Toledo Rockets vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Convocation Center in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (15-13) are welcoming the Toledo Rockets (15-13) at Convocation Center on Saturday.

The Toledo Rockets faced off with Northern Illinois and walked away with a win by a score of 79-69 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets ended up with 17 and Northern Illinois accounted for 18 fouls. They also knocked down 5 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. Northern Illinois went 62.5% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Northern Illinois totaled 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northern Illinois doled out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Toledo allowed the other team to go 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rockets made 12 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Toledo finished the contest having earned a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 of 64) and knocked down 7 of 17 3-point attempts.

Sonny Wilson is someone who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and also recorded 7 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 1 board. He ended up scoring 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Toledo will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-13 for the campaign. They have an average of 81.3 points per game (67th in Division 1) while going 48.3% from the field. The Rockets are hitting 35.9% on 3-pointers (198 of 551) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Toledo is snagging 33.9 boards per contest and has totaled 449 dimes so far this year, which ranks 82nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 288th in D-1 in allowing assists with 427 relinquished on the year. The Rockets defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (805 of 1,716) and they surrender 35.2 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.4% on shots from downtown and they are 275th in college in PPG allowed (77.2).

For their last game, the Ohio Bobcats took home the win by a final score of 74-66 against Northern Illinois. The Bobcats snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. Northern Illinois committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to shots from downtown, Ohio made 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats finished 26 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Bobcats allowed Northern Illinois to knock down 26 out of their 52 tries from the field which left them shooting 50.0% in this game. They finished 47.1% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 17 and ended up shooting 6 out of 12 from the free throw line (50.0%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Ohio allowed Northern Illinois to snag 25 in total (4 offensive).

Javan Simmons ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats in the game. He accumulated 23 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this contest. He converted 9 of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 90.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Ohio has a record of 15-13 for the season. The Bobcats are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per contest (209th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. Ohio has 2,160 points this season (77.1 per game) and they pull down 33.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 110th in D-1.

The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 252nd in the nation in points per game surrendered with 76.6. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (266th in college hoops). The Ohio defense gives up 36.4% from downtown (208 of 571) and opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.3 assists and 35.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 168th and 257th in D-1.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toledo

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