Northwestern Wildcats vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

Breslin Center is the location where the Michigan State Spartans (14-2) will compete against the Northwestern Wildcats (8-6) on Saturday.

The Northwestern Wildcats faced off with Maryland and took a loss by a score of 94-87 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 31 while Maryland accounted for 19 fouls. They also made 10 of 31 attempts from long range. Maryland finished 63.2% at the charity stripe by making 24 of 38 attempts. Additionally, Maryland grabbed 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Maryland doled out 14 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the field on 30 out of 71 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 47 with 19 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 14 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Northwestern ended with a 39.3% FG percentage (33 out of 84) and buried 7 out of their 28 three-point shots.

Pete Nance is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He racked up 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 40 minutes and also collected 14 rebounds. He finished shooting 52.6% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Northwestern heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-6 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.3 fouls every game. As a team, Northwestern is pulling in 38.5 rebounds per game and has earned 258 dimes on the campaign, which is 30th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 35.5% on shots from 3-point land (115 of 324) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They average 78.6 points per outing (44th in the nation) while hitting 44.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 200th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 187 relinquished for the year. The Wildcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.2% (307 of 783) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.9% from 3-point land and they rank 152nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.4).

In their last game, the Michigan State Spartans took home the win by a final score of 71-69 when they faced Minnesota. Concerning rebounds, Michigan State permitted Minnesota to collect 30 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 from the charity stripe (64.3%). The Spartans allowed Minnesota to make 27 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.5% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans finished the game shooting 27 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. When discussing three-point shots, Michigan State made 6 of 14 attempts (42.9%). They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 84.6%. Minnesota was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Spartans recorded 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the contest.

Max Christie ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans in this contest. He converted 7 out of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 4 dimes in this game.

Michigan State has a record of 14-2 so far this year. The Spartans commit 15.4 fouls every game and they hit 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.0 times per contest (21st in Division 1) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Michigan State has tallied 1,208 points so far this season (75.5 per game) and they collect 40.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spartans are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 67th in the nation.

The Michigan State defense gives up 29.0% on three-point shots (104 of 359) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.9 dimes and 32.2 boards per game, which is 131st and 77th in D-1. The Spartans defensively are ranked 109th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 65.8. They are able to force 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (39th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan State

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