Penn State Nittany Lions vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 1/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: BTN

The Michigan Wolverines (14-4) will try to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-6) at Crisler Center on Monday.

The Penn State Nittany Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Rutgers and earned the victory with a final of 80-72 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Nittany Lions finished with 14 while Rutgers totaled 24 personal fouls. They made 7 of their 21 attempts from three-point range. Rutgers finished the contest at 78.6% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Rutgers pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Rutgers distributed 13 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Penn State let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 27 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game while creating 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected a total of 20 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Nittany Lions knocked down 22 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Penn State finished with a 49.0% field goal percentage (24 of 49) and converted 10 of their 21 3-point attempts.

Ace Baldwin Jr. is a player who was a factor in this game. He ended up going 37.5% from the field and recorded 8 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Penn State heads into this one with a mark of 13-6 on the year. They average 84.2 points per contest (18th in the country) while shooting 48.8% from the floor. The Nittany Lions are connecting on 34.8% on 3-pointers (139 of 400) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Penn State is pulling in 35.3 rebounds per contest and has 327 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 30th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nittany Lions are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 336th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 307 relinquished for the season. The Nittany Lions are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (490 of 1,116) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 198th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan Wolverines took home the win by a final score of 80-76 when they faced Northwestern. The Wolverines corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Northwestern committed 24 fouls for the matchup which got the Wolverines to the free throw line for a total of 37 shots. They were able to knock down 29 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Michigan converted 7 out of 27 tries (25.9%). Overall, the Wolverines finished 22 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 36.1%. The Wolverines allowed Northwestern to knock down 23 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% in this contest. They shot 31.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 of 22 and finished the game at 23 out of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). When discussing attacking the glass, Michigan allowed Northwestern to grab 40 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Vladislav Goldin ended up being a major contributor for the Wolverines for this game. He earned 31 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for the matchup. He made 9 of 16 for the game for a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Michigan has a win-loss record of 14-4 so far this season. The Wolverines are committing 17.3 fouls per game and they connect on 72.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.0 times per game (12th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. Michigan has scored 1,523 points so far this year (84.6 per contest) and they collect 39.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolverines are shooting 50.6% from the field, which ranks them 4th in the nation.

The Michigan defense allows 29.7% on 3-pointers (124 of 417) and their opposition makes 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.3 assists and 32.1 boards every game, which is 22nd and 65th in Division 1. The Wolverines on defense are ranked 118th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (29th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan

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