Ohio vs. Miami (OH) betting: College basketball preview for March 1

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The Ohio Bobcats (15-13, 9-6 MAC) are at home in MAC play against the Miami (OH) RedHawks (21-7, 12-3 MAC) on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET. The Bobcats are favored by 6.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 159.5.

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Ohio vs. Miami (OH) betting lines

  • Ohio moneyline odds to win: -271
  • Miami (OH) moneyline odds to win: +219
  • Spread: Ohio (-6.5)
  • Total: 159.5

Ohio statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Ohio sports a better record against the spread in home games (7-5-0) than it does in road games (3-9-0).
  • The Bobcats have exceeded the total in seven of 12 home games (58.3%). They’ve fared better in road games, going over the total in eight of 12 matchups (66.7%).
  • At home, Ohio has won more often as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 8-2 (.800). On the road, it is 3-3 (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Bobcats’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 76.8 points a contest compared to the 79.8 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Ohio’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (74.7) is 0.8 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (75.5).
  • While the Bobcats are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (8.4 per game) compared to their season-long average (8.8), they are doing so while shooting the same percentage from deep (35.6%).

Ohio betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-16-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 3-9-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 7-13-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-10-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 8-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-7 (Home: 8-2; Away: 3-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (65th in nation) 45.2 (255th) 29.4 (323rd) 32.2 (249th) 14.4 (126th) 10.7 (128th)

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Miami (OH) statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Miami (OH)’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .615 (8-5-0). Away, it is .455 (5-6-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the RedHawks’ games have finished above the over/under at home (69.2%, nine of 13) than away (63.6%, seven of 11).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the RedHawks have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than away (3-4).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the RedHawks are scoring 79.3 points per game, 2.3 fewer points than their season average (81.6).
  • Miami (OH) is allowing 76.7 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 3.6 more points than it is allowing for the season (73.1).
  • In their last 10 games, the RedHawks are making 10 three-pointers per game, 0.5 fewer threes than their season average (10.5). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (39.1%) compared to their season average (39.5%).

Miami (OH) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-12-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-8-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-10-0 (Home: 9-4-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 11-1; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 3-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.7 (17th in nation) 45 (250th) 30.5 (272nd) 29.8 (100th) 16.1 (41st) 11.7 (240th)
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