Western Michigan Broncos vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: ESPN+

Welsh-Ryan Arena is the site where the Northwestern Wildcats (2-0) will play the Western Michigan Broncos (0-2) on Tuesday.

The Western Michigan Broncos played Georgia State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-70 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Broncos finished with 23 and Georgia State recorded 29 fouls. They made 6 out of their 19 attempts from downtown. Georgia State finished the contest at 72.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 shots. In addition, Georgia State totaled 30 rebounds (15 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Georgia State earned 5 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Western Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 6 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 31 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Broncos buried 21 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Western Michigan finished the game having earned a 42.0% field goal percentage (21 out of 50) and converted 7 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jefferson Monegro is one guy who played a role in this game. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 12 points on 2 out of 6 shooting.

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Western Michigan comes into this matchup with a record of 0-2 for the year. They currently have an average of 73.0 points per contest (230th in Division 1) while shooting 42.4% from the field. The Broncos are hitting 40.4% on shots from downtown (19 of 47) and 60.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Michigan is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 19 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 324th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 22.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Broncos are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.0% on shots from distance while they are 289th in the country in opponents PPG (78.5). The Broncos defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (52 of 125) and they relinquish 45.0 boards per game as a unit. They rank 68th in the country in giving up assists with 18 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 71-66 when they played Dayton. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Northwestern allowed Dayton to snag 21 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 52.2% from downtown by connecting on 12 out of 23 and finished the contest at 12 of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Wildcats allowed Dayton to convert 21 of their 39 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats ended up going 25 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 47.2%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Northwestern knocked down 5 out of 14 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. Dayton was called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Wildcats collected 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 25 in this contest.

Ryan Langborg pitched in for the Wildcats in this game. He accumulated 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Northwestern has a record of 2-0 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 194th in the country. Northwestern has accounted for 143 points on the campaign (71.5 per contest) and they pull down 31.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per game (184th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 9.5 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.5% from the charity stripe.

The Northwestern defense allows 41.3% on shots from beyond the arc (19 of 46) and opponents are making 81.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 16.0 assists and 26.0 boards every game, which is ranked 320th and 16th in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 101st in the nation in points given up per game with 63.5. They are able to force 17.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (297th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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