Michigan Wolverines vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: FS1

The Michigan Wolverines (8-18) are on their way to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (18-8).

The Michigan Wolverines stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and took a loss by a score of 73-63 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Wolverines ended up walking away with 19 while Michigan State recorded 16 fouls. They knocked down 2 out of their 14 tries from beyond the arc. Michigan State finished 81.0% at the free throw line by burying 17 of 21 attempts. Furthermore, Michigan State pulled down 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Michigan State distributed 9 dimes and had 15 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Michigan allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 27 out of 63 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines converted 8 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Michigan finished the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (24 of 53) and made 7 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Tarris Reed is a guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played for 27 minutes played and pulled down 11 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Michigan enters this contest with a mark of 8-18 so far this season. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Michigan is grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 333 assists on the season, which is 219th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wolverines are connecting on 36.2% on three-point shots (214 of 591) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.2 points per contest (142nd in the nation) on 45.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They give up 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 340th in college basketball in opponents PPG (78.9). The Wolverines defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.9% (753 of 1,641) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 209th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 342 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 76-72 when they played Indiana. The Wildcats were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this game. They turned the ball over 3 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Indiana committed 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to bury 22 of them for a rate of 78.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Northwestern converted 8 out of 23 attempts (34.8%). In all, the Wildcats finished 23 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.4%. The Wildcats permitted Indiana to knock down 27 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.9% in this game. They finished 33.3% from distance by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up going 12 of 21 from the free throw line (57.1%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Northwestern allowed Indiana to get 36 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Ryan Langborg was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He converted 7 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and tallied 1 rebound. He racked up 26 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in this matchup.

Northwestern has a record of 18-8 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks 126th in college hoops. Northwestern has earned 1,934 pts this year (74.4 per game) and they grab 31.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per contest (41st in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Northwestern defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point attempts (183 of 511) and opponents are making 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.7 assists and 33.5 boards every game, which ranks them 258th and 106th in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 117th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (271st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan

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