Michigan Wolverines vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: CBS

The Indiana Hoosiers (14-9) host the Michigan Wolverines (17-5) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday.

The Michigan Wolverines took the court against Oregon and walked away with a win by a score of 80-76 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Wolverines ended up with 16 and Oregon finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Oregon shot 81.8% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 11 attempts. In addition, Oregon collected 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Oregon distributed 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Michigan allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the field on 29 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wolverines converted 17 of 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Michigan walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 out of 63) and converted 9 of 27 3-point shots.

Will Tschetter is one player who was a factor in the game. He scored 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 17 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Michigan will take the court with a record of 17-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Michigan is grabbing 38.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 390 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 19th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wolverines are connecting on 36.8% on 3-pointers (209 of 568) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They average 82.2 pts per game (25th in D-1) while hitting 49.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wolverines are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are conceding 30.8% on 3-pointers while they are 150th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.5). The Wolverines defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.5% (555 of 1,370) and they surrender 32.6 boards per contest as a group. They rank 31st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 243 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers took a loss by a score of 76-64 against Wisconsin. The Hoosiers were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Wisconsin was called for 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana buried 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. The Hoosiers permitted Wisconsin to knock down 26 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 41.4% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 29 and finished the contest at 12 of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted Wisconsin to snag 33 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Mackenzie Mgbako pitched in for the Hoosiers for the game. He racked up 15 points in his 24 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 5 of 13 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Indiana has a mark of 14-9 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is 89th in the country. Indiana has earned 1,760 pts for the season (76.5 per contest) and they average 37.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per game (53rd in the country) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Hoosiers commit 16.9 fouls every game and they shoot 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 244th in D-1 in points given up per game with 73.6. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (190th in the country). The Indiana defense gives up 33.2% on 3-pointers (182 of 549) and opponents are making 69.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.7 assists and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 239th and 148th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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