Northern Illinois Huskies vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ACCN

The Northern Illinois Huskies (1-2) are en route to McCamish Pavilion on Thursday where they will play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-0).

The Northern Illinois Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Purdue Northwest and took home the win by a score of 99-73 in their last game. Northern Illinois ended the game with a 60.6% field goal percentage (40 out of 66) and knocked down 10 out of their 24 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Huskies converted 9 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 assists in this matchup while creating 19 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to defense, Northern Illinois allowed the other team to go 43.5% from the field on 27 of 62 shooting. Purdue Northwest doled out 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Furthermore, Purdue Northwest pulled down 22 boards (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Purdue Northwest finished the game at 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 16 tries. They also made 7 out of their 25 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 14 and Purdue Northwest racked up 15 personal fouls.

Zarique Nutter is one player who played a role for this game. He scored 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 20 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He shot 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Northern Illinois will enter this game with a mark of 1-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 74.0 points per contest (193rd in D-1) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc (23 of 73) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Northern Illinois is collecting 35.0 boards per contest and has earned 39 assists on the season, which is 182nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Huskies are able to force 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 fouls. They concede 31.1% from 3-point land while they are 265th in the nation in opponents points per game (73.0). The Huskies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (80 of 175) and they surrender 36.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 297th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 conceded this year.

When they last played, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets took home the win by a final score of 59-57 when they faced Georgia State. When discussing team rebounding, Georgia Tech allowed Georgia State to grab 31 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 14.3% from 3-point land by going 2 out of 14 and finished the contest at 13 out of 21 from the charity stripe (61.9%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Georgia State to bury 21 out of 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.8% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Yellow Jackets finished the game shooting 19 out of 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6%. When talking about 3-pointers, Georgia Tech made 3 out of their 8 attempts (37.5%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Georgia State was called for 26 fouls in this game which took the Yellow Jackets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Yellow Jackets collected 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Dallan Coleman was important for the Yellow Jackets for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 3 out of 7 for the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a win-loss record of 2-0 on the campaign. The Yellow Jackets are committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they hit 66.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per contest (270th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Georgia Tech has 152 pts so far this season (76.0 per contest) and they grab 42.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Yellow Jackets are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 198th in the country.

The Yellow Jackets are ranked 75th in college hoops in PPG given up with 60.0. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.0% from the floor (69th in college basketball). The Georgia Tech defense surrenders 16.7% from downtown (6 of 36) and their opposition makes 62.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.0 dimes and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 185th and 157th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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