Western Michigan Broncos vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 2/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Location: Convocation Center in Athens, OH

TV: ESPN+

Convocation Center is the site where the Ohio Bobcats (11-11) will take on the Western Michigan Broncos (8-13) on Tuesday.

The Western Michigan Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Northern Illinois and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-65 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Broncos walked away with 15 and Northern Illinois finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also made 15 of 30 shots from 3-point land. Northern Illinois ended up going 60.0% from the free throw line by converting 6 of their 10 attempts. On top of that, Northern Illinois collected 3 rebounds (15 offensive, -12 defensive), but didn't have a block. Northern Illinois dished out 19 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Western Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 28 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Broncos made 22 of their 27 shots for a rate of 81.5%. Western Michigan wrapped up the game with a 34.6% field goal percentage (18 of 52) and made 7 of their 22 3-point attempts.

Brady Swartz is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He went 44.4% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Western Michigan will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 8-13 this season. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Western Michigan is grabbing 37.2 rebounds per game and has 285 dimes so far this season, which is 237th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Broncos are shooting 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (151 of 447) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.4 points per contest (207th in the country) while going 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Broncos have forced 10.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 fouls. They concede 34.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 314th in the country in PPG allowed (79.2). The Broncos defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (567 of 1,264) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 308th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 327 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Ohio Bobcats walked away with a victory by a final of 95-83 when they faced Buffalo. The Bobcats were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this game. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Buffalo had 23 fouls in this matchup which got the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a clip of 76.9%. In terms of 3-point shots, Ohio buried 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bobcats shot 35 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 53.0%. The Bobcats allowed Buffalo to convert 29 out of 52 attempts from the field which had them at 55.8% in this matchup. They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by going 6 of 14 and finished the contest at 19 out of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Ohio permitted Buffalo to collect 27 in total (6 offensive).

Javan Simmons ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 16 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 13 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Ohio has a record of 11-11 so far this year. As an offense, the Bobcats are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks them 131st in college hoops. Ohio has scored 1,685 pts on the campaign (76.6 per contest) and they collect 33.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (263rd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. The Bobcats are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Bobcats are ranked 280th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 77.3. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (255th in college). The Ohio defense allows 35.1% on three-point shots (167 of 476) and their opposition makes 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.3 dimes and 36.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 180th and 285th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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