Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Michigan State Spartans (23-13 last year) will play the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (9-23 last season) at Breslin Center on Monday.

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks stepped onto the hardwood against Eastern Washington and took a loss by a score of 78-75 in their last contest of last season. Regarding personal fouls, the Lumberjacks left the arena with 24 and Eastern Washington totaled 16 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point land. Eastern Washington ended up going 84.0% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 25 shots. In addition, Eastern Washington pulled down 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Eastern Washington distributed 17 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Northern Arizona allowed 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Lumberjacks made 9 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. Northern Arizona finished the contest with a 43.3% FG percentage (29 out of 67) and made 8 of 23 three-point shots.

Carson Towt is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished 64.3% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He played 39 mins and also totaled 16 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Northern Arizona will enter this matchup after finishing with a record of 9-23 last year. They had an average of 67.5 points per outing (267th in college basketball) while going 41.7% from the floor. The Lumberjacks shot 35.8% on shots from downtown (277 of 773) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northern Arizona pulled in 36.7 rebounds per game and racked up 403 dimes throughout last year, which was 199th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They gave up possession 13.5 times per game and as a basketball team committed 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on the defensive end, the Lumberjacks were able to force 9.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.4 personal fouls. They were ranked 101st in college basketball in giving up assists with 376 surrendered throughout last year. The Lumberjacks defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 45.5% (829 of 1,823) and they relinquished 33.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquished 36.1% on three-point shots while they were 285th in the country in points per game from their opponents (73.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Michigan State Spartans went home defeated by a final of 85-76 against Duke. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Michigan State permitted Duke to get 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 of 13 and ended up going 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Spartans allowed Duke to convert 32 of 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 57.1% for the contest. In all, the Spartans shot 27 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 41.5%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Michigan State converted 11 out of their 22 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a clip of 91.7%. Duke committed 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Spartans were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup.

Marcus Bingham ended up being important for the Spartans in this contest. He had 16 points in his 27 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 5 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

Michigan State had a mark of 23-13 last year. The Spartans committed 16.9 fouls every game and they went 75.0% from the free throw line. They got an assist 15.7 times per game (30th in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 12.8 times per game. Michigan State scored 2,601 pts last season (72.3 per contest) and they collected 36.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Spartans shot 45.6% from the floor, which ranked 88th in the nation.

The Spartans on the defensive end were ranked 175th in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.0. They forced 10.4 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (118th in D-1). The Michigan State defense gave up 31.6% from downtown (254 of 803) and opponents connected on 70.8% of their foul shots. They relinquished 12.9 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, ranking them 196th and 79th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northern Arizona

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