Northwestern Wildcats vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 1/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (11-6) are en route to Crisler Center on Sunday where they will go up against the Michigan Wolverines (13-4).

The Northwestern Wildcats played Maryland and took home the win by a score of 76-74 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats finished with 18 while Maryland finished the game with 15 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 20 tries from three-point range. Maryland ended up going 90.9% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of 22 attempts. Furthermore, Maryland collected 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maryland earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Northwestern allowed 38.1% from the floor on 24 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 12 of 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. Northwestern finished the contest having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and made 6 of 19 3-point shots.

Nick Martinelli is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 45 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 64.3% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Northwestern will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 11-6 for the year. They turn it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Northwestern is collecting 34.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 253 dimes this year, which is 151st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are connecting on 31.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (103 of 327) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They average 73.8 points per outing (217th in the nation) while shooting 44.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They surrender 33.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 70th in the nation in PPG allowed (67.4). The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.2% (400 of 925) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 259th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 250 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Michigan Wolverines went home defeated by a final of 84-81 when they played Minnesota. When discussing team rebounding, Michigan permitted Minnesota to get 34 in total (11 offensive). They went 31.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 29 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). The Wolverines permitted Minnesota to bury 33 out of their 73 attempts from the floor which had them at 45.2% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wolverines went 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Michigan made 11 of their 22 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. Minnesota was called for 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 2 steals in this game. The Wolverines were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this contest.

Danny Wolf ended up having an impact for the Wolverines for the contest. He made 8 of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists in this contest.

Michigan has a record of 13-4 on the campaign. The Wolverines are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per contest while shooting 71.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 18.2 times per game (11th in the country) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per game. Michigan has accounted for 1,443 pts on the season (84.9 per contest) and they average 39.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wolverines are shooting 51.5% from the field, which is 2nd in college.

The Michigan defense allows 29.6% on 3-point shots (117 of 395) and their opposition makes 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 10.5 assists and 31.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 30th and 41st in the country. The Wolverines are ranked 110th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (32nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan

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