Wisconsin Badgers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

Welsh-Ryan Arena is the site where the Northwestern Wildcats (9-6) will meet the Wisconsin Badgers (14-2) on Tuesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers faced off with Ohio State and earned the victory with a final of 78-68 in their last game. Wisconsin finished with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and buried 10 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Badgers converted 14 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 30 of 60 shooting. Ohio State doled out 7 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. On top of that, Ohio State had 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ohio State ended up going 50.0% from the free throw line by making 5 of their 10 shots. They converted 3 out of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Badgers ended up with 14 while Ohio State had 20 personal fouls.

Tyler Wahl is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists. He played 33 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up scoring 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Wisconsin will enter this game with a win-loss record of 14-2 so far this season. They are turning it over 8.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.1 fouls per game. As a team, Wisconsin is snagging 36.1 boards per game and has accumulated 176 dimes this season, which is 297th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Badgers are connecting on 30.5% on three-point shots (108 of 354) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They average 72.1 points per contest (177th in the country) while going 42.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Badgers have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 89th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 175 surrendered on the campaign. The Badgers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.1% (392 of 909) and they concede 35.5 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 33.1% on 3-pointers and they are 86th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 64-62 against Michigan State. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Northwestern permitted Michigan State to pull down 28 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Wildcats allowed Michigan State to make 22 of 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats ended up shooting 23 out of 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.8%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Northwestern knocked down 8 of their 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 58.8%. Michigan State had 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Wildcats were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this game.

Ryan Young ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the game. He buried 6 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Northwestern has a win-loss record of 9-6 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 194th in the nation. Northwestern has tallied 1,165 pts this year (77.7 per contest) and they average 38.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.1 times per contest (8th in D-1) and they turn it over 9.1 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 18.2 fouls per game and they go 74.7% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 138th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.1. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (33rd in D-1). The Northwestern defense concedes 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (123 of 356) and their opponents are making 74.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.6 assists and 36.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 253rd and 257th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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