Colgate Raiders vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 3/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Colgate (+9)

The Wisconsin Badgers (24-7) host the Colgate Raiders (23-11) at Fiserv Forum on Friday. Colgate opens this matchup as 9-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 139.5.

The Colgate Raiders played Navy and notched a win by a score of 74-58 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 13 while Navy finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They buried 6 out of their 22 tries from downtown. Navy went 61.5% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 13 tries. Moreover, Navy collected 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Navy totaled 6 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Colgate allowed the other team to shoot 35.5% from the floor on 22 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Raiders knocked down 20 of their 28 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Colgate wrapped up the contest with a 56.1% FG percentage (23 out of 41) and made 8 of 17 3-pointers.

Jack Ferguson is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He accounted for 17 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Colgate will enter this matchup with a mark of 23-11 on the season. They average 76.1 points per game (53rd in D-1) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Raiders are connecting on 40.3% on shots from downtown (337 of 836) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Colgate is collecting 36.2 rebounds per game and has earned 584 dimes for the season, which is 5th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Raiders have forced 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 316th in D-1 in allowing assists with 457 conceded this year. The Raiders are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.5% (857 of 2,015) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They concede 33.4% on three-point shots and they rank 117th in college basketball in opponents PPG (67.1).

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers took a loss by a score of 69-63 when they faced Michigan State. The Badgers collected 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. Michigan State committed 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Badgers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 57.1%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Wisconsin buried 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Badgers finished shooting 22 for 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7%. The Badgers allowed Michigan State to convert 25 out of 52 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.1% in the matchup. They went 9.1% from three-point range via 1 of 11 and finished the game at 18 out of 24 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Wisconsin allowed Michigan State to snag 37 in all (5 offensive).

Brad Davison ended up being important for the Badgers in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and earned 3 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 36 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in the matchup.

Wisconsin has a mark of 24-7 this year. The Badgers are committing 17.0 fouls per game and they hit 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per game (315th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.5 times per game. Wisconsin has scored 2,192 points for the season (70.7 per contest) and they pull down 34.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Badgers are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 267th in D-1.

The Badgers defensively are ranked 103rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.5. They have forced 11.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (214th in college basketball). The Wisconsin defense allows 32.3% on shots from distance (191 of 592) and their opponents are knocking down 68.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.5 assists and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which is 90th and 182nd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colgate (+9)

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