Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/23/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Venue:  Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +4.5, Minnesota -4.5; Over/Under:  136 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +4.5, Minnesota -4.5; Over/Under:  135.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +4.5, Minnesota -4.5; Over/Under:  135.5 points

 

Wisconsin Badgers:  21-5 (2nd place, Big Ten)

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  13-12 (13th place, Big Ten)

 

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Wisconsin Badgers:  4-1 last 5

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Wisconsin is coming into this game with a 21-5 record overall and they are 7-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 17th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 12-4 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights while their 4 wins in that span came against the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Michigan State Spartans, the Indiana Hoosiers, and the Michigan Wolverines in their last game. Jonathan Davis led the team in points in that game with 25 while Steven Crowl was next on the team with 11 points. Chucky Hepburn led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Tyler Wahl, Jonathan Davis, and Ben Carlson off the bench all led the team in rebounds with 6 each. They were 50% from the field, 30.8% from 3-point range, and 93.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.3 PPG against them. Wisconsin has an ATS record of 15-11 this season and their O/U record is 17-9.

 

 

Minnesota is coming into this game with a 13-12 record overall and they are 8-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 17th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-12 in their conference games this season. 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 Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions while their win came against the Northwestern Wildcats in their last game. Luke Loewe led the team in points in that game with 24 while Jamison Battle was next on the team with 21 points. Loewe led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Battle led the team in rebounds with 14. They were 55.8% from the field, 47.8% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.2 PPG against them. Minnesota has an ATS record of 12-13 this season and their O/U record is 14-11.

 

Wisconsin has been playing very well recently and they have won 4 of their last 5 games. They are coming off of a win by double digits at home but they have still been playing well on the road recently as they are 7-2 on the road this season. They have not been blowing teams out though and most of their wins on the road against conference opponents have been by single digits. They are going up against a Minnesota team that has been having an awful season and has been struggling against conference opponents but they still have an 8-5 record at home. They have not been playing that well recently but they are coming off of a win by double digits in their last game at home. Wisconsin is a lot better than Minnesota and they should not have any trouble getting the win here but most of their wins on the road have only been by single digits recently and that is likely to continue here.

 

Wisconsin Minnesota Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, February 23, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Wisconsin 71 Minnesota 67.

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Wisconsin Badgers: 18-13 ATS in road games. 18-6 ATS after 2 or more consecutive overs. 17-9 OVER in all games.

Minnesota Golden Gophers: 6-11 ATS off a win against a conference rival. 7-12 ATS off a home win by 10 points or more. 11-5 OVER as an underdog.

 

 

Wisconsin Badgers:  J. Neath (G) Elig Sat - Suspension. L. Bowman II (G) Ques Wed - Illness.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  P. Willis (G) Out indefinitely - Virus. I. Ihnen (F) out for season - Knee injury. P. Fox (F) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

"Apparently, he didn't like that I called a timeout to reset the 10-second call … I didn’t want to put my backups … I’ll leave it at that and the tape will show the rest." - Greg Gard on the brawl with Juwan Howard and Michigan after their win against them.

 

 

“It’s been a long week for everybody and to end it the way they did, I just think kind of shows the whole character of our team and these guys. Obviously, Payton is a huge part of what we’re doing, and to go and compete without him, we knew it was going to be tough and it was going to take a crazy effort. They brought that.” - Ben Johnson after his team’s win against Northwestern.

 

 

 

S. Crowl 

Johnny Davis 

Brad Davison 

C. Hepburn 

T. Wahl

 

J. Battle 

E. Curry 

L. Loewe 

E. Stephens 

P. Willis

 

 

PPG: J. Davis (20.9)

APG: J. Davis (2.3)

Reb/G: J. Davis (8.3)

 

PPG: J. Battle (16.6)

APG: P. Willis (4.3)

Reb/G: J. Battle (6.5)

 

Coaches:

Wisconsin Badgers: Greg Gard (7th season)

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Ben Johnson (1st season)