Northwestern Wildcats vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 3/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs UConn Huskies

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Northwestern (+13)

The Northwestern Wildcats (22-11) are hitting the road to Barclays Center on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the UConn Huskies (32-3) in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Northwestern opens this contest as 13-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 135.5.

The Northwestern Wildcats took the court against Florida Atlantic and took home the win by a score of 77-65 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 13 while Florida Atlantic finished the game with 17 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 27 shots from 3-point range. Florida Atlantic ended up going 76.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 tries. Moreover, Florida Atlantic snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Florida Atlantic recorded 10 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Northwestern allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the floor on 22 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 11 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Northwestern finished with a 42.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 69) and knocked down 8 of 23 3-point attempts.

Ryan Langborg is a guy who played a role in this game. He ended up going 57.9% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes played and collected 4 boards. He accounted for 27 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Northwestern heads into this one with a record of 22-11 so far this year. They turn it over 8.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Northwestern is grabbing 31.5 boards per game and has racked up 522 dimes on the season, which ranks 45th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 39.3% on shots from downtown (274 of 698) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.8 pts per game (170th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 281st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 457 surrendered for the campaign. The Wildcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (777 of 1,734) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 86th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (68.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies went home victorious with a score of 91-52 against Stetson. In reference to rebounding, UConn permitted Stetson to pull down 27 in total (8 offensive). They finished 15.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 out of 20 and finished the game at 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Huskies allowed Stetson to knock down 17 out of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 30.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies went 37 out of 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, UConn buried 9 out of 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Stetson committed 12 fouls for this game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Huskies were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest.

Donovan Clingan ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies for this contest. He converted 7 of 12 for the contest giving him a rate of 58.3%, and accounted for 16 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists in the game.

UConn has a record of 32-3 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which ranks 5th in college hoops. UConn has totaled 2,861 pts on the year (81.7 per game) and they collect 38.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.6 times per game (3rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The UConn defense gives up 31.4% on 3-pointers (207 of 659) and their opponents are converting on 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 10.3 dimes and 30.1 total boards per game, which is 12th and 7th in those categories. The Huskies on defense are ranked 14th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 64.1. They are forcing 10.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (9th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn (-13)

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