The No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers (11-4, 3-2 Big Ten) battle the Indiana Hoosiers (10-6, 1-4) Saturday. Tip from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is set for 1 p.m. ET (CBS).'Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Wisconsin vs. Indiana'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Badgers lost to the Michigan St. Spartans 69-65 at home Tuesday, failing to cover as 2-point underdogs. Wisconsin has failed to cover its last 5 games and has fallen to 8-7 against the spread (ATS) on the season. The Badgers are 2-1 straight up on in true road games and rely on their defense which ranks 34th in the nation in opponents’ points per game (62.9).
The Hoosiers have been disappointing this season and were blown out 85-66 at Penn State Wednesday, failing to cover as 2-point road underdogs. Indiana has failed to cover 7 games in a row, is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games and 6-9-1 ATS this season. Indiana ranks 5th in the country in field goal percentage (50.58%).