Michigan Wolverines vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Peacock

Target Center is where the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-16) will attempt to beat the Michigan Wolverines (8-23) on Wednesday.

The Michigan Wolverines faced off with Nebraska and took a loss by a final of 85-70 in their last game. Michigan walked away from the contest having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 58) and knocked down 9 of their 28 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Wolverines made 15 of 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 10 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Michigan allowed the other team to go 57.9% from the field on 33 of 57 shooting. Nebraska doled out 13 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Nebraska grabbed 32 boards (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Nebraska shot 60.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 20 tries. They also converted 7 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Wolverines ended up finishing with 17 and Nebraska finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Dug McDaniel is someone who came through for the contest. He finished the game at 46.2% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 33 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Michigan enters this one with a mark of 8-23 this season. They are averaging 73.5 pts per contest (179th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor. The Wolverines are hitting 36.3% from downtown (251 of 692) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Michigan is pulling down 35.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 385 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 251st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wolverines are forcing 9.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They give up 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 341st in college basketball in PPG allowed (79.4). The Wolverines are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (908 of 1,941) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 234th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 420 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked away with a victory by a final of 85-69 when they faced Maryland. When talking about rebounding, Penn State permitted Maryland to snag 25 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 25 at the charity stripe (72.0%). The Nittany Lions permitted Maryland to knock down 22 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9% in this contest. When the game finished, the Nittany Lions finished the game shooting 30 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.4%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Penn State made 6 out of 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 86.4%. Maryland committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nittany Lions to the free throw line for 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Nittany Lions collected 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 43 for the contest.

Qudus Wahab ended up being a major contributor for the Nittany Lions for this game. He had 19 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this game. He buried 7 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and added 15 rebounds.

Penn State has a record of 15-16 for the year. The Nittany Lions are committing 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 74.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.8 times per game (212th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Penn State has scored 2,353 pts so far this season (75.9 per contest) and they pull down 32.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 203rd in the nation.

The Nittany Lions on the defensive end are ranked 255th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.3. They have forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (307th in the country). The Penn State defense gives up 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (181 of 590) and their opposition knocks down 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.7 dimes and 36.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 315th and 283rd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Penn State

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