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The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (3-8) will be trying to snap a three-game losing skid when hitting the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes (8-3) on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Value City Arena. It airs at 3:00 PM ET.
Thursday’s matchup between the Buckeyes and the Bulldogs features the Buckeyes as colossal 27.5-point favorites. The over/under is 145.5 points for the game.
Ohio State vs. Alabama A&M Odds
Point Spread for Ohio State vs. Alabama A&M
The spread for this matchup is set at 27.5 points, with bookmakers listing Ohio State as the favorite.
Ohio State vs. Alabama A&M Moneyline
As for the moneyline, Ohio State has odds to pick up the win, while Alabama A&M is listed at to claim victory.
Over/Under
Finally, the total for the game is set at 145.5 points.
Game Time and How to Watch
- Game Day: Thursday, December 29, 2022
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Arena: Value City Arena
Ohio State vs. Alabama A&M Betting Trends
Ohio State has five wins against the spread in 11 games this year. Ohio State’s games this year have hit the over on seven of eight set point totals.
Alabama A&M is 5-3-0 against the spread this year. Alabama A&M’s games this season have gone over the point total 50% of the time (four out of eight games with a set point total).
Ohio State vs. Alabama A&M Key Players to Watch
Ohio State
Zed Key averages a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 14.0 points and 1.2 assists, shooting 64.8% from the floor. Justice Sueing averages 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked shots. Brice Sensabaugh is tops on the Buckeyes at 15.3 points per game, while also putting up 1.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds. Bruce Thornton puts up a team-best 3.2 assists per game. He is also putting up 10.6 points and 3.0 rebounds, shooting 50.6% from the field and 47.2% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game.
Alabama A&M
Garrett Hicks paces the Bulldogs in scoring (15.8 points per game), and produces 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He also averages 1.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots. The Bulldogs receive 12.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game from Dailin Smith. Olisa Akonobi is the Bulldogs’ top rebounder (6.0 per game), and he produces 6.5 points and 0.8 assists. Messiah Thompson is putting up a team-best 3.1 assists per game. And he is delivering 10.5 points and 1.6 rebounds, making 43.3% of his shots from the field and 42.2% from 3-point range, with 1.9 treys per contest.
What you need to know about the Ohio State Buckeyes
Offensively, the Buckeyes are averaging 80.9 points per game (33rd-ranked in college basketball). They are giving up 65.6 points per contest at the other end of the court (102nd-ranked). Ohio State is allowing 28.4 boards per game this season (59th-ranked in college basketball), but it has provided a lift by pulling down 37.4 rebounds per contest (21st-best).
This season, Ohio State is draining 7.6 threes per game (178th-ranked in college basketball) and is shooting 37.5% (52nd-ranked) from downtown. With a 26.7% three-point percentage allowed this season, the Buckeyes are ninth-best in the nation. They rank 30th in college basketball by allowing 5.5 threes per contest.
What you need to know about the Alabama A&M Bulldogs
On offense the Bulldogs are the 211th-ranked team in college basketball (70.7 points per game). On defense they are 329th (75.7 points allowed per game). Alabama A&M is the ninth-worst team in the country in rebounds per game (28.0) and 11th-worst in rebounds conceded (35.5).
At 7.4 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.2% from downtown, Alabama A&M is 191st and 60th in the country, respectively, in those categories. The Bulldogs are the third-worst team in the nation in 3-pointers conceded (9.9 per game) and 25th-worst in 3-point percentage defensively (37.2%).
Ohio State vs. Alabama A&M Prediction & Pick
Our pick to win this contest is Ohio State, and we project that Alabama A&M will cover the spread (Ohio State -27.5). Finally, we see the scoring in this one going over the posted total of 145.5 points.
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