Free Daily NCAAF Lock Pick, Friday December 29th: Missouri vs Ohio State 8:00pm ET
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and West Virginia Mountaineers will play on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The Legends of Basketball Showcase tips off is at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Ohio State (10-2 SU, 6-6 ATS, and 7-5 O/U) beat New Orleans 78-36 in its last game.
West Virginia (5-7 SU, 5-7 ATS, and 5-7 O/U) beat Toledo 91-81 in its last game. It had lost four of its previous five games.
The Buckeyes are ten-point spread favorites and the game total is 143.5 points.
Buckeyes: C Felix Okpara (illness), G Bruce Thornton (foot), and G Taison Chapman (undisclosed) are questionable.
Mountaineers: C Jesse Edwards (wrist) is out.
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Ohio State is paced by sophomore guard Bruce Thornton, who averages 17.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. A few other Buckeyes to watch are senior forward Jamison Battle (14.1 PPG and 4.7 RPG), sophomore guard Roddy Gayle Jr. (13.7 PPG and 5.3 RPG), and senior forward Zed Key (10.1 PPG and 6.3 RPG).
OSU averages 79.4 points (82nd) on 46.7 percent shooting (98th), including 37.9 percent from three-point range (35th). It knocks down 76.3 percent of its free-throw attempts (32nd) and averages 36.5 rebounds (56th), 15.5 assists (59th), and 11.3 turnovers (99th) per game.
The Buckeyes surrender 64.1 points per game (39th) on 40.9 percent shooting (86th), including 32.0 percent from deep (146th), with 28.2 rebounds per game (38th). Ohio State averages 4.2 blocks (96th), 5.9 steals (252nd), a nd 17.4 fouls (190th) per game.
KenPom rates OSU 27th nationally. The Buckeyes rank 19th in offensive efficiency, 44th in defensive efficiency, and 271st in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
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