Indiana Hoosiers vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: Peacock

The Wisconsin Badgers (17-5) will try to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers (14-8) at Kohl Center on Tuesday.

The Indiana Hoosiers played Purdue and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-76 in their last game. Indiana ended the contest with a 56.6% FG percentage (30 of 53) and knocked down 7 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Hoosiers knocked down 9 of 16 shots for a rate of 56.3%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to defending, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 of 55 shooting. Purdue earned 9 assists and had 13 steals for the contest. In addition, Purdue had 24 rebounds (10 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Purdue finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 28 shots. They converted 2 of their 13 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Hoosiers walked away with 21 while Purdue recorded 14 fouls.

Mackenzie Mgbako is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He shot 58.8% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Indiana heads into this one with a win-loss record of 14-8 for the year. They are averaging 77.1 pts per contest (107th in the nation) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor. The Hoosiers are hitting 32.6% from downtown (139 of 426) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 37.8 boards per game and is sitting with 358 dimes for the year, which ranks 49th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.0 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 223rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 302 relinquished so far this year. The Hoosiers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (591 of 1,355) and they surrender 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 241st in college hoops in opponents PPG (73.5).

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers got the victory with a final of 75-69 against Northwestern. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Wisconsin permitted Northwestern to pull down 28 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 28 and finished the contest at 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Badgers allowed Northwestern to bury 25 out of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.4% in the game. When the game finished, the Badgers walked away from this one shooting 22 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.5%. In relation to shooting from distance, Wisconsin converted 13 of 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.7%. Northwestern had 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Badgers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. The Badgers corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest.

John Tonje ended up having an impact for the Badgers in this game. He earned 27 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists for this game. He made 8 of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a win-loss record of 17-5 on the campaign. As an offense, the Badgers are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is 93rd in the country. Wisconsin has scored 1,793 pts for the campaign (81.5 per game) and they collect 35.9 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 15.0 times per game (102nd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest. The Badgers commit 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 84.6% from the free throw line.

The Badgers on defense are ranked 149th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.5. They have forced 10.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.5% from the field (88th in D-1). The Wisconsin defense concedes 32.6% on 3-point shots (167 of 513) and opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.6 assists and 32.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 65th and 92nd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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