IUPUI at Ohio State 1/18/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the IUPUI Jaguars visit Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio to play the No. 16 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. IUPUI is 1-14 and was defeated by Milwaukee 89-54 on Saturday. The Jaguars trail by 13 points at halftime and never threatened after the break. Azariah Seah and Bakari La Strap scored nine points each to lead the Jaguars in the loss.

BJ Maxwell is the leading scorer and rebounder for IUPUI with averages of 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while Bakari LaStrap is the leader in assists with an average of 2.2 assists per game. IUPUI is scoring an average of only 52.2 points per game, while shooting 37.6% overall and 27.9% from 3-point territory.

Ohio State looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting IUPUI on Tuesday. The Buckeyes are 11-4 and defeated Penn State 61-56 on Sunday. EJ Liddell was the leading scorer for Ohio State with 19 points and with the victory over Penn State, the Buckeyes improved to 5-2 in the Big Ten. Ohio State has struggled of late going 2-2 over its last four.

EJ Liddell is the leading scorer and rebounder for Ohio State with averages of 19.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Jamari Wheeler is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 assists per game. Ohio State has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 74.6 points per game. The Buckeyes are shooting 47.8% overall and 37.4% from 3-point territory.