Montana State Bobcats vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana State Bobcats vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Montana State Bobcats (1-2) are hitting the road to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (2-1).

The Montana State Bobcats faced Northwest Indian College and notched a win by a score of 93-35 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bobcats finished with 14 while Northwest Indian College had 13 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 13 shots from distance. Northwest Indian College shot 50.0% at the free throw line by burying 5 of their 10 shots. Moreover, Northwest Indian College totaled 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northwest Indian College doled out 9 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Montana State allowed the other team to shoot 23.6% from the floor on 13 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this contest while forcing 21 turnovers and having 14 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 51 with 16 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bobcats knocked down 8 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Montana State walked away from the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (37 out of 77) and knocked down 11 of their 37 3-point attempts.

Bryce Zephir is someone who was a major factor for this game. He finished the game at 54.5% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He played 23 mins and also totaled 3 boards. He totaled 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Montana State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 1-2 this year. They turn the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.3 fouls every game. As a team, Montana State is pulling in 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 44 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 186th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bobcats are hitting 33.0% on 3-pointers (35 of 106) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.3 pts per game (220th in the country) while going 43.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Bobcats are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.3 personal fouls. They concede 38.3% from beyond the arc while they are 143rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.7). The Bobcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.8% (69 of 169) and they concede 35.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 166th in college hoops in giving up assists with 36 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats got the victory with a final of 83-74 against UIC. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Northwestern permitted UIC to grab 34 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 43.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 23 and finished the contest at 14 of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Wildcats permitted UIC to bury 25 out of 54 tries from the field which had them at 46.3% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 27 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Northwestern made 7 of 15 tries (46.7%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. UIC committed 25 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this contest.

Nick Martinelli ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this matchup. He made 10 of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and added 3 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the game.

Northwestern has a record of 2-1 on the year. The Wildcats commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per game (91st in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. Northwestern has totaled 239 points on the season (79.7 per contest) and they average 36.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are shooting 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 66th in college hoops.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 80th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 63.7. They are forcing 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (226th in college hoops). The Northwestern defense gives up 32.8% on 3-point shots (20 of 61) and opponents are converting on 60.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.0 assists and 29.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 252nd and 31st in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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