Who’s Enjoying
Wisconsin @ Minnesota
Present Information: Wisconsin 16-13; Minnesota 8-20
What to Know
The Minnesota Golden Gophers have been on the incorrect aspect of a one-way rivalry with the Wisconsin Badgers and are hoping to document their first win since Feb. 5 of 2020. Minnesota and Wisconsin will face off in a Huge Ten battle at 7:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Williams Area. The Golden Gophers will probably be strutting in after a victory whereas the Badgers will probably be stumbling in from a defeat.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights sometimes have all of the solutions at house, however this previous Thursday Minnesota proved too troublesome a problem. Minnesota skirted by RU 75-74 due to a clutch half-court bomb from ahead Jamison Battle with 0:01 remaining. Ahead Pharrel Payne and ahead Dawson Garcia had been among the many most important playmakers for Minnesota as the previous dropped a double-double on 15 factors and ten rebounds and the latter had 19 factors together with seven boards.
Talking of shut video games: it was shut however no cigar for Wisconsin as they fell 63-61 to the Purdue Boilermakers this previous Thursday. Ahead Tyler Wahl had a fairly forgettable recreation, ending with solely 5 factors on 2-for-11 capturing in his half-hour on the court docket.
Minnesota is anticipated to lose this subsequent one by 5. Their house court docket has been no bettor’s paradise, as they’ve didn’t beat the unfold in ten of their 16 house video games.
Minnesota’s victory introduced them as much as 8-20 whereas Wisconsin’s loss pulled them right down to 16-13. A pair numbers to bear in mind earlier than tip-off: The Golden Gophers are stumbling into the matchup with the 351st fewest takeaways in school basketball, having accrued solely 9.9 on common. To make issues even worse for Minnesota, Wisconsin enters the sport with solely 8.7 turnovers per recreation on common, good for second greatest in school basketball. So the playing cards are undoubtedly stacked within the Badgers’ favor.
How To Watch
- When: Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET
- The place: Williams Area — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TV: Fox Sports activities 1
- Observe: CBS Sports activities App
- Ticket Price: $26.84
Odds
The Badgers are a 5-point favourite in opposition to the Golden Gophers, based on the newest school basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had an excellent really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Badgers as a 6-point favourite.
Over/Below: -110
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Collection Historical past
Wisconsin have received ten out of their final 12 video games in opposition to Minnesota.
- Jan 03, 2023 – Wisconsin 63 vs. Minnesota 60
- Feb 23, 2022 – Wisconsin 68 vs. Minnesota 67
- Jan 30, 2022 – Wisconsin 66 vs. Minnesota 60
- Dec 31, 2020 – Wisconsin 71 vs. Minnesota 59
- Mar 01, 2020 – Wisconsin 71 vs. Minnesota 69
- Feb 05, 2020 – Minnesota 70 vs. Wisconsin 52
- Feb 06, 2019 – Wisconsin 56 vs. Minnesota 51
- Jan 03, 2019 – Minnesota 59 vs. Wisconsin 52
- Feb 19, 2018 – Wisconsin 73 vs. Minnesota 63
- Mar 05, 2017 – Wisconsin 66 vs. Minnesota 49
- Jan 21, 2017 – Wisconsin 78 vs. Minnesota 76
- Mar 02, 2016 – Wisconsin 62 vs. Minnesota 49
