Liberty Flames vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Liberty Flames vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Location: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Puerto Aventuras, Q.R.

TV: Hulu Live TV

Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya is the site where the Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) will attempt to defeat the Liberty Flames (2-2) on Tuesday.

The Liberty Flames took the court against Southern Miss and ended up losing by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. Liberty walked away from the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 45) and knocked down 10 out of their 29 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Flames converted 18 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected 26 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defending, Liberty allowed the other team to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 26 out of 56 shooting. Southern Miss earned 11 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. On top of that, Southern Miss snagged 27 boards (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Southern Miss finished 76.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 21 attempts. They made 8 of 21 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Flames ended up finishing with 21 and Southern Miss finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Brody Peebles is one player who was a contributor in the game. He ended up with 24 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He played for 24 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He finished the game at 88.9% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Liberty comes into this contest with a mark of 2-2 for the year. They are averaging 78.5 pts per contest (103rd in D-1) on 47.4% from the floor. The Flames are connecting on 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (41 of 115) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Liberty is snagging 34.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 74 dimes so far this season, which ranks 72nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Flames are able to force 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.2% from beyond the arc while they are 171st in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.0). The Flames defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.3% (85 of 211) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 111th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 44 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats got the win with a final of 60-52 against IPFW. Regarding rebounding, Northwestern allowed IPFW to grab 33 overall (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 22.9% from distance by going 8 out of 35 and finished the game at 8 of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). The Wildcats permitted IPFW to bury 18 of 55 attempts from the field which had them at 32.7% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats finished 23 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1%. With respect to shots from distance, Northwestern converted 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 5 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. IPFW had 13 fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 7 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game.

Boo Buie ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this matchup. He converted 9 of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists for the matchup.

Northwestern has a win-loss record of 4-0 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 41.4% from the field, which has them ranked 282nd in D-1. Northwestern has scored 283 pts for the campaign (70.8 per contest) and they average 43.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 17.3 times per game (44th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. The Wildcats commit 14.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 15th in the country in PPG allowed with 53.8. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 33.2% from the field (12th in D-1). The Northwestern defense gives up 25.7% on 3-pointers (27 of 105) and opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.5 assists and 35.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 54th and 196th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Liberty

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