game with a mark of 2-1 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 9.0 times per game and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Appalachian State is grabbing 40.3 boards per contest and has earned 44 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 48th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Mountaineers are shooting 30.1% on 3-pointers (25 of 83) and 60.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.0 pts per game (213th in D-1) while shooting 44.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 21.7 fouls. They give up 32.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 62nd in college in points per game allowed (60.7). The Mountaineers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 37.6% (62 of 165) and they surrender 35.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 271st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 33 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ohio State Buckeyes took home the win by a final score of 94-68 against IPFW. When discussing attacking the glass, Ohio State permitted IPFW to snag 17 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 23.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 21 and ended up going 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). The Buckeyes allowed IPFW to make 26 of their 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% for this game. Overall, the Buckeyes went 34 out of 51 from the field which had them sitting at 66.7%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Ohio State knocked down 16 of 28 tries (57.1%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. IPFW was called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for 13 tries. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Buckeyes were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Bruce Thornton ended up being important for the Buckeyes in this contest. He converted 14 of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 82.4%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 38 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 5 dimes in this contest.

Ohio State has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. As an offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 64.8% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the country. Ohio State has accounted for 212 points on the campaign (106.0 per contest) and they average 37.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 20.5 times per contest (43rd in the country) and they turn it over 18.0 times per contest. The Buckeyes are committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Buckeyes defensively are ranked 312th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 85.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (299th in Division 1). The Ohio State defense allows 28.8% on 3-pointers (17 of 59) and their opponents are converting on 67.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.5 dimes and 21.0 rebounds per game, which is 252nd and 3rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Appalachian State

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