Wisconsin Badgers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 3/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (21-10) will play the Wisconsin Badgers (19-12) at Target Center on Friday in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Wisconsin Badgers faced off with Purdue and took a loss by a final of 78-70 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Badgers walked away with 19 while Purdue racked up 17 personal fouls. They made 9 of 18 attempts from three-point range. Purdue ended up going 81.0% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 tries. Furthermore, Purdue collected 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Purdue dished out 21 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Badgers made 11 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Wisconsin ended the contest having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 of 62) and made 5 out of their 24 3-point shots.

John Blackwell is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He went 70.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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Wisconsin will enter this contest with a mark of 19-12 for the season. They are turning it over 9.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wisconsin is pulling in 33.8 boards per game and has accounted for 370 assists for the campaign, which is 297th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Badgers are shooting 33.9% from downtown (208 of 614) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 74.4 points per contest (158th in the country) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Badgers are forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 112th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.8). The Badgers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (778 of 1,688) and they relinquish 30.3 boards per contest as a team. They rank 60th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 358 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 90-66 against Minnesota. When discussing how they rebounded, Northwestern permitted Minnesota to pull down 25 in total (4 on the offensive side). They shot 43.8% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 16 and finished the game at 7 out of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Wildcats permitted Minnesota to make 26 of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1% for this game. In all, the Wildcats shot 34 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.6%. In relation to 3-point shots, Northwestern converted 10 of 18 attempts (55.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 80.0%. Minnesota had 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 15 shots. They also turned the ball over 1 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Wildcats were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 24 in this contest.

Brooks Barnhizer ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for the contest. He earned 23 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the game. He converted 7 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Northwestern has a win-loss mark of 21-10 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 89th in Division 1. Northwestern has totaled 2,297 pts for the season (74.1 per contest) and they collect 31.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (39th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 8.7 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 17.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 89th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (262nd in college hoops). The Northwestern defense concedes 35.5% on 3-pointers (212 of 597) and opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.9 assists and 33.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 272nd and 92nd in the country.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Northwestern and under the total points

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