Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Wisconsin Badgers (14-4) are on their way to Williams Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-6).

The Wisconsin Badgers stepped onto the hardwood against Indiana and notched a win by a score of 91-79 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Badgers walked away with 19 while Indiana recorded 23 fouls. They made 6 out of their 14 attempts from 3-point range. Indiana ended up shooting 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Indiana grabbed 21 rebounds (7 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Indiana earned 7 assists and had 3 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 28 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 22 with 3 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Badgers buried 25 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 86.2%. Wisconsin ended having earned a 59.6% FG percentage (28 of 47) and made 10 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Max Klesmit is one player who was important in this contest. He went 72.7% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 30 mins played but finished the game without a rebound. He accounted for 26 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Wisconsin will take the court with a win-loss record of 14-4 on the year. They are turning it over 9.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.2 fouls per game. As a team, Wisconsin is collecting 33.8 boards per contest and has totaled 226 assists on the campaign, which is 275th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Badgers are shooting 35.9% on 3-pointers (123 of 343) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 76.5 points per contest (132nd in D-1) while connecting on 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are conceding 35.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 83rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (67.3). The Badgers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (439 of 960) and they concede 28.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 17th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 188 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a loss by a final score of 76-66 against Michigan State. The Golden Gophers pulled down 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Michigan State was called for 16 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a rate of 65.4%. Concerning shots from downtown, Minnesota converted 7 of 20 tries (35.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Golden Gophers shot 21 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9%. The Golden Gophers allowed Michigan State to knock down 29 out of their 65 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.6% for this contest. They shot 25.0% from three-point range by going 3 of 12 and ended up shooting 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). Concerning team rebounding, Minnesota allowed Michigan State to get 31 in total (10 offensive).

Dawson Garcia pitched in for the Golden Gophers for the matchup. He made 6 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 35.3%, and added 9 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Minnesota has a record of 12-6 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which is ranked 42nd in the country. Minnesota has 1,389 points for the year (77.2 per game) and they collect 37.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 18.8 times per game (8th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. The Golden Gophers are committing 16.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense gives up 32.7% from downtown (98 of 300) and opponents are making 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.3 assists and 33.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 219th and 86th in college hoops. The Golden Gophers defensively are ranked 104th in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.4. They have forced 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (127th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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