The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (4-4) visit the No. 23 Wisconsin Badgers (8-2) for a Thursday night battle in Madison. Tip time at the Kohl Center is slated for 7 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lehigh vs. Wisconsin odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Lehigh hits the hardwood for the 1st time in 12 days. The Mountain Hawks last played on Dec. 3, falling (as -2 favorites) to Maryland-Baltimore Country 88-62. Lehigh allowed a season-high 54.7% mark from the field and was also undone by 11 3-pointers.
The Badgers have won 3 in a row (straight-up and against the spread), with their most recent conquest coming Sunday as a 4-point underdog at Iowa. Wisconsin beat the Hawkeyes 78-75 in overtime, knocking down 50.8% of its field goals and getting 21 points from F Tyler Wahl.