Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: Peacock

The Wisconsin Badgers (8-2) are traveling to State Farm Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2).

The Wisconsin Badgers played Marquette and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-74 in their last contest. Wisconsin ended having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (24 of 52) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Badgers made 16 of 18 tries for a percentage of 88.9%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 16 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 31 out of 62 shooting. Marquette doled out 17 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In addition, Marquette collected 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Marquette walked away from this one shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of 21 attempts. They buried 8 out of their 26 tries from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Badgers walked away with 18 and Marquette had 17 personal fouls.

Max Klesmit is one player who was a factor in this game. He scored 22 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played for 34 mins played and grabbed 1 rebound. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Wisconsin comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 82.0 points per contest (61st in Division 1) on 45.4% from the field. The Badgers are shooting 34.7% on shots from distance (91 of 262) and 85.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Wisconsin is pulling down 35.9 rebounds per contest and has tallied 148 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 102nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Badgers have forced 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are conceding 29.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 178th in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.9). The Badgers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (252 of 602) and they concede 33.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 111th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 111 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Illinois Fighting Illini took a loss by a score of 70-66 when they faced Northwestern. The Fighting Illini were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 2 steals for this game. Northwestern committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Fighting Illini to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a clip of 63.6%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Illinois converted 9 of their 34 tries (26.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Illini shot 25 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. The Fighting Illini permitted Northwestern to bury 28 of their 72 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.9% for this contest. They finished 19.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 out of 21 and ended up shooting 10 out of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Illinois permitted Northwestern to pull down 38 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Kasparas Jakucionis ended up being a factor for the Fighting Illini for this game. He accumulated 20 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 assists in the game. He converted 7 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 10 rebounds.

Illinois has a record of 6-2 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Illini are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 201st in the nation. Illinois has 690 pts so far this season (86.3 per game) and they collect 47.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per game (86th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. The Fighting Illini are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game and they go 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Illinois defense surrenders 25.1% from downtown (42 of 167) and their opposition makes 58.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.1 assists and 34.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 33rd and 159th in the nation. The Fighting Illini on defense are ranked 22nd in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 62.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.6% from the floor (8th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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