LSU vs Ohio 12/1/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Ohio Bobcats (5-1) vs. LSU Tigers (7-0)
December 1, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: LSU Tigers -10.5 / Ohio Bobcats +10.5; Over/Under: +145
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The Ohio Bobcats and the LSU Tigers meet in college basketball action from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Wednesday night.
The Ohio Bobcats come into this game looking to add to an 88-68 win over subdivision Concordia last time out. Mark Sears leads the Bobcats in scoring with 16.3 PPG as well as in assists with 4.3 APG while Ben Vander Plas has 15 PPG with 7 RPG. Jason Carter has 14.8 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Bobcats on the glass. As a team, Ohio is averaging 77.3 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 77.4% from the foul line while allowing 68.5 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field and 32.7% from three this season.
The LSU Tigers will look to add to a 75-61 win over Wake Forest in their last matchup. Darius Days leads the Tigers in scoring with 16.6 PPG along with 7 RPG while Tari Eason has 13.9 PPG with a team-high 8.3 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass and Efton Reid has 10.4 PPG with 5 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for LSU so far this season. Xavier Pinson has 9.9 PPG with a team-high 5 APG while Eric Gaines has 9.1 PPG and 4.3 APG and Brandon Murray also has 9 PPG this season. As a team, LSU is averaging 81.4 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 79.4% from the foul line while allowing 54.1 PPG on 34.3% shooting from the field and 25.9% from three this season.
Ohio is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road underdog. LSU is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road underdog.
I get the case that could be made both ways, as Ohio is a deep, veteran team that’s brought back a lot of talent while LSU has looked phenomenal in the early going so far this season. That’s why I’m looking at the over here. I know LSU’s played some solid defense, but this to me just feels like a game where the two sides get us well into the 160s let alone above the 140s where the line was at. Give me the over here.
