Northeastern Huskies vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: Peacock

The Northwestern Wildcats (9-3) will try to defeat the Northeastern Huskies (8-4) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday.

The Northeastern Huskies faced off with UMass and took a loss by a score of 77-72 in their last contest. Northeastern finished with a 36.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 74) and knocked down 5 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to defense, Northeastern allowed the other team to go 41.3% from the floor on 26 of 63 shooting. UMass earned 11 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. Additionally, UMass had 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UMass walked away from this one shooting 61.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 31 tries. They also knocked down 6 out of their 18 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 21 and UMass recorded 15 personal fouls.

Rashad King is someone who was a factor in this game. He ended up shooting 39.1% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins played and snagged 11 rebounds. He ended up with 19 points on 9 of 23 shooting.

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Northeastern heads into this game with a record of 8-4 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Northeastern is collecting 36.2 boards per game and is sitting with 168 assists for the year, which ranks 212th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Huskies are shooting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (71 of 219) and 66.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.0 points per game (265th in Division 1) on 46.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 91st in the nation in points per game from their opponents (67.4). The Huskies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (293 of 707) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a group. They are 98th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 143 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 84-64 when they played DePaul. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Northwestern allowed DePaul to snag 30 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 44.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 27 and finished the contest at 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Wildcats allowed DePaul to make 20 of their 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 34 for 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.1%. In reference to 3-point shots, Northwestern buried 5 out of 12 attempts (41.7%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. DePaul was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 14 steals in the game. The Wildcats recorded 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 for this game.

Nick Martinelli ended up being important for the Wildcats in this game. He had 23 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 10 of 19 for the game giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 4 rebounds.

Northwestern has a win-loss mark of 9-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 211th in college hoops. Northwestern has totaled 885 points for the season (73.8 per game) and they grab 36.3 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per contest (145th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 9.2 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 34th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.2. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (110th in D-1). The Northwestern defense allows 31.8% from downtown (84 of 264) and opponents are converting on 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.8 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per game, which is 297th and 158th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern

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