Indiana Hoosiers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (16-6) are en route to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (11-10).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Illinois and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-57 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Hoosiers left the arena with 20 while Illinois had 17 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. Illinois finished shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of their 26 tries. In addition, Illinois collected 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Illinois doled out 13 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 47.9% from the floor on 23 out of 48 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers made 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 35.7% FG percentage (20 of 56) and made 3 out of their 13 three-point attempts.

Xavier Johnson is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished with 12 points on 4 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He went 36.4% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a mark of 16-6 on the season. They currently have an average of 73.0 points per game (140th in the nation) while shooting 46.9% from the floor. The Hoosiers are connecting on 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (140 of 403) and 68.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 37.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 327 assists this year, which is 89th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.9 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hoosiers are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 39th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 224 conceded on the campaign. The Hoosiers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 37.7% (481 of 1,277) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 31.3% on 3-point shots while they are 42nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (63.5).

When they last played, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 87-63 when they faced Nebraska. The Wildcats recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. Nebraska committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 83.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Northwestern knocked down 13 of 31 tries (41.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats finished 32 out of 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.5%. The Wildcats permitted Nebraska to bury 23 of their 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.1% for the matchup. They went 38.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 18 and ended up going 10 of 19 from the free throw line (52.6%). With respect to rebounds, Northwestern allowed Nebraska to pull down 28 in all (3 on the offensive side).

Boo Buie was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He made 10 of 15 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound. He totaled 27 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes in this game.

Northwestern has a win-loss mark of 11-10 so far this season. The Wildcats commit 18.3 personal fouls every game and they go 73.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.7 times per contest (20th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.7 times per contest. Northwestern has tallied 1,593 pts so far this season (75.9 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which ranks 173rd in college hoops.

The Northwestern defense surrenders 36.0% from downtown (168 of 467) and their opponents are knocking down 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.0 dimes and 35.0 boards every game, ranking them 279th and 198th in D-1. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 171st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.6. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (123rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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