Here's a pointspread and statistical look at Thursday's Cincinnati-Ohio State matchup with my power ratings strength of opponents, pointspread results and statistical numbers through each teams first two games of the tournament:
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 – Tale Of the Tape
Cincinnati (2-0 ats / 0-2 o/u) vs. Ohio State (1-1 ats / 2-0 o/u)
Average Opponent Power Rating
Cincinnati – 50.3
Ohio State – 47.5
Average First Half Score
Cincinnati – 28.0–21.5 / Total Points 49.5 / Point Differential +6.5
Ohio State – 40-5-34.0 / Total Points 74.5 / Point Differential +6.5
Average Second Half Score
Cincinnati – 35.5–36.0 / Total Points 71.5 / Point Differential -0.5
Ohio State – 35-0-28.5 / Total Points 63.5 / Point Differential +6.5
Average Game Score
Cincinnati – 63.5–57.5 / Total Points 121.0 / Point Differential +6.0
Ohio State – 75-5-62.5 / Total Points 138.0 / Point Differential +13.0
Pointspread Differential From Closing Line
Cincinnati – Game #1: +2.5 / Game #2: +8.5
Ohio State – Game #1: +1.5 / Game #2: -0.5
O/U Differential From Closing Line
Cincinnati – Game #1: -6.0 / Game #2: -11.0
Ohio State – Game #1: +5.5 / Game #2: +3.0
FG% - Average & By Game
Cincinnati – 42.2% - vs. Texas 45.8% / vs. Florida State 38.0%
Ohio State – 45.9% - vs. Loyola-Maryland 44.8% / vs. Gonzaga 47.2%
Opp FG% - Average & By Game
Cincinnati – 36.4% - vs. Texas 35.1% / vs. Florida State 38.0%
Ohio State – 37.3% - vs. Loyola-Maryland 35.2% / vs. Gonzaga 39.3%
3pt FG% - Average & By Game
Cincinnati – 25.8% - vs. Texas 18.8% / vs. Florida State 33.3%
Ohio State – 36.8% - vs. Loyola-Maryland 35.7% / vs. Gonzaga 37.5%
Opp 3pt FG% - Average & By Game
Cincinnati – 35.1% - vs. Texas 35.0% / vs. Florida State 35.3%
Ohio State – 32.4% - vs. Loyola-Maryland 28.6% / vs. Gonzaga 34.8%
FT% - Average & By Game
Cincinnati – 69.2% - vs. Texas 50.0% / vs. Florida State 82.6%
Ohio State – 79.5% - vs. Loyola-Maryland 80.8% / vs. Gonzaga 77.8%
FT Attempts Margin – Average & By Game
Cincinnati – +5.0 (19.5-14.5) - vs. Texas +2 (16-14) / vs. Florida State +8 (23-15)
Ohio State – +1.5 (22.0-20.5) - vs. Loyola-Maryland +4 (26-22) / vs. Gonzaga -1 (18-19)
Rebound Margin – Average & By Game
Cincinnati – +4.0 (36.5-32.5) - vs. Texas +6 (40-34) / vs. Florida State +2 (33-31)
Ohio State – +11.0 (40.0-29.05) - vs. Loyola-Maryland +25 (49-24) / vs. Gonzaga -3 (31-34)
Turnovers Committed / Forced – Average & By Game
Cincinnati – +2.0 (12.0-14.0) - vs. Texas +2 (9-11) / vs. Florida State +2 (15-17)
Ohio State – -4.0 (14.5-10.5) - vs. Loyola-Maryland -6 (18-12) / vs. Gonzaga -2 (11-9)