Buffalo Bulls vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Illinois Huskies (8-15) will compete against the Buffalo Bulls (3-20) at NIU Convocation Center on Tuesday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Georgia Southern and went home with a win by a final score of 82-81 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 15 while Georgia Southern totaled 17 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. Georgia Southern walked away from this one shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Georgia Southern had 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Georgia Southern dished out 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Buffalo let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the field on 28 of 71 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 12 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Buffalo ended the contest having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and buried 4 out of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

Isaiah Adams is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He totaled 24 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 45.8% from the field and recorded 6 dimes.

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Buffalo will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 3-20 for the season. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Buffalo is pulling down 35.3 boards per contest and has tallied 290 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 274th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are hitting 26.6% on shots from distance (155 of 582) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.4 points per contest (324th in D-1) while connecting on 41.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.6 personal fouls. They rank 346th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 379 relinquished on the campaign. The Bulls are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.4% (694 of 1,434) and they surrender 36.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 348th in college basketball in opponents PPG (80.4).

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies took a defeat with a final score of 75-66 when they played South Alabama. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Illinois permitted South Alabama to get 28 in total (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 48.1% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). The Huskies allowed South Alabama to knock down 28 of 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Northern Illinois converted 7 out of 26 tries (26.9%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. South Alabama was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 2 steals in the matchup. The Huskies pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this game.

Xavier Amos was important for the Huskies in this matchup. He scored 16 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 18 for the contest for a rate of 38.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Northern Illinois has a record of 8-15 on the season. The Huskies are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per game and they hit 68.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 10.5 times per game (345th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. Northern Illinois has accumulated 1,739 pts this year (75.6 per game) and they average 36.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 157th in D-1.

The Northern Illinois defense concedes 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (180 of 493) and opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.0 assists and 37.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 288th and 306th in college basketball. The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 334th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 78.6. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (241st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Buffalo

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