Wisconsin Badgers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Peacock

The Wisconsin Badgers (18-9) are headed to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Indiana Hoosiers (14-13).

The Wisconsin Badgers faced Maryland and earned the victory with a final of 74-70 in their last contest. Wisconsin finished the contest having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (21 of 47) and buried 4 out of their 17 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Badgers made 28 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 90.3%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 6 dimes for this contest while creating 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of defending, Wisconsin let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 24 of 52 shooting. Maryland doled out 9 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Maryland snagged 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Maryland finished the game shooting 73.9% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 23 attempts. They also buried 5 of their 15 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Badgers left the arena with 19 while Maryland finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Tyler Wahl is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He went 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 34 minutes played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He notched 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Wisconsin heads into this contest with a record of 18-9 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per game and as a group they commit 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wisconsin is pulling down 34.1 boards per game and has accumulated 327 dimes on the campaign, which is 290th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Badgers are connecting on 34.0% on 3-pointers (180 of 529) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They average 74.3 pts per game (166th in college basketball) while connecting on 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Badgers are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 36th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 300 conceded this year. The Badgers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (669 of 1,476) and they relinquish 29.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 36.3% from 3-point land and they rank 91st in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-74 against Penn State. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Penn State to get 30 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 42.9% from 3-point land by hitting 9 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 30 from the free throw line (86.7%). The Hoosiers allowed Penn State to knock down 24 out of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3% for this contest. In all, the Hoosiers went 29 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. In terms of shooting from distance, Indiana converted 2 out of 15 attempts (13.3%). They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 56.0%. Penn State earned 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Hoosiers snagged 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.

Malik Reneau ended up being important for the Hoosiers for this game. He scored 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the matchup. He made 9 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 64.3%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 14-13 on the year. The Hoosiers commit 17.8 fouls every game and they go 65.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (86th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. Indiana has tallied 1,967 points so far this season (72.9 per game) and they average 35.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hoosiers are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 42nd in the country.

The Indiana defense allows 34.8% on 3-point attempts (233 of 669) and their opposition makes 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.6 dimes and 35.4 boards per game, which is ranked 250th and 214th in the nation. The Hoosiers are ranked 278th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 75.2. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (88th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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