Illinois St. Redbirds vs Ohio Bobcats Betting Picks & Predictions
The Illinois State Redbirds and Ohio Bobcats will meet in a non-conference matchup at CEFCU Arena with both teams looking to maintain a winning record. Neither team has
Game outlook
The Illinois State Redbirds and Ohio Bobcats will meet in a non-conference matchup at CEFCU Arena with both teams looking to maintain a winning record. Neither team has played a conference game thus far and are coming off recent victories. Ohio is currently favored by 2.5 points with a total set at 145.5 points. Despite initially being the favorite, Illinois State now finds themselves as the underdog with Ohio holding a -2.5 point spread.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Redbirds +122 | Bobcats -144
Spread: Redbirds +2.5 (-110) | Bobcats -2.5 (-110)
Total: Over/Under 145.5 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Illinois St. will win straight-up is 55%.
Illinois St. Redbirds
In their recent game, Ohio secured a narrow victory over UNC Asheville with a final score of 82-76. Five players contributed at least ten points to the team's performance, with AJ Clayton leading the way with 19 points. Aidan Hadaway led in rebounds with six, closely followed by two others with five each. Shereef Mitchell and Jackson Paveletzke tied for the most assists with five each. Hadaway is currently leading the team in scoring with an average of 14 points per game, while Clayton, Mitchell, and Paveletzke are also consistent scorers with an average of at least ten points per game. Mitchell leads in assists with an average of four per game. The team's offense has a decent assist to turnover ratio of 12.5:11 this season, shooting 47.8% from the field and 35.7% from three-point range. They are shooting poorly from the free-throw line at 68.6%. The team is strong defensively, limiting opponents to 51 points per game, although opponents are averaging 82 points against them. Ohio has a solid health record with no players listed on the injury report. Turning to Illinois St., with a power ranking of 141, they are struggling with a ranking of 191 in offense and 302 in defense, scoring an average of 78 points per game while allowing 88 points against. Ohio has a better shooting percentage in both field goals and three-pointers compared to Illinois St. Illinois St. is allowing a high percentage of field goals and three-pointers from opponents. Ohio will need to improve their free-throw shooting and defensive rebounding to compete with top-tier teams in college basketball.