Wisconsin Badgers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Wisconsin (-7)

Bryce Jordan Center is the location where the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-9) will attempt to beat the Wisconsin Badgers (13-3) on Tuesday. Penn State opens this game as -7-point underdogs. The total is set at 147.

The Wisconsin Badgers stepped onto the hardwood against Northwestern and walked away with a win by a score of 71-63 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Badgers walked away with 16 and Northwestern accumulated 24 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 21 tries from distance. Northwestern finished the game at 73.3% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 15 shots. On top of that, Northwestern snagged 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Northwestern totaled 9 assists and had 6 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 23 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Badgers buried 20 of 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Wisconsin walked away from the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (22 of 44) and knocked down 7 out of their 14 shots from downtown.

Max Klesmit is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game at 69.2% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played 34 minutes played and also totaled 1 board. He recorded 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Wisconsin will take the court with a mark of 13-3 on the season. They average 75.2 pts per contest (170th in D-1) while shooting 47.1% from the field. The Badgers are connecting on 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (106 of 306) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wisconsin is grabbing 34.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 197 dimes on the year, which is 288th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Badgers are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They give up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 46th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.4). The Badgers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (379 of 848) and they relinquish 28.8 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 21st in college hoops in giving up assists with 170 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Penn State Nittany Lions went home defeated by a final of 95-78 against Purdue. Regarding how they rebounded, Penn State allowed Purdue to snag 41 overall (10 on the offensive side). They shot 45.8% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 24 and finished the contest at 20 out of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). The Nittany Lions permitted Purdue to make 32 of their 55 attempts from the field which had them at 58.2% in the game. In all, the Nittany Lions finished shooting 29 out of 65 from the field which had them sitting at 44.6%. With regard to 3-point shots, Penn State converted 9 of their 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to bury 11 of those for a percentage of 64.7%. Purdue was called for 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Nittany Lions were able to pull down 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 21 for this game.

Nicholas Kern ended up being a factor for the Nittany Lions for the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 7 of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Penn State has a win-loss record of 8-9 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which is 264th in Division 1. Penn State has accumulated 1,297 pts on the season (76.3 per game) and they snag 32.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per contest (289th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. The Nittany Lions have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they hit 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Penn State defense surrenders 32.6% on 3-pointers (110 of 337) and their opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 15.0 dimes and 38.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 326th and 315th in those defensive categories. The Nittany Lions are ranked 242nd in Division 1 in points given up per game with 73.5. They are forcing 16.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (314th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Penn State (+7)

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