Jackson State Tigers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: Peacock

The Northwestern Wildcats (9-2) will try to defeat the Jackson State Tigers (4-8) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday.

The Jackson State Tigers played Gonzaga and went home with a loss by a final score of 100-76 in their last game. Jackson State wrapped up the game having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 78) and knocked down 13 out of their 32 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Tigers made 11 of 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 17 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Jackson State allowed 52.3% from the field on 34 of 65 shooting. Gonzaga distributed 20 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Gonzaga snagged 49 rebounds (11 offensive, 38 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Gonzaga walked away from this one shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by making 27 of their 39 tries. They also made 5 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 24 and Gonzaga totaled 15 fouls.

Ken Evans is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Jackson State comes into this one with a record of 4-8 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Jackson State is pulling in 36.3 boards per game and is sitting with 154 assists on the campaign, which ranks 241st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 31.7% from downtown (78 of 246) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 69.3 points per game (299th in the nation) on 40.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They give up 37.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 351st in the country in PPG allowed (81.3). The Tigers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (327 of 700) and they relinquish 38.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 340th in D-1 in giving up assists with 201 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 65-46 against Arizona State. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Northwestern permitted Arizona State to get 25 overall (3 on the offensive side). They finished 16.7% from 3-point land by hitting 3 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). The Wildcats allowed Arizona State to knock down 16 of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.4% for this contest. Overall, the Wildcats ended up going 26 for 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Northwestern buried 9 of their 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to make 4 of them for a rate of 44.4%. Arizona State committed 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 9 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Wildcats corralled 34 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game.

Boo Buie was important for the Wildcats for the game. He made 8 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists in this matchup.

Northwestern has a mark of 9-2 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 46.4% from the field, which ranks them 115th in Division 1. Northwestern has earned 801 points this year (72.8 per contest) and they collect 31.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per game (44th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 8.8 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Northwestern defense allows 31.9% on 3-pointers (75 of 235) and their opposition knocks down 72.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.3 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, which ranks 159th and 106th in those categories. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 27th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 63.1. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (122nd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jackson State

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