Penn State Nittany Lions vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: Youtube TV

The Penn State Nittany Lions (12-5) are traveling to Kohl Center on Tuesday where they will play the Wisconsin Badgers (11-5).

The Penn State Nittany Lions took the court against Indiana and went home with a win by a final score of 85-66 in their last contest. Penn State walked away from the contest having earned a 54.2% field goal percentage (32 of 59) and knocked down 18 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Nittany Lions converted 3 of 4 shots for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 27 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 dimes for the game while creating 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defending, Penn State allowed the other team to shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 of 59 shooting. Indiana totaled 15 assists and had 1 steal for the game. Furthermore, Indiana snagged 35 boards (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Indiana shot 55.6% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 18 attempts. They knocked down 4 of their 14 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nittany Lions walked away with 15 and Indiana recorded 10 personal fouls.

Seth Lundy is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He accounted for 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also totaled 6 boards. He finished the game at 52.9% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Penn State enters this one with a record of 12-5 on the year. They have an average of 75.4 points per outing (112th in the country) on 46.6% from the field. The Nittany Lions are connecting on 39.5% on shots from downtown (189 of 478) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Penn State is snagging 33.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 256 dimes on the year, which is 125th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 8.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nittany Lions are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.2 fouls. They are surrendering 33.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 128th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.4). The Nittany Lions defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.3% (419 of 1,015) and they relinquish 36.6 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 234th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 238 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers took a defeat with a final score of 63-45 when they faced Indiana. In regard to attacking the glass, Wisconsin allowed Indiana to grab 40 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 12.5% from downtown by shooting 1 out of 8 and finished the game at 4 of 5 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Badgers allowed Indiana to convert 29 out of their 62 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 46.8% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Badgers ended up shooting 18 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.1%. When talking about three-point shots, Wisconsin knocked down 5 of their 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to make 4 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 36.4%. Indiana earned 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Badgers were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this contest.

Connor Essegian pitched in for the Badgers in this contest. He earned 14 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this contest. He made 4 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 30.8%, and had 11 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a win-loss mark of 11-5 on the year. As an offense, the Badgers are hitting on 42.6% from the field, which ranks 283rd in the nation. Wisconsin has accumulated 1,069 pts so far this year (66.8 per game) and they pull down 31.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.2 times per game (271st in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.3 times per contest. The Badgers are committing 15.8 fouls per game and they go 67.0% from the charity stripe.

The Badgers are ranked 31st in college basketball in points given up per game with 62.9. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (182nd in the nation). The Wisconsin defense gives up 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (102 of 316) and their opposition knocks down 67.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.2 assists and 35.6 boards per contest, which ranks 27th and 263rd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Penn State

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