Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 12/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Wisconsin Badgers (8-2) will go up against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-4) at Kohl Center on Thursday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks took the court against UMBC and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-62 in their last contest. Lehigh walked away from the contest with a 37.7% FG percentage (20 out of 53) and knocked down 13 out of their 28 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks buried 9 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 18 with 3 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Lehigh allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 35 of 64 shooting. UMBC distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, UMBC pulled down 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UMBC finished the game at 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 10 shots. They also buried 11 out of their 27 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up finishing with 11 while UMBC recorded 14 personal fouls.

Tyler Whitney-Sidney is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He left the arena with 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and pulled down 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Lehigh enters this one with a win-loss mark of 4-4 for the season. They average 71.1 points per game (208th in Division 1) on 41.9% from the field. The Mountain Hawks are shooting 36.1% on 3-pointers (66 of 183) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Lehigh is snagging 36.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 113 dimes on the season, which ranks 319th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a group are committing 18.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Mountain Hawks are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 280th in the country in opponents points per game (73.0). Mountain Hawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (214 of 483) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 45th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 100 surrendered on the season.

When they last played, the Wisconsin Badgers got the victory with a final of 78-59 against Iowa. The Badgers corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. Iowa was called for 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Badgers to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a rate of 54.5%. With regard to shooting from distance, Wisconsin knocked down 6 out of their 22 tries (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Badgers finished shooting 33 out of 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. The Badgers permitted Iowa to bury 21 of 55 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.2% for this contest. They finished 41.7% from three-point range by hitting 10 of 24 and finished the contest at 7 of 12 at the free throw line (58.3%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Wisconsin allowed Iowa to pull down 37 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Wahl was important for the Badgers for the contest. He buried 9 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Wisconsin has a win-loss mark of 8-2 for the season. As an offensive team, the Badgers are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which is 318th in college hoops. Wisconsin has earned 673 pts on the year (67.3 per game) and they pull in 33.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per contest (241st in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. The Badgers are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game and they go 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Badgers on defense are ranked 35th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 61.3. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (96th in the country). The Wisconsin defense surrenders 28.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (63 of 219) and their opponents are making 64.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.1 assists and 36.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 33rd and 286th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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