The Wisconsin Badgers welcome the Milwaukee Panthers to Kohl Center. The game starts at 9:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and will air on BTN.
The Badgers beat Temple 76-60 on Saturday. With 18 points and 12 rebounds, Nigel Hayes recorded his third double-double this season. The Panthers, meanwhile, are coming off a 64-51 win against SIUE on Thursday. Matt Tiby was the game’s top scorer, accumulating 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
Wisconsin is a substantial 12-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 134 points. The Badgers come into this game 6-3 Straight Up (SU) and 3-6 Against The Spread (ATS). The Badgers are one of the best in Division I in terms of free throw percentage, shooting a stellar .751 from the free throw line. Wisconsin has given up very few turnovers with an average of only 10.8 per game.
On the other side, the Panthers head into the game with records of 4-4 ATS and 6-3 SU. Offensively, they average 79.2 points per game on the road, which is 36th in the country. Milwaukee is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, connecting on 9.0 shots from three-point range per game. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Panthers. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the country at 1.39.
This is the first meeting of the season for these two. The last time they played, Wisconsin came out on top, bringing its SU record to 10-0 over the Panthers. At 5-5, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Wisc, ATS Winner – UW-Mil, O/U – Over
Notes
Wisconsin is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
Wisconsin is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Wisconsin’s last 13 games.
Wisconsin is 22-1 SU in its last 23 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wisconsin’s last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin’s last 9 games when playing Wisc-Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wisconsin’s last 6 games when playing at home against Wisc-Milwaukee.
Milwaukee scores 79.2 points per away game (ranked 36th). Wisconsin ranks a poor 138th in points allowed at home, allowing 65.0 points.
The Milwaukee Panthers average 69.7 possessions per game and 1.083 points per possession. The Wisconsin Badgers earn fewer possessions with 64.8, but they score more points with 1.110.
The Milwaukee Panthers average an effective field goal percentage of 52.8% this season. The Wisconsin Badgers have a winning 2-1 record in games where opponents have an eFG% of 52.8% or greater.
On average, Wisconsin attempts 18.0 three pointers and Milwaukee attempts 24.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Wisconsin Badgers are even at 2-2 while the Milwaukee Panthers have a winning 5-3 record.
Milwaukee ranks 47th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.39. Wisconsin is ranked lower at 136th with an A/TO of 1.13.
Wisconsin is one of the best teams in the country when it comes to offensive rebounds, ranking 21st. Milwaukee ranks just 201st in defensive rebounds.
On average, Wisconsin forces a turnover rate of 17.7%. When Milwaukee turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 4-2 record.
