Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 2/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: fuboTV

Kohl Center is the location where the Wisconsin Badgers (13-8) will meet the Northwestern Wildcats (15-7) on Sunday.

The Northwestern Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-51 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 14 and Michigan recorded 14 personal fouls. They buried 7 of their 20 tries from 3-point range. Michigan finished the contest at 81.3% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 16 tries. On top of that, Michigan pulled down 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Michigan recorded 21 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Northwestern allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 6 of 10 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Northwestern finished the contest having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 of 56) and made 3 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Boo Buie is someone who was a factor for the game. He finished the game at 47.4% from the floor and also recorded 8 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and snagged 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Northwestern steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 15-7 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Northwestern is collecting 36.0 boards per game and has accounted for 297 assists this year, which is 205th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 31.8% on 3-point shots (168 of 529) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They average 69.0 points per outing (247th in the nation) while connecting on 40.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 223rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 300 surrendered on the year. The Wildcats are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.2% (477 of 1,188) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.0% on shots from distance and they are 25th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (62.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wisconsin Badgers walked away with a victory by a final of 65-60 when they played Ohio State. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Wisconsin allowed Ohio State to get 41 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 of 14 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Badgers allowed Ohio State to bury 24 of 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Badgers went 23 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Wisconsin made 6 out of 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 59.1%. Ohio State committed 20 fouls for this contest which got the Badgers to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Badgers collected 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this contest.

Connor Essegian ended up being a factor for the Badgers for this game. He converted 5 out of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Wisconsin has a mark of 13-8 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Badgers are connecting on 41.8% from the floor, which ranks 312th in the nation. Wisconsin has accounted for 1,366 points on the season (65.0 per game) and they collect 31.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per game (292nd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 8.9 times per contest. The Badgers are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per game and they shoot 65.8% from the charity stripe.

The Badgers are ranked 32nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 63.1. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (206th in college hoops). The Wisconsin defense allows 33.0% on 3-point attempts (132 of 400) and their opponents are connecting on 69.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.1 assists and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 22nd and 279th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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