The Northwestern Wildcats and the Michigan Wolverines meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Crisler Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Michigan vs Northwestern Prediction.
Northwestern Recap
The Northwestern Wildcats come into this game looking to build onto their 76-74 win over Maryland last time out to improve to 11-6 on the year. After this game, Northwestern will head back home for a game against Indiana.
Wildcats Pull Off Upset
Nick Martinelli leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with 20 PPG and 5.3 RPG while Brooks Barnhizer also has 18.2 PPG and 9.4 RPG with 4.4 APG in 13 games played so far this season. Jalen Leach has added 13.4 PPG with 2.6 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Northwestern so far this season. As a team, Northwestern’s averaging 73.8 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Michigan Recap
The Michigan Wolverines come into this game looking to bounce back from an 84-81 loss to Minnesota last time out to drop to 13-4 on the year. After this game, Michigan will head on the road to take on Purdue.
Wolverines Snap Five-Game Win Streak
Vladislav Goldin leads the Wolverines in scoring with 15.6 PPG along with 6 RPG while Danny Wolf has 13 PPG and a team-high 10.1 RPG to lead the Wolverines on the glass, averaging a double-double per game along with 4.1 APG. Tre Donaldson has 12.7 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead Michigan in the assist department while Roddy Gayle Jr. has 11.9 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3 APG while Nimari Burnett has 10.6 PPG with 3.3 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Michigan so far this season. As a team, Michigan is averaging 84.9 PPG on 51.5% shooting from the field, 38.9% from three and 71.5% from the foul line this season.
Michigan vs Northwestern Prediction
I’m on Michigan here. Northwestern got the great win over Maryland last time out, but that was just a really good spot for Northwestern at home against a Maryland team that hasn’t had a ton of success on the road this season. Michigan has played a lot of their best basketball at home this season and the Wolverines have been an explosive offense and far more trustworthy offense as well here. And also off of a loss? I have to roll with Michigan here as this is just as good of a spot for Michigan as it was for Northwestern. Give me the Wolverines laying the points here.