Northwestern vs Wisconsin Prediction – Basketball Picks 1/23/23

The Wisconsin Badgers and Northwestern Wildcats meet Monday in college basketball action at the Welsh-Ryan Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Wisconsin Badgers Betting Preview

The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 66.6 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 62.7 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Steven Crowl is averaging 12.9 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Tyler Wahl is averaging 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds. Chucky Hepburn is the third double-digit scorer and Connor Essegian is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Wisconsin Badgers are shooting 66.7 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Wisconsin Badgers are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.8 rebounds per game.

The Northwestern Wildcats Betting Preview

The Northwestern Wildcats are averaging 68.9 points on 38.9 percent shooting and allowing 60.8 points on 38.6 percent shooting. Chase Audige is averaging 15.3 points and 3.2 rebounds, while Boo Buie is averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds. Robbie Beran is grabbing 6 rebounds and Ty Berry is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Northwestern Wildcats are shooting 31.6 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Northwestern Wildcats are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Northwestern Wildcats are a tough out at home, where they win by an average of 10.2 points, but their offense is terrible to say the least. Northwestern also hasn’t played in over a week and has been dealing with COVID-19 issues, so who knows how they’re going to perform. Wisconsin is good enough defensively to give a below average Northwestern offensive side trouble. Give me the Badgers and whatever the line is.