Western Michigan Broncos vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Value City Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: BTN

The Western Michigan Broncos (2-3) are traveling to Value City Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0).

The Western Michigan Broncos faced off with South Dakota and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-78 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Broncos finished with 19 and South Dakota had 13 fouls. They buried 13 of 37 tries from beyond the arc. South Dakota finished the game at 63.6% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 22 attempts. In addition, South Dakota totaled 23 boards (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. South Dakota totaled 15 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Western Michigan allowed 42.4% from the floor on 28 of 66 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists while creating 3 turnovers, but wasn't able to put a steal in the stat sheet. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Broncos made 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Western Michigan wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (32 out of 60) and made 5 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jayden Brewer is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He notched 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played for 31 mins and also totaled 10 boards. He ended up going 61.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Western Michigan heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 2-3 this year. They have an average of 80.0 pts per contest (173rd in D-1) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Broncos are shooting 30.7% on 3-pointers (27 of 88) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Western Michigan is pulling in 42.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 69 assists for the campaign, which ranks 149th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.4 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are 308th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 77 surrendered so far this season. The Broncos are giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (133 of 321) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are surrendering 32.1% on 3-point shots and they are 286th in college in points per game allowed (80.2).

The last time they took the court, the Ohio State Buckeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 64-63 when they played Notre Dame. In regard to rebounds, Ohio State permitted Notre Dame to snag 29 overall (3 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 3 out of 10 and finished the game at 12 of 20 at the free throw line (60.0%). The Buckeyes allowed Notre Dame to make 24 of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1% in this game. Overall, the Buckeyes ended up going 19 out of 50 from the field which had them sitting at 38.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Ohio State buried 7 of 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Notre Dame was called for 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Buckeyes to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Buckeyes pulled down 23 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards for a total of 24 for the contest.

Bruce Thornton ended up having an impact for the Buckeyes for the contest. He earned 24 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 8 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Ohio State has a mark of 4-0 for the campaign. The Buckeyes commit 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.0 times per contest (98th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. Ohio State has scored 351 points on the season (87.8 per game) and they average 36.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Buckeyes are connecting on 52.2% from the field, which ranks 24th in D-1.

The Buckeyes are ranked 160th in college in points given up per game with 71.5. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (240th in college hoops). The Ohio State defense surrenders 29.8% on 3-point shots (28 of 94) and their opponents are making 64.6% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.8 dimes and 27.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 110th and 10th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ohio State

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