Saturday’s contest between the Ohio Bobcats (12-10) and Appalachian State Mountaineers (14-9) at Convocation Center Ohio has a good chance to be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 73-71, with Ohio taking home the win. Tipoff is at 2:00 PM ET on February 8.

According to our computer prediction, Appalachian State is projected to cover the point spread (5.5) against Ohio. The two teams are projected to rack up the same number of points as the 143.5 total.

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Ohio vs. Appalachian State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Athens, Ohio
• Venue: Convocation Center Ohio
• Line: Ohio -5.5
• Point total: 143.5
• Moneyline (to win): Ohio -210, Appalachian State +172

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Ohio vs. Appalachian State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Ohio 73, Appalachian State 71

Spread & Total Prediction for Ohio vs. Appalachian State

• Pick ATS: Appalachian State (+5.5)
• Pick OU: Over (143.5)

Ohio’s record against the spread this season is 8-13-0, and Appalachian State’s is 9-12-0. The Bobcats are 15-6-0 and the Mountaineers are 8-13-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams score an average of 149.7 points per game, 6.2 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 games, Ohio has a 5-5 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall. Appalachian State has gone 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 matches.

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Ohio Performance Insights

• The Bobcats have a +118 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.3 points per game. They’re putting up 80.5 points per game to rank 46th in college basketball and are giving up 75.2 per contest to rank 282nd in college basketball.
• Ohio records 30 rebounds per game (301st in college basketball) while allowing 31.7 per outing to its opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.7 boards per game.
• Ohio connects on 8.8 three-pointers per game (89th in college basketball) while shooting 36.1% from beyond the arc (76th in college basketball). It is making 1.3 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 7.5 per game while shooting 37.6%.
• The Bobcats average 100.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (69th in college basketball), and allow 94 points per 100 possessions (217th in college basketball).
• Ohio has come up on top in the turnover battle by 1.1 turnovers per game, committing 11.4 (191st in college basketball play) while forcing 12.5 (104th in college basketball).

Appalachian State Performance Insights

• The Mountaineers outscore opponents by 5.9 points per game (posting 69.2 points per game, 300th in college basketball, and conceding 63.3 per contest, 14th in college basketball) and have a +136 scoring differential.
• Appalachian State is 102nd in college basketball at 33.8 rebounds per game. That’s 1.7 more than the 32.1 its opponents average.
• Appalachian State knocks down 1.2 more threes per game than the opposition, 8 (148th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.8.
• Appalachian State has committed 1.6 more turnovers than its opponents, averaging 10.9 (135th in college basketball) while forcing 9.3 (343rd in college basketball).

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