Michigan Wolverines vs Northwestern Wildcats 2/2/2023 Picks

Michigan Wolverines vs Northwestern Wildcats 2/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Michigan Wolverines will visit Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois to take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a Big Ten Conference match-up on Thursday, February 2.

Michigan is one game above .500 at 11-10 overall, 5-5 in conference play, and placed ninth in the Big Ten Conference with a 1-4 road record on the season.

The Wolverines come into this match-up after losing two games in a row including a 61-83 blowout loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions in their recent road match on Sunday.

Michigan converted only 42.4% of its shots scoring only 61 points while its defense gave up 83 points to Penn State after allowing them to shoot 54.4% from the floor and 43.3% from beyond the perimeter.

The Wolverines’ Center Hunter Dickinson recorded an average of 17.7 PPG on 55.5% shooting and hauled down a team-leading average of 8.5 rebounds per contest.

Jett Howard is the next double-digit scorer with an average of 14.9 PPG while Kobe Bufkin chipped in with an average of 12.0 PPG as a third-best scorer for Michigan.

Dug McDaniel led the Wolverines in assists with an average of 3.5 per outing while adding an average of 7.0 PPG for Michigan.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the Wolverines’ last 6 matches. Michigan is 1-5-1 ATS and 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.

The Michigan Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in their last five and 6-0 SU in their last 6 contests versus Northwestern is 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 road outings.

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Michigan Wolverines vs Northwestern Wildcats Predictions 2/2/2023

The Northwestern Wildcats are going back home to host the Michigan Wolverines in a Big Ten showdown on Thursday and to bounce back from their recent road loss last time out.

Northwestern is nine contests above a .500 win percentage at 15-6 and 6-4 in the conference play with a 10-3 home record this season.

The Wildcats ended a three-game winning streak with a 70-86 road loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes on Tuesday.

Northwestern shoots 47.0% from the field while committing 10 turnovers leading to their 16-point loss. The Wildcats’ defense allowed 47 points in the second half at 55.8% overall and 47.6% from the rainbow territory.

Guard Boo Buie averaged 15.9 PPG on 38.0% FG shooting and dished out a team-leading average of 4.3 assists per outing in leading Northwestern’s offense for the year.

Guard Chase Audige is the next leading scorer with an average of 15.7 PPG while Guard Ty Berry pitched in with an average of 9.6 PPG as well.

The hulking Center Matthew Nicholson controlled the glass for the Wildcats with an average of 6.1 rebounds per match while adding an average of 6.6 PPG.

The totals went OVER in 7 of Northwestern’s last 7 contests while the Wildcats are 10-4 straight up in their last 14 matches played.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Northwestern’s last 5 games played versus Michigan while the Wildcats are 12-3 SU in their last 15 home outings.

Michigan Wolverines vs. Northwestern Wildcats. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Northwestern. The Wildcats are the better team here and they will continue playing good basketball at home on Thursday night.

Northwestern will outmatch the struggling Michigan team to snatch their 16th win of the season with crowd support on their side. The prediction: The Wildcats will win 76-64.

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