Northern Illinois Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Monday, December 12, 2022

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: Hulu Live TV

McCarthey Athletic Center is the location where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-3) will try to beat the Northern Illinois Huskies (3-6) on Monday.

The Northern Illinois Huskies faced Idaho and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-47 in their last contest. Northern Illinois finished having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (18 of 54) and knocked down 3 out of their 14 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 8 of their 14 shots for a rate of 57.1%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 6 assists in this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to defense, Northern Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the floor on 31 out of 56 shooting. Idaho earned 13 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Idaho collected 33 rebounds (4 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Idaho ended up going 91.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 12 tries. They also buried 11 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. When discussing personal fouls, the Huskies finished with 16 while Idaho accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Keshawn Williams is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He accumulated 10 points on 4 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 28.6% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Northern Illinois will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-6 on the season. They are averaging 69.4 pts per contest (248th in the country) while shooting 43.6% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 34.1% on three-point attempts (70 of 205) and 65.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northern Illinois is collecting 34.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 109 dimes this season, which has them ranked 304th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 315th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.8). The Huskies defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (242 of 530) and they surrender 37.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 123rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 112 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 77-60 against Washington. With respect to rebounding, Gonzaga allowed Washington to pull down 24 in all (5 on the offensive side). They shot 26.9% from distance via 7 of 26 and ended up going 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bulldogs permitted Washington to bury 23 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.4% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs shot 29 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.8%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Gonzaga knocked down 5 out of their 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Washington had 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 12 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the matchup.

Drew Timme was important for the Bulldogs for the game. He made 8 out of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the matchup.

Gonzaga has a mark of 7-3 so far this season. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which is 21st in the nation. Gonzaga has 799 points for the campaign (79.9 per game) and they collect 39.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per contest (58th in the nation) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 17.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.3% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 274th in the nation in PPG given up with 72.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (180th in D-1). The Gonzaga defense allows 32.1% on three-point shots (78 of 243) and their opposition knocks down 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.2 dimes and 31.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 230th and 56th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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