Binghamton Bearcats vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Binghamton Bearcats (13-18 last season) are en route to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Northwestern Wildcats (22-12 last year).

The Binghamton Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Vermont and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-57 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bearcats ended up walking away with 13 and Vermont had 8 personal fouls. They converted 5 of 17 attempts from distance. Vermont ended up going 66.7% from the free throw line by making 8 of 12 tries. On top of that, Vermont snagged 23 boards (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Vermont doled out 15 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Binghamton allowed their opponent to shoot 60.0% from the field on 33 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 24 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bearcats converted 8 of 10 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Binghamton ended the game having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (20 out of 47) and converted 9 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Jacob Falko is one guy who came through for this game. He walked away with 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Binghamton comes into this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 13-18 last season. They turned it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Binghamton pulled down 35.0 rebounds per game and had 361 dimes throughout last season, which was 316th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bearcats hit on 32.3% on shots from distance (172 of 533) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They averaged 68.8 points per outing (254th in college hoops) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Bearcats forced their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and they drew 16.3 fouls. They surrendered 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they were 226th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.5). The Bearcats gave up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (781 of 1,786) and they relinquished 33.6 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 14th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 322 relinquished throughout last season.

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-63 against UCLA. In relation to rebounding, Northwestern permitted UCLA to collect 26 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 15 and finished the contest at 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Wildcats permitted UCLA to convert 22 of their 44 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.0% for this game. When all was said and done, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 22 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 37.3%. With regard to shooting from distance, Northwestern converted 6 out of their 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. UCLA committed 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 15 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Wildcats corralled 16 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the game.

Boo Buie was important for the Wildcats in the game. He earned 18 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes in this game. He buried 5 out of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Northwestern had a record of 22-12 last season. As an offense, the Wildcats shot 40.7% from the floor, which ranked them 342nd in the country. Northwestern scored 2,303 points last season (67.7 per contest) and they grabbed 34.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 12.8 times per contest (206th in Division 1) and they lost possession via turnover 9.6 times per game. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per contest while shooting 75.7% from the free throw line.

The Northwestern defense surrendered 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (255 of 755) and their opponents connected on 68.2% of their free throw shots. They conceded 13.4 dimes and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 235th and 245th in college hoops. The Wildcats on defense were ranked 23rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 62.8. They forced 13.9 TO's per game and let teams shoot 41.4% from the field (47th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Binghamton

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