Northwestern Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: Peacock

The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1) will try to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (6-2) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.

The Northwestern Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against UNLV and went home with a win by a final score of 66-61 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 15 while UNLV accumulated 17 personal fouls. They made 6 of 18 attempts from 3-point land. UNLV finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 10 attempts. On top of that, UNLV snagged 31 rebounds (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UNLV distributed 9 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 18 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Northwestern wrapped up the game with a 40.8% FG percentage (20 of 49) and made 8 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Brooks Barnhizer is one player who came through for this game. He ended up with 23 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He played 39 mins and snagged 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 41.2% from the floor and also distributed 6 assists.

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Northwestern will play this game with a mark of 6-2 for the campaign. They have an average of 72.6 pts per game (246th in college basketball) while going 44.4% from the floor. The Wildcats are connecting on 32.6% on three-point attempts (44 of 135) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Northwestern is collecting 36.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 115 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 126th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 27th in D-1 in PPG allowed (62.5). The Wildcats defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (178 of 430) and they concede 32.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 299th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 116 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 110-77 when they faced USC Upstate. In the matter of team rebounding, Iowa permitted USC Upstate to pull down 31 overall (8 offensive). They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Hawkeyes permitted USC Upstate to convert 29 out of 66 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawkeyes went 43 out of 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.6%. With respect to 3-point shots, Iowa converted 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. USC Upstate had 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Hawkeyes collected 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the matchup.

Brock Harding ended up being a factor for the Hawkeyes for the contest. He made 9 out of 13 in the game for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and earned 3 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 10 assists for the matchup.

Iowa has a record of 6-1 on the season. The Hawkeyes have committed 14.0 fouls per contest while shooting 68.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.7 times per game (6th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. Iowa has scored 612 points on the campaign (87.4 per contest) and they collect 36.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hawkeyes are shooting 49.7% from the field, which is ranked 34th in college basketball.

The Hawkeyes on defense are ranked 183rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 70.9. They are able to force 17.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (257th in college hoops). The Iowa defense gives up 26.9% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 167) and opponents are making 61.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.0 dimes and 38.3 boards every game, ranking them 196th and 310th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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