Northwestern Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (12-12) are en route to Williams Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-11).

The Northwestern Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Purdue and took a loss by a final of 70-64 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 17 while Purdue finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 8 of 21 attempts from long range. Purdue finished the game at 66.7% from the free throw line by making 14 of 21 tries. In addition, Purdue snagged 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Purdue doled out 18 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, Northwestern allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 14 of 16 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Northwestern finished the contest with a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 of 60) and knocked down 8 out of their 28 3-point shots.

Robbie Beran is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He notched 13 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Northwestern steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 12-12 for the year. They are averaging 74.3 points per outing (106th in the country) while going 43.1% from the floor. The Wildcats are connecting on 34.3% on 3-point shots (196 of 572) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northwestern is collecting 36.3 boards per game and has accounted for 382 dimes for the year, which ranks 61st in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.6 times per game and as a group they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 fouls. They currently rank 250th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 339 conceded for the season. The Wildcats defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.9% (549 of 1,310) and they concede 35.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 35.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 156th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-45 against Ohio State. The Golden Gophers snagged 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. Ohio State was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a rate of 72.7%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Minnesota converted 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Gophers finished the game shooting 16 out of 52 from the field which had them sitting at 30.8%. The Golden Gophers permitted Ohio State to bury 27 of 55 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.1% for the matchup. They shot 43.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 23 and ended up shooting 6 of 10 at the free throw line (60.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, Minnesota allowed Ohio State to pull down 34 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Luke Loewe ended up having an impact for the Golden Gophers in this game. He converted 5 out of 9 for the game for a rate of 55.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 12 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Minnesota has a mark of 12-11 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Gophers are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 164th in Division 1. Minnesota has scored 1,555 points for the season (67.6 per contest) and they average 31.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per game (245th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 9.6 times per contest. The Golden Gophers commit 13.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Minnesota defense concedes 32.2% on 3-pointers (152 of 472) and opponents are making 70.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.4 assists and 37.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 244th and 318th in college hoops. The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 168th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 68.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the field (278th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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