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College basketball predictions: Wisconsin vs. Purdue, Auburn vs. Mississippi State odds
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Wisconsin vs. Purdue prediction
(1 p.m. Eastern)
The Boilermakers — held below their scoring average in both regular season meetings — are comfortable to move at the glacial pace of the Badgers, whose defense has been lights out in the Big Ten Tournament.
Greg Gard has fared well against Purdue, winning two of the past five meetings against the Big Ten’s best — with no loss by more than eight points — thanks to their ability to limit Zach Edey to an average of less than 20 points in the past four encounters.
Pick: Wisconsin +7
Auburn vs. Mississippi State prediction
(1 p.m. ET)
A top 10 offense and defense is peaking simultaneously, sparking four straight Tigers wins by an average of 21.8 points.
Two weeks ago, the Bulldogs were limited to 63 points in a loss at Auburn. They aren’t built to keep pace.
Pick: Auburn -8
Brown vs. Princeton prediction
(11 a.m. ET)
The Tigers will be a popular upset pick if they make the Big Dance, with Mitch Henderson building on a Sweet 16 appearance to achieve the best of his 11 regular seasons (25-3) at his alma mater.
The Bears (12-17) don’t deserve the same opportunity to dance, but enter Ivy Madness without any pressure and near-equal confidence, having won six straight games.
Brown plays its best in this position (12-6 against the spread as an underdog) and can close the talent gap with the best rebounders in the conference.
In the first two meetings, Princeton attempted a total of 36 more free throws, but Brown averaged more free throws per game this season.
Pick: Brown +10
Cornell vs. Yale prediction
(2 p.m., ET)
The Big Red are due, looking for their first Ivy League Tournament win in their fourth appearance under coach Brian Earl.
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In addition to being tied for the third-most wins away from home in the nation this season, Cornell’s high-scoring attack can survive an off day from any of its most important pieces, with no player accounting for more than 13 points per game.
Pick: Cornell +2
UMass Lowell vs. Vermont prediction
(11 a.m., ET)
The River Hawks have waited a year for this moment, having fumbled a halftime lead to lose last season’s America East title game at Vermont.
They suffered a 12-point loss in Burlington two weeks ago, but took the Catamounts to overtime earlier in the season.
Motivation and experience will allow UMass Lowell to take advantage of the aggressiveness that has it ranked among the top 25 rebounding teams in the nation, as well as top 20 in free throws attempted.
Pick: UMass Lowell +6.5
This season: 2-12
2011-23 record: 349-308-12
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
FOX6 Weekend WakeUp on Saturday begins at 6 a.m.
On the scene in the morning
What we know:
Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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School and business closings
When the weather gets a little dicey, schools and businesses may shut down. Monitor the latest list of closings, cancellations, and delays reported in southeast Wisconsin.
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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