Western Michigan Broncos vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Hulu Live TV

Williams Arena is the location where the Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-17 last year) will compete against the Western Michigan Broncos (8-23 last season) on Monday.

The Western Michigan Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Ball State and took a loss by a score of 64-63 in their last contest of last season. Western Michigan ended the game with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 of 56) and knocked down 9 of 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Broncos buried 8 of 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 13 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to defending, Western Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 out of 52 shooting. Ball State recorded 12 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Ball State snagged 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ball State went 68.4% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Broncos finished with 16 and Ball State recorded 16 fouls.

Mack Smith is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He notched 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played for 28 mins and also collected 1 board. He ended up going 75.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Western Michigan will take the court after finishing with a mark of 8-23 last year. They averaged 65.4 points per outing (313th in the country) on 42.1% from the field. The Broncos connected on 33.2% on shots from downtown (262 of 788) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Michigan pulled down 33.1 boards per contest and accumulated 319 assists last season, which had them ranked 330th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a team committed 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on the defensive end, the Broncos forced 10.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.6 fouls. They were ranked 202nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 414 conceded throughout last season. The Broncos defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 45.9% (846 of 1,842) and they relinquished 36.0 boards per contest as a team. They gave up 33.0% on 3-point attempts and they were ranked 316th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.1).

When they last played last year, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a defeat with a final score of 60-51 when they played Penn State. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Minnesota permitted Penn State to pull down 34 in total (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 36.4% from downtown via 8 of 22 and finished the game at 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Golden Gophers allowed Penn State to knock down 22 out of their 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.0% in the game. Overall, the Golden Gophers shot 20 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Minnesota knocked down 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to bury 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Penn State had 11 fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for 8 tries. They turned it over 5 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Golden Gophers corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the matchup.

Jamison Battle ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Gophers for the game. He knocked down 7 of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist.

Minnesota had a record of 13-17 last season. The Golden Gophers committed 14.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 12.6 times per game (195th in Division 1) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 9.2 times per game. Minnesota scored 2,010 points last season (67.0 per contest) and they grabbed 30.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Gophers hit 43.8% from the floor, which ranked them 198th in the nation.

The Golden Gophers were ranked 183rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.2. They were able to force 10.4 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the field (293rd in college basketball). The Minnesota defense surrendered 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (204 of 606) and their opponents connected on 70.3% of their free throw shots. They gave up 13.4 dimes and 37.5 boards per contest, which was ranked 254th and 320th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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