The Air Force Falcons visit Value City Arena to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Action gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 8 and can be seen on BTN.
The Buckeyes come into this game on a high note after thoroughly outplaying VMI 89-62 on Saturday. Jae’Sean Tate was the team’s leading scorer with 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting. The Falcons, meanwhile, are coming off a 61-59 win against Denver on Saturday. Zach Moer led the team in scoring with 15 points on 4-for-11 shooting.
Ohio State is a heavy 12-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is sitting at 135 points. The Buckeyes look to improve upon their records of 3-4 Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). The Buckeyes are one of the best in Division I in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting a superb .483 from the field. The Buckeyes have really locked down opponents on the defensive end, ranking 42nd in the country with a .383 opponent field-goal percentage. The Buckeyes are the eighth-best team in the country at blocking shots, averaging 6.6 blocks per game.
In the other locker room, the Falcons have 6-2 SU and 4-1 ATS records.
This game will be the first meeting for Ohio State and Air Force in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – OhioSt, ATS Winner – OhioSt, O/U – Over
Notes
Ohio State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
Ohio State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Ohio State’s last 16 games at home.
The Ohio State Buckeyes average a field goal percentage of 48.3% this season. The Air Force Falcons are a winless 0-1 when opponents have a FG% of 48.3% or greater.
The Air Force Falcons rank higher based on their field goal percentage (189th) than their effective field goal percentage (238th), while the Ohio State Buckeyes rank the same for both metrics (46th).
Air Force ranks 69th in assists, recording 15.8 per game. Ohio State performs worse at 264th with 12.0 assists per game.
Ohio State, the eighth-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 6.6 per game. Air Force ranks lower at 331st with 1.8.
The Ohio State Buckeyes make an average of 5.0 steals per game. When the Air Force Falcons allow 5 or more steals, they are a winning 4-1.
