Northwestern Wildcats vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 11/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: FS1

The Georgetown Hoyas (2-0) will try to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (2-0) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Northwestern Wildcats faced off with Northern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 63-46 in their last contest. Northwestern finished the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 of 58) and made 5 out of their 22 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 10 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 58.8%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. When talking about defending, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 17 of 51 shooting. Northern Illinois earned 5 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Northern Illinois pulled down 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Northern Illinois finished the contest at 64.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 14 tries. They made 3 of 14 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 12 and Northern Illinois recorded 15 personal fouls.

Robbie Beran is someone who played a role for the contest. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He recorded 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Northwestern will enter this contest with a mark of 2-0 on the year. They average 74.0 pts per contest (199th in the country) while shooting 42.1% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 34.9% on 3-point shots (15 of 43) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Northwestern is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 36 dimes this season, which is 103rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 21.5 fouls. They are 29th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 14 surrendered for the season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 28.9% (33 of 114) and they surrender 36.0 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 25.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 17th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (50.0).

In their last game, the Georgetown Hoyas walked away with a victory by a final of 92-58 against Green Bay. The Hoyas recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. Green Bay committed 14 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 53.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Georgetown made 8 of their 14 attempts (57.1%). When the game finished, the Hoyas ended up going 38 for 61 from the field which had them sitting at 62.3%. The Hoyas allowed Green Bay to knock down 21 out of their 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6% for the matchup. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 24 and ended up going 7 out of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). In regard to attacking the glass, Georgetown permitted Green Bay to pull down 21 in total (6 offensive).

Brandon Murray was important for the Hoyas in the game. He racked up 19 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in this game. He made 7 out of 12 for the game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Georgetown has a mark of 2-0 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hoyas are shooting 54.5% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the country. Georgetown has scored 191 pts so far this season (95.5 per game) and they pull down 44.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per game (82nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. The Hoyas commit 17.0 fouls per contest and they go 68.1% from the charity stripe.

The Georgetown defense allows 35.5% from downtown (22 of 62) and their opposition knocks down 81.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 30.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 233rd and 65th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hoyas on defense are ranked 259th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 73.5. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the floor (134th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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