Ohio (19-4) and Toledo (10-13) Square Off

Filed under Game Preview on February 7th, 2012

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It should be a lively atmosphere at Savage Hall on Wednesday as Toledo welcomes Ohio in a MAC battle. Tip-off is at 7:00 EST.

Ohio is currently in 2nd place in the MAC and Toledo is in 10th. The Bobcats stand at 19-4 overall and are 7-2 in the MAC. The Rockets have a record of 10-13 and are 2-7 in the conference.

Ohio is decidedly the favorite here. Ohio and its 6-3 record on the road cancels any home-court advantage for Toledo, who only have a 5-7 home record. The Bobcats are the better team according to the RPI which ranks them at #81 and the Rockets at #284. Ohio has also won six games straight and is playing with purpose. Last year, the Bobcats had a record of 2-0 against the Rockets, with an average 15 point margin of victory. Over the last four seasons, Ohio is 4-1 against Toledo, including 1-1 at Savage Hall.

• We just win. Ohio has more wins over the last 5 years than Toledo (114 vs 55).
• Jon Smith is ranked 6th in the MAC in blocks
• Ohio has a better scoring defense (61.0 allowed per game vs 67.6 allowed per game) than Toledo this season.
• Nick Kellogg is ranked 2nd in the MAC in three pointers

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