Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: Peacock

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (14-18 last year) are headed to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (22-12 last season).

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks faced off with Colgate and took a loss by a final of 74-55 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Mountain Hawks walked away with 13 while Colgate racked up 11 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. Colgate finished 62.5% at the charity stripe by making 10 of their 16 shots. In addition, Colgate grabbed 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Colgate doled out 14 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Lehigh allowed 55.6% from the floor on 30 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned a total of 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Mountain Hawks converted 4 of their 9 shots for a percentage of 44.4%. Lehigh walked away from the contest having earned a 36.5% field goal percentage (23 out of 63) and buried 5 of 28 three-point attempts.

Nasir Whitlock is a player who was a major factor for the contest. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 17 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished 63.6% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Lehigh enters this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 14-18 last year. They turned the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a squad committed 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a squad, Lehigh collected 35.5 boards per contest and racked up 422 dimes last season, which ranked 199th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Mountain Hawks connected on 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (230 of 714) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They averaged 72.7 points per contest (202nd in the nation) while connecting on 43.9% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Mountain Hawks forced 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They gave up 34.5% on shots from distance while they were 143rd in the nation in PPG allowed (71.0). The Mountain Hawks defensively gave up a FG percentage of 44.0% (828 of 1,880) and they conceded 35.9 boards per contest as a squad. They were ranked 80th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 388 conceded last season.

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 75-58 against Connecticut. The Wildcats corralled 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the matchup. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Connecticut earned 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 100.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Northwestern knocked down 4 out of 15 tries (26.7%). In all, the Wildcats ended up shooting 22 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.3%. The Wildcats allowed Connecticut to bury 29 of their 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7% in this contest. They shot 13.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 3 of 22 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In relation to rebounds, Northwestern allowed Connecticut to grab 32 overall (5 offensive).

Brooks Barnhizer ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for the game. He made 6 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Northwestern had a win-loss mark of 22-12 last year. The Wildcats committed 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 15.6 times per game (44th in Division 1) and they turned it over 8.8 times per contest. Northwestern had 2,493 pts over the course of last season (73.3 per contest) and they snagged 31.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats hit 45.5% from the floor, which ranked 118th in the nation.

The Northwestern defense conceded 34.4% on 3-pointers (230 of 668) and opponents connected on 72.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 14.0 dimes and 33.4 total boards per game, which ranked them 278th and 102nd in college basketball. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court were 91st in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.1. They forced their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (270th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern

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