Miami (OH) RedHawks (4-3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
Columbus, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buckeyes -23; over/under is 144
BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State faces the Miami (OH) RedHawks after Bruce Thornton scored 26 points in Ohio State’s 84-74 win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Buckeyes are 5-1 on their home court. Ohio State ranks seventh in the Big Ten with 24.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Felix Okpara averaging 4.9.
The RedHawks have gone 1-2 away from home. Miami (OH) averages 71.7 points while outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game.
Ohio State averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 5.7 per game Miami (OH) allows. Miami (OH) has shot at a 44.7% rate from the field this season, 3.2 percentage points greater than the 41.5% shooting opponents of Ohio State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Thornton is scoring 19.3 points per game with 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists for the Buckeyes. Roddy Gayle Jr. is averaging 14.6 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 56.6% for Ohio State.
Darweshi Hunter averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the RedHawks, scoring 13.4 points while shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc. Evan Ipsaro is averaging 9.1 points for Miami (OH).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
