Wisconsin Badgers vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) are traveling to McKale Center on Saturday where they will take on the Arizona Wildcats (7-0).

The Wisconsin Badgers faced off with Michigan State and took home the win by a score of 70-57 in their last game. Wisconsin ended the contest with a 45.1% FG percentage (23 out of 51) and converted 10 of their 23 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Badgers made 14 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 35 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to go 45.1% from the field on 23 of 51 shooting. Michigan State doled out 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Michigan State snagged 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Michigan State finished the contest at 71.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 7 attempts. They also made 6 out of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Badgers ended up finishing with 12 and Michigan State recorded 14 fouls.

AJ Storr is a player who was a factor for this game. He finished shooting 72.7% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Wisconsin enters this matchup with a mark of 7-2 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.1 fouls per game. As a team, Wisconsin is pulling down 34.3 boards per game and has 99 dimes for the campaign, which is 279th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Badgers are shooting 31.8% on 3-point shots (56 of 176) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.6 pts per contest (212th in college hoops) while shooting 45.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Badgers are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 33rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.1). The Badgers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (199 of 449) and they surrender 27.1 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 55th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 86 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 82-55 against Colgate. The Wildcats collected 30 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 13 steals in this matchup. Colgate was called for 16 fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 60.0%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Arizona converted 7 of 23 attempts (30.4%). In all, the Wildcats went 33 for 71 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.5%. The Wildcats permitted Colgate to make 22 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5% in the game. They finished shooting 31.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 22 and finished the game at 4 of 7 at the free throw line (57.1%). When talking about rebounding, Arizona allowed Colgate to grab 25 in all (1 on the offensive glass).

Caleb Love ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this game. He recorded 14 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this contest. He made 5 out of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

Arizona has a record of 7-0 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 50.6% from the field, which is ranked 15th in the nation. Arizona has accumulated 654 pts on the year (93.4 per game) and they grab 47.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (4th in the country) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls per game and they go 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Arizona defense gives up 31.5% on three-point shots (52 of 165) and their opponents are connecting on 62.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.4 assists and 28.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 172nd and 5th in the country. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 27th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 62.6. They have forced 16.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (29th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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