Indiana Hoosiers vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 12/8/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: BTN

The Wisconsin Badgers (7-1) are welcoming the Indiana Hoosiers (7-1) at Kohl Center on Wednesday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Nebraska and went home with a win by a final score of 68-55 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (23 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 22 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers converted 14 of 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 37.7% from the field on 23 out of 61 shooting. Nebraska dished out 9 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Nebraska snagged 30 boards (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Nebraska shot 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of their 5 attempts. They converted 5 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Hoosiers finished with 12 while Nebraska accounted for 18 fouls.

Race Thompson is one player who had an impact in the game. He accumulated 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He played 30 minutes and totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Indiana comes into this matchup with a mark of 7-1 this year. They have an average of 80.4 points per contest (49th in college basketball) while going 49.6% from the floor. The Hoosiers are shooting 37.4% on three-point attempts (61 of 163) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 41.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 126 assists this season, which is 99th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 16.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hoosiers are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 36th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 76 surrendered on the season. The Hoosiers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 35.3% (176 of 498) and they relinquish 33.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 27.9% from beyond the arc and they are 90th in the country in points per game from their opponents (63.8).

The last time they took the court, the Wisconsin Badgers went home victorious with a score of 89-76 against Marquette. The Badgers were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Marquette had 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Badgers to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 73.9%. When talking about 3-point shots, Wisconsin converted 10 of 24 attempts (41.7%). Overall, the Badgers finished the game shooting 31 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.8%. The Badgers allowed Marquette to make 27 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.3% in the matchup. They shot 34.6% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up going 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Wisconsin permitted Marquette to grab 30 in total (6 offensive).

Jonathan Davis was important for the Badgers for the matchup. He racked up 25 points in his 30 mins on the court and added 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 9 of 14 in this game for a rate of 64.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a win-loss record of 7-1 on the campaign. The Badgers have committed 16.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 9.8 times per contest (344th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 9.1 times per game. Wisconsin has tallied 565 points this year (70.6 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Badgers are connecting on 41.4% from the field, which ranks them 286th in D-1.

The Badgers defensively are ranked 29th in college basketball in points given up per game with 59.1. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the floor (64th in college basketball). The Wisconsin defense allows 32.7% on three-point shots (54 of 165) and opponents are knocking down 65.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 9.0 dimes and 34.0 total boards per game, which ranks 14th and 156th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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