Ohio vs Portland Picks and Prediction – 11/22/2024

The Ohio Bobcats are coming to the next round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational to face Portland. The game is taking place at 11:30 EST and is being aired on ESPNU live from The HTC Center. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Bobcats are coming into the game here after losing in their first game of the tournament. The loss for the Bobcats came against the Middle Tennessee team and was a close battle. The final score in the game ended up sitting at 83-81.

The offense for Ohio has ended up getting 76.3 points per game while shooting at a clip of 44.7% on the year. Defensively the Bobcats have allowed 85.8 points per game. When it comes to the rebounding the Ohio team has ended up with 29.5 boards per game, but have managed to get 12 assist per game.

The Portland Pilots are coming to the game after losing in their opening game as well. The loss for the Pilots came against the South Florida Bulls. The final score in the losing effort was not as close with a final score of 74-68.

Portland for their part has been weak offensively with only 67.3 points per game with 40.5% of the shots falling. The Pilots have allowed 76.3 points per game. When it comes to rebounding Portland is markedly better with 38 boards per game, but have managed to get 13.3 assists per game. 

This is a game the Bobcats would like to be able to win, but it will actually end up losing as the second chance shots are not going to happen. What else will hurt the Bobcats chances of getting wins is the fact that the Portland team has a better defense and will take advantage of the Bobcats offensive prowess rivaling what the Pilots defense gives up. However, Portland will see their offense come to life as the Bobcats defense is downright horrible. Final Score Prediction, Portland Pilots win 80-76.