Indiana Hoosiers vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 1/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: FS1

Kohl Center is the site where the Wisconsin Badgers (13-4) will go up against the Indiana Hoosiers (12-6) on Friday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Purdue and took a loss by a final of 87-66 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Hoosiers finished with 19 while Purdue finished the game with 12 fouls. They made 7 of their 19 shots from downtown. Purdue went 81.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 22 of 27 attempts. Furthermore, Purdue collected 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Purdue doled out 14 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 46.8% from the field on 29 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Hoosiers buried 4 of 9 attempts for a rate of 44.4%. Indiana finished the game having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (27 out of 65) and converted 8 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Trey Galloway is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 46.2% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He played 36 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-6 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 35.8 boards per game and has totaled 279 dimes so far this year, which is 49th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hoosiers are shooting 33.7% on shots from distance (94 of 279) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.9 points per game (207th in the country) while connecting on 47.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They give up 33.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 235th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.3). The Hoosiers are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.2% (462 of 1,121) and they surrender 36.3 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 286th in the nation in allowing assists with 249 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers took a defeat with a final score of 87-83 when they faced Penn State. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Wisconsin allowed Penn State to collect 22 overall (3 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from distance by connecting on 8 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Badgers allowed Penn State to knock down 32 out of 60 tries from the field which left them shooting 53.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Badgers went 28 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Wisconsin made 7 out of 16 attempts (43.8%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 87.0%. Penn State had 22 personal fouls for the game which got the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Badgers were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

AJ Storr ended up being a major contributor for the Badgers in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 17 for the contest for a rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in the game.

Wisconsin has a win-loss record of 13-4 on the season. As an offense, the Badgers are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 66th in the nation. Wisconsin has totaled 1,286 pts this season (75.6 per contest) and they collect 34.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 12.5 times per game (260th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per contest. The Badgers commit 14.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Badgers on defense are ranked 74th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.6. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (301st in college basketball). The Wisconsin defense gives up 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (119 of 338) and their opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.6 assists and 28.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 33rd and 3rd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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