Illinois Fighting Illini vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: fuboTV

The Wisconsin Badgers (12-7) will play the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6) at Kohl Center on Saturday.

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced off with Ohio State and notched a win by a score of 69-60 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Fighting Illini ended up finishing with 20 and Ohio State finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 10 tries from beyond the perimeter. Ohio State went 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 20 tries. On top of that, Ohio State collected 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ohio State totaled 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to defense, Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 36.7% from the floor on 22 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini knocked down 16 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Illinois finished with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and buried 5 of 28 three-point attempts.

Terrence Shannon is someone who played a role for the game. He accumulated 17 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He played 36 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He shot 40.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Illinois heads into this one with a record of 14-6 for the year. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a team, Illinois is collecting 39.2 boards per game and has earned 276 assists this season, which is 174th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Illini are shooting 32.6% on three-point attempts (168 of 515) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. They average 75.9 points per game (84th in D-1) while going 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Fighting Illini are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are 46th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 217 surrendered on the campaign. The Fighting Illini are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (467 of 1,164) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 31.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 52nd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (64.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wisconsin Badgers took a loss by a final score of 73-55 when they faced Maryland. When talking about attacking the glass, Wisconsin allowed Maryland to pull down 31 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 42.9% from distance by shooting 6 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Badgers allowed Maryland to make 28 of 50 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 56.0% in the game. Overall, the Badgers finished 21 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Wisconsin made 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to make 6 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. Maryland earned 10 fouls for the contest which took the Badgers to the free throw line for a total of 7 shots. They coughed it up 7 times, while earning 2 steals in this contest. The Badgers earned 14 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 18 for the matchup.

Connor Essegian was important for the Badgers in the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 4 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Wisconsin has a mark of 12-7 so far this season. The Badgers have committed 15.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 66.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.1 times per game (278th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 8.9 times per contest. Wisconsin has 1,250 points for the campaign (65.8 per game) and they pull down 31.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Badgers are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which is 301st in college hoops.

The Badgers on the defensive end are ranked 36th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.4. They have forced 12.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (225th in Division 1). The Wisconsin defense concedes 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (122 of 366) and their opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 10.4 assists and 35.2 boards every game, which is ranked 32nd and 247th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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