Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: Hulu Live TV

Welsh-Ryan Arena is the location where the Northwestern Wildcats (6-2) will take on the Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-4) on Sunday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers played Rice and took a loss by a final of 70-62 in their last game. Prairie View A&M ended having earned a 42.3% FG percentage (22 of 52) and converted 6 of 21 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Panthers made 12 of 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 8 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, Prairie View A&M let their opponent shoot 41.7% from the floor on 20 out of 48 shooting. Rice dished out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Rice snagged 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rice ended up going 76.5% from the free throw line by making 26 of 34 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 26 and Rice totaled 16 personal fouls.

Tekorian Smith is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He notched 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 mins and snagged 3 boards. He ended up going 53.3% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Prairie View A&M heads into this one with a record of 4-4 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is pulling in 33.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 91 assists on the season, which is 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 29.0% on 3-point shots (45 of 155) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 74.4 points per outing (149th in the country) while connecting on 44.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Panthers have forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They give up 34.9% on 3-pointers while they are 253rd in the nation in opponents PPG (71.9). The Panthers are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (188 of 397) and they relinquish 30.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are 41st in D-1 in giving up assists with 87 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 70-63 when they played Michigan State. In relation to rebounding, Northwestern permitted Michigan State to get 27 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 36.4% from distance by hitting 8 out of 22 and ended up going 9 of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Wildcats permitted Michigan State to knock down 23 of their 55 tries from the field which left them shooting 41.8% for this contest. Overall, the Wildcats ended up shooting 21 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 42.9%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Northwestern knocked down 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. Michigan State earned 17 fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Boo Buie ended up being important for the Wildcats for the matchup. He earned 20 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and added 3 dimes for this contest. He buried 6 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Northwestern has a win-loss mark of 6-2 on the season. The Wildcats commit 15.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per contest (198th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. Northwestern has accounted for 519 points on the campaign (64.9 per game) and they pull in 37.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 38.8% from the floor, which ranks 351st in college basketball.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 11th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 57.5. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 35.4% from the floor (6th in college basketball). The Northwestern defense gives up 31.5% on 3-point attempts (63 of 200) and their opponents are knocking down 74.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.9 dimes and 35.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 139th and 244th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Prairie View A&M

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