Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 1/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Location: Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH

TV: FOX

The Indiana Hoosiers (13-5) are on their way to Schottenstein Center on Friday where they will play the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-7).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Illinois and ended up losing by a score of 94-69 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hoosiers ended up finishing with 21 while Illinois racked up 17 personal fouls. They made 11 of 32 shots from distance. Illinois finished shooting 88.5% at the free throw line by making 23 of their 26 shots. Additionally, Illinois collected 49 boards (16 offensive, 33 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Illinois doled out 14 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 30 of 75 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 33 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hoosiers buried 15 of 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Indiana ended the game with a 38.5% FG percentage (25 out of 65) and converted 4 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Oumar Ballo is someone who played a role in the matchup. He went 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 minutes and collected 15 rebounds. He totaled 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Indiana will play this contest with a mark of 13-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 297 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 30th in the nation in terms of passing. The Hoosiers are connecting on 31.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (110 of 350) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.5 points per game (116th in the nation) while going 46.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are 277th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 251 surrendered so far this year. The Hoosiers are allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (476 of 1,119) and they concede 34.1 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 220th in college in opponents PPG (72.3).

The last time they took the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes went home defeated by a final of 70-68 when they played Wisconsin. When talking about cleaning the glass, Ohio State allowed Wisconsin to get 31 in all (6 offensive). They went 22.7% from distance by shooting 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 28 at the free throw line (89.3%). The Buckeyes allowed Wisconsin to bury 20 out of 48 tries from the field which had them sitting at 41.7% for the game. Overall, the Buckeyes walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 42.4%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Ohio State knocked down 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. Wisconsin had 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Buckeyes recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game.

Bruce Thornton ended up being important for the Buckeyes in this game. He earned 21 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and added 2 rebounds.

Ohio State has a mark of 10-7 on the campaign. As an offense, the Buckeyes are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which is ranked 43rd in college. Ohio State has accounted for 1,366 points on the campaign (80.4 per game) and they grab 35.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per game (167th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest. The Buckeyes are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Buckeyes are ranked 172nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.1. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the floor (29th in D-1). The Ohio State defense allows 29.1% on shots from beyond the arc (118 of 406) and opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 10.4 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, ranking them 26th and 161st in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Ohio State and under the total points

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