North Texas Mean Green vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 3/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Texas Mean Green vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: North Texas (+1)

The North Texas Mean Green (29-7) are on their way to Orleans Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Wisconsin Badgers (20-14). North Texas opens this game as 1-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 118.

The North Texas Mean Green took the court against Oklahoma State and notched a win by a score of 65-59 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Mean Green finished with 15 and Oklahoma State totaled 13 personal fouls. They converted 4 of 22 attempts from 3-point range. Oklahoma State ended up going 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 25 attempts. Furthermore, Oklahoma State pulled down 40 rebounds (19 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oklahoma State doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, North Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the field on 20 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mean Green made 10 of 11 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. North Texas ended the contest having earned a 35.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 65) and made 9 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Tylor Perry is a player who came through for this contest. He ended up scoring 23 points on 7 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 43 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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North Texas enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 29-7 for the season. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Texas is pulling in 33.8 boards per game and is sitting with 409 assists on the year, which ranks 220th in the nation in terms of passing. The Mean Green are hitting 35.5% on 3-pointers (271 of 764) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 64.7 pts per game (336th in the country) while hitting 43.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Mean Green are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 279 conceded on the campaign. The Mean Green defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.2% (675 of 1,721) and they surrender 29.4 boards per game as a unit. They give up 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 1st in college hoops in PPG allowed (55.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wisconsin Badgers took home the win by a final score of 61-58 when they played Oregon. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Wisconsin permitted Oregon to snag 35 in all (6 offensive). They finished 28.6% from beyond the arc via 6 of 21 and ended up shooting 4 of 12 at the charity stripe (33.3%). The Badgers allowed Oregon to bury 24 out of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Badgers ended up going 21 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Wisconsin converted 7 out of 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a rate of 92.3%. Oregon earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Badgers to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Badgers corralled 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game.

Max Klesmit ended up being a major contributor for the Badgers for the game. He had 18 points in his 39 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this contest. He made 5 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a win-loss mark of 20-14 on the campaign. The Badgers are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.6 times per contest (305th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.5 times per game. Wisconsin has totaled 2,230 points for the year (65.6 per game) and they grab 31.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Badgers are shooting 41.6% from the field, which ranks 316th in the country.

The Wisconsin defense gives up 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (210 of 663) and their opposition makes 67.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.3 dimes and 35.1 boards every game, which is ranked 19th and 242nd in college hoops. The Badgers are ranked 31st in D-1 in PPG allowed with 63.8. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (222nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Texas (+1)

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