Marquette Golden Eagles vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: FOX

The Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) will try to beat the Marquette Golden Eagles (6-1) at Kohl Center on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Southern and earned the victory with a final of 93-56 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 13 and Southern recorded 16 fouls. They also made 9 out of their 29 tries from distance. Southern ended up shooting 33.3% from the charity stripe by converting 3 of 9 tries. On top of that, Southern snagged 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Southern recorded 13 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Marquette allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 22 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 19 of 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. Marquette walked away from the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (32 of 65) and knocked down 10 out of their 32 3-pointers.

Tyler Kolek is someone who came through for the contest. He went 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 20 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Marquette comes into this one with a record of 6-1 for the season. They average 81.4 points per contest (65th in D-1) while hitting 49.0% from the field. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 32.8% on three-point attempts (59 of 180) and 68.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Marquette is pulling in 34.1 rebounds per game and has earned 110 assists for the season, which is 79th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 8.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 16.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.5% on shots from downtown while they are 91st in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (65.9). The Golden Eagles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (170 of 412) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 182nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 86 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers got the win with a final of 71-49 against Western Illinois. In regard to rebounds, Wisconsin permitted Western Illinois to snag 21 in all (5 on the offensive side). They went 30.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 24 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Badgers allowed Western Illinois to convert 15 of 38 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.5% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Badgers finished 25 out of 47 from the field which had them shooting 53.2%. When it comes to three-point shots, Wisconsin made 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.3%. Western Illinois was called for 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Badgers were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the game.

Steven Crowl ended up being important for the Badgers in the matchup. He buried 5 of 7 in the matchup for a rate of 71.4%, and earned 11 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this game.

Wisconsin has a win-loss record of 5-2 this season. The Badgers commit 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.4 times per game (327th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per game. Wisconsin has scored 517 points so far this year (73.9 per game) and they collect 33.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Badgers are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is 119th in the nation.

The Badgers are ranked 50th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (261st in college hoops). The Wisconsin defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (46 of 128) and their opponents are converting on 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 8.6 dimes and 28.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks 10th and 7th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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