Michigan Wolverines vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: Peacock

The Michigan Wolverines (6-1) are traveling to Kohl Center on Tuesday where they will play the Wisconsin Badgers (8-0).

The Michigan Wolverines faced Xavier and walked away with a win by a score of 78-53 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 14 while Xavier finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 23 tries from downtown. Xavier finished 55.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 5 of 9 shots. Moreover, Xavier pulled down 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Xavier recorded 7 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Michigan allowed the other team to go 34.5% from the field on 20 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wolverines buried 7 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Michigan finished the game having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 of 61) and made 11 of their 22 shots from distance.

Danny Wolf is one guy who came through in this game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins and collected 14 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Michigan will play this contest with a mark of 6-1 so far this year. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a team, Michigan is grabbing 37.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 123 assists so far this season, which is 90th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wolverines are shooting 38.5% on shots from downtown (70 of 182) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.9 points per outing (91st in the country) while hitting 50.4% from the field.

On defense, the Wolverines are forcing 17.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They give up 29.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 17th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (60.1). The Wolverines defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.9% (152 of 412) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 5th in D-1 in giving up assists with 54 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wisconsin Badgers took home the win by a final score of 74-53 when they faced Chicago State. The Badgers corralled 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. Chicago State earned 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Wisconsin buried 10 of 30 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Badgers finished the game shooting 23 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.0%. The Badgers allowed Chicago State to bury 20 of 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 33.9% in the game. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from distance by shooting 6 out of 24 and ended up shooting 7 of 7 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In regard to rebounds, Wisconsin permitted Chicago State to grab 33 in all (7 on the offensive side).

John Tonje ended up being a major contributor for the Badgers for this contest. He converted 5 out of 12 for this game for a rate of 41.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 29 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists for this contest.

Wisconsin has a record of 8-0 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Badgers are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 110th in Division 1. Wisconsin has tallied 682 pts this year (85.3 per game) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per contest (101st in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. The Badgers have committed 18.1 fouls per contest and they go 86.4% from the charity stripe.

The Badgers on the defensive side of the court are 141st in the country in PPG surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 12.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (116th in college hoops). The Wisconsin defense concedes 29.9% on 3-point attempts (58 of 194) and their opponents are making 72.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 9.8 assists and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 31st and 118th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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