Indiana Hoosiers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (11-7) will compete against the Indiana Hoosiers (14-5) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Ohio State and notched a win by a score of 77-76 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hoosiers ended up walking away with 18 and Ohio State accounted for 18 fouls. They buried 8 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. Ohio State finished shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Ohio State pulled down 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ohio State doled out 10 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Indiana allowed 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hoosiers buried 17 of 23 tries for a rate of 73.9%. Indiana finished with a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 64) and made 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Luke Goode is a guy who was important for this contest. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played for 41 mins played and pulled down 3 boards. He notched 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 14-5 for the year. They have an average of 77.5 pts per game (111th in college) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Hoosiers are connecting on 31.4% on 3-point shots (116 of 370) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 38.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 312 assists on the season, which is 36th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 250th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 261 relinquished on the year. The Hoosiers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (504 of 1,181) and they concede 34.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 223rd in college in points per game allowed (72.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 80-76 against Michigan. When discussing how they rebounded, Northwestern permitted Michigan to snag 38 in total (12 on the offensive side). They shot 25.9% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 27 and ended up going 29 out of 37 at the charity stripe (78.4%). The Wildcats allowed Michigan to make 22 of their 61 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.1% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats went 23 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. In relation to three-point shots, Northwestern converted 7 of their 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 23 of them for a percentage of 74.2%. Michigan was called for 22 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Wildcats corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this contest.

Brooks Barnhizer was important for the Wildcats in the matchup. He racked up 21 points in his 42 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and had 8 rebounds.

Northwestern has a record of 11-7 for the year. The Wildcats are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (139th in college) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. Northwestern has scored 1,331 points on the year (73.9 per game) and they snag 35.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 223rd in Division 1.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 87th in college in PPG given up with 68.1. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the floor (152nd in the nation). The Northwestern defense gives up 32.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (122 of 376) and opponents are converting on 73.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.7 dimes and 33.9 boards every game, ranking them 296th and 152nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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