Northern Illinois Huskies vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (13-19 last season) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will meet the Marquette Golden Eagles (29-7 last year).

The Northern Illinois Huskies faced off with Kent State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-57 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Huskies finished with 20 while Kent State racked up 18 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 25 tries from distance. Kent State ended up going 60.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Kent State collected 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kent State recorded 10 assists and had 10 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, Northern Illinois allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the floor on 29 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Huskies converted 15 of 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. Northern Illinois walked away from the contest with a 36.7% FG percentage (18 out of 49) and converted 6 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zarique Nutter is a player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played 33 minutes played and totaled 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Northern Illinois steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 13-19 last season. They gave up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Northern Illinois collected 33.1 rebounds per game and earned 402 assists last season, which ranked 240th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Huskies shot 34.8% on shots from distance (236 of 678) and 65.2% from the free throw line. They averaged 72.0 points per outing (172nd in college hoops) while shooting 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Huskies forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.2 personal fouls. They surrendered 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 314th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.0). The Huskies defense gave up a shooting percentage of 45.0% (852 of 1,895) and they relinquished 37.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 167th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 413 conceded last year.

The last time they took the court, the Marquette Golden Eagles went home defeated by a final of 69-60 when they played Michigan State. The Golden Eagles corralled 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. Michigan State committed 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.3%. When talking about three-point attempts, Marquette knocked down 11 of 27 tries (40.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Eagles ended up going 20 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. The Golden Eagles allowed Michigan State to make 24 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4% in the matchup. They shot 12.5% from beyond the arc by hitting 2 out of 16 and finished the game at 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). Regarding rebounds, Marquette permitted Michigan State to pull down 36 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Olivier-Maxence Prosper ended up being important for the Golden Eagles in this game. He earned 16 points in his 38 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 5 out of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 45.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Marquette had a record of 29-7 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Eagles connected on 48.6% from the field, which ranked them 12th in the country. Marquette accounted for 2,856 points over the course of last year (79.3 per contest) and they grabbed 31.8 boards per game. They got an assist 17.3 times per contest (7th in the nation) and they turned it over 10.7 times per game. The Golden Eagles were responsible for committing 16.2 fouls every game and they went 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Marquette defense gave up 34.7% on three-point shots (269 of 776) and their opponents converted on 70.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 14.8 assists and 35.4 boards per contest, ranking them 330th and 268th in those categories. The Golden Eagles on the defensive end were ranked 186th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 70.3. They forced 15.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (232nd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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