Iowa State Cyclones vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/20/2022

Game Time: 6:10 pm ET, Sunday, March 20, 2022

Venue:  Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ISU +3.5, Wisconsin -3.5; Over/Under:  124 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ISU +3.5, Wisconsin -3.5; Over/Under:  124.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ISU +3.5, Wisconsin -3.5; Over/Under:  124.5 points

 

Iowa State Cyclones:  21-12 (7th place, Big 12)

Wisconsin Badgers:  25-7 (1st place, Big Ten)

 

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Iowa State Cyclones:  2-3 last 5

Wisconsin Badgers:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

ISU is coming into this game with a 21-12 record overall and they are 3-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Baylor Bears, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders while their win came against the LSU Tigers in their last game. Tyrese Hunter led the team in points in that game with 23 while Izaiah Brockington was next on the team with 19 points. Hunter and Gabe Kalscheur both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Robert Jones, Brockington, Kalscheur, Caleb Grill, and Aljaz Kunc all led the team in rebounds with 4 each. They were 35.7% from the field, 32.4% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 66.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.7 PPG against them. ISU has an ATS record of 18-15 this season and their O/U record is 15-18.

 

 

Wisconsin is coming into this game with a 25-7 record overall and they are 4-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Michigan State Spartans while their win came against the Colgate Raiders in their last game. Jonathan Davis led the team in points in that game with 25 while Tyler Wahl was next on the team with 17 points. Chucky Hepburn led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Tyler Wahl led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 41.9% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.3 PPG against them. Wisconsin has an ATS record of 17-15 this season and their O/U record is 18-13-1.

 

Wisconsin is coming into this game as a 3.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Iowa State is coming off of a big upset against LSU in round 1 as they edged past them by 5 points in that game. Iowa State has not been playing very well recently though and they had lost 3 straight games coming into this tourney. LSU was not playing that great either coming into this one so even though ISU is an 11 seed, that upset really was not that shocking as neither team was really playing great and would not have made it past this round anyway. They are going up against a Wisconsin side that has not been playing that well recently either but, they have still been playing better in recent games and they had a much more successful season than Iowa State did, finishing as the top team in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played much better in round 1 of this tourney and they will start to gain some steam the deeper they go matched up against these weaker opponents. Wisconsin is the better team here and has been for most of the season. They are playing much better than ISU in their recent games and they should be able to edge them out here. Wisconsin will win and cover the spread in this game.

 

Iowa State Wisconsin Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, March 20, 2022 (6:10 pm ET start time) is Wisconsin 68 ISU 62.

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Iowa State Cyclones: 6-0 ATS after scoring 60 points or less 2 straight games. 163-114 OVER as an underdog. 6-1 OVER in the second round of the NCAA tournament. 

Wisconsin Badgers: 6-12 ATS after 2 or more consecutive unders. 18-6 OVER when the total is 120 to 129.5. 37-24 OVER after 1 or more consecutive wins.

 

 

Iowa State Cyclones:  None.

Wisconsin Badgers:  L. Bowman II (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

“People say freshman this, freshman that, but at the end of the day, I’m a basketball player that’s out there with other basketball players just trying to compete and win. I just go out there and do my thing.” - Tyrese Hunter after their win against LSU in round 1.

 

 

"There wasn't too many of them. When they were talking, I don't know how I could hear them, but I could a little bit. That's just me talking and getting myself amped up, helps me play better." - Johnny Davis after their win against Colgate in round 1.

 

 

 

I. Brockington 

G. Conditt IV 

T. Enaruna 

T. Hunter 

Gabe Kalscheur

 

S. Crowl 

Johnny Davis 

Brad Davison 

C. Hepburn 

T. Wahl

 

 

PPG: I. Brockington (17.5)

APG: T. Hunter (5)

Reb/G: I. Brockington (7.2)

 

PPG: J. Davis (20)

APG: C. Hepburn (2.3)

Reb/G: J. Davis (8.1)

 

Coaches:

Iowa State Cyclones: T.J. Otzelberger (1st season)

Wisconsin Badgers: Greg Gard (7th season)