Arizona State Sun Devils vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

Footprint Center is where the Northwestern Wildcats (8-2) will compete against the Arizona State Sun Devils (6-4) on Wednesday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils faced TCU and took a loss by a score of 79-59 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Sun Devils ended up finishing with 14 and TCU accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 18 attempts from 3-point land. TCU finished shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 15 attempts. On top of that, TCU totaled 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. TCU doled out 24 dimes and had 13 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the field on 31 of 68 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned a total of 29 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Sun Devils buried 14 of 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Arizona State ended with a 38.5% FG percentage (20 out of 52) and converted 5 of their 20 3-pointers.

Adam Miller is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He ended up with 20 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Arizona State steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 6-4 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.3 fouls per game. As a team, Arizona State is collecting 35.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 128 dimes on the year, which is 275th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Sun Devils are hitting 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (62 of 206) and 62.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.0 points per game (296th in the nation) on 41.9% from the field.

On defense, the Sun Devils are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 251st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 147 relinquished on the year. The Sun Devils defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (261 of 641) and they surrender 42.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 29.2% on three-point shots and they rank 162nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats got the victory with a final of 56-46 against DePaul. In reference to rebounding, Northwestern permitted DePaul to pull down 31 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They went 18.2% from three-point range by connecting on 4 out of 22 and ended up going 16 of 19 at the charity stripe (84.2%). The Wildcats permitted DePaul to make 13 of 45 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 28.9% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 21 for 59 from the field which had them at 35.6%. With regard to 3-pointers, Northwestern converted 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 6 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. DePaul had 9 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 7 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Wildcats were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game.

Nick Martinelli ended up being important for the Wildcats for this game. He made 6 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Northwestern has a record of 8-2 for the season. The Wildcats are committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per game (43rd in the nation) and they cough up possession 8.5 times per contest. Northwestern has totaled 736 pts for the year (73.6 per game) and they average 30.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks 122nd in college basketball.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 48th in the nation in points given up per game with 64.8. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (177th in Division 1). The Northwestern defense concedes 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (72 of 217) and opponents are connecting on 74.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 174th and 121st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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