The Penn State Nittany Lions'(12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) visit the Wisconsin Badgers'(11-5, 3-3) Tuesday. Tip-off from Kohl Center is set for 8:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Penn State vs. Wisconsin'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Penn State is coming off a blowout win Wednesday against Indiana, easily covering the 1.5-point spread in the 85-66 win, which ended the Nittany Lions’ 2-game losing streak. Penn State held the Hoosiers to 28.6% shooting from beyond the arc and forced 11 turnovers.
Wisconsin is on a 3-game losing skid that cost them a spot in the Top 25 rankings. They lost Saturday as a 4.5-point underdog 63-45 to Indiana, shooting just 20.8% on 3-pointers (5 of 24). They were blown out by 20 and Indiana only made 1 of 8 treys in the game