IU Indy Jaguars vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: IU Indy Jaguars vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: B1G+

The Ohio State Buckeyes (17-15 last year) will try to beat the IU Indy Jaguars (10-22 last season) at Value City Arena on Monday.

The IU Indy Jaguars took the court against Wright State and took a loss by a score of 98-85 in their last contest. IU Indy ended the game with a 53.4% FG percentage (31 out of 58) and buried 14 of their 24 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Jaguars buried 9 of 14 tries for a rate of 64.3%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 16 with 4 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 dimes in this game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defending, IU Indy allowed their opponent to shoot 63.2% from the field on 36 out of 57 shooting. Wright State distributed 27 assists and had 2 steals for this game. Additionally, Wright State had 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wright State finished 80.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 15 tries. They made 14 of 30 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Jaguars ended up finishing with 16 and Wright State finished the game with 11 personal fouls.

Jarvis Walker is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He finished the game at 46.7% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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IU Indy heads into this matchup after finishing with a record of 10-22 last year. They gave up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.5 personal fouls per game. As a squad, IU Indy snagged 33.5 boards per game and tallied 436 dimes throughout last year, which had them ranked 202nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Jaguars shot 37.4% on shots from distance (328 of 878) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They averaged 75.1 points per outing (140th in college) while connecting on 42.9% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Jaguars forced 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 fouls. They were ranked 337th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 509 conceded last year. The Jaguars defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (866 of 1,822) and they surrendered 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquished 35.3% on 3-point attempts while they were 312th in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.8).

For their last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes took a loss by a final score of 77-70 when they played Iowa. The Buckeyes snagged 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this game. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Iowa was called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Ohio State converted 5 out of 22 attempts (22.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Buckeyes finished 25 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.4%. The Buckeyes allowed Iowa to knock down 29 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7% for the contest. They shot 41.7% from distance by going 10 out of 24 and ended up going 9 of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Ohio State allowed Iowa to pull down 26 overall (5 offensive).

Bruce Thornton ended up being a factor for the Buckeyes in this matchup. He accumulated 24 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and added 3 rebounds.

Ohio State had a mark of 17-15 last season. The Buckeyes committed 19.6 fouls every game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 13.2 times per contest (213th in college) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.9 times per game. Ohio State totaled 2,522 points last year (78.8 per contest) and they grabbed 33.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Buckeyes shot 46.6% from the floor, which was ranked 76th in Division 1.

The Ohio State defense gave up 30.5% on 3-point shots (212 of 696) and opponents knocked down 75.2% of their foul shots. They conceded 11.9 assists and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 67th and 162nd in the country. The Buckeyes on the defensive end were ranked 227th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They forced their opponents into 11.8 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (116th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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