Wisconsin Badgers vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/28/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Venue:  Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +1.5, North Texas -1.5; Over/Under:  116 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +1.5, North Texas -1.5; Over/Under:  116 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +1.5, North Texas -1.5; Over/Under:  115.5 points

Wisconsin Badgers:  20-14 (9-11) (11th place, Big Ten)

North Texas Mean Green:  29-7 (16-4) (2nd place, CUSA)

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Wisconsin Badgers:  4-1  last 5

North Texas Mean Green:  4-1  last 5

Wisconsin is coming into this game with a 20-14 record overall and they are 3-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Bradley Braves, the Liberty Flames, and the Oregon Ducks in their last game. Max Klesmit led the team in points in that game with 18 while Chucky Hepburn was next on the team with 12 points. Tyler Wahl led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Steven Crowl led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 33.3% from the field, 31.8% from 3-point range, and 92.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 65.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.8 PPG against them. Wisconsin has an ATS record of 15-17-2 this season and their O/U record is 17-17.

North Texas is coming into this game with a 29-7 record overall and they are 5-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Alcorn State Braves, the Sam Houston State Bearkats, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys in their last game. Tylor Perry led the team in points in that game with 23 while Moulaye Sissoko was next on the team with 12 points. Kai Huntsberry led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Moulaye Sissoko led the team in rebounds with 15. They were 35.4% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 90.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 64.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 55.7 PPG against them. North Texas has an ATS record of 20-14 this season and their O/U record is 17-16-1.

The current betting odds have North Texas listed as a 1.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. North Texas was 29-7 overall this season and they have looked really good in this tournament so far. They have also been great in their neutral site games with a 5-2 record in those and they have beaten some really good teams in this tournament on their way into this game. Wisconsin was only 20-14 overall this season and they weren't that great in their neutral site games either with a 3-2 record in those games. Wisconsin also played in the Big Ten this season which was a much weaker conference as the teams were not that great this year. North Texas was a really good team all season and they played in a tough Conference USA which also had UAB and FAU in it, UAB being in the other semi-final game of this tournament while FAU is now in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. North Texas was the 2nd best team in that conference all season and their strength of schedule is going to help them out a lot here against a Big Ten team that wasn't that great this season and struggled all year. The best way to place a bet here is on North Texas to cover the spread in this game. 

Wisconsin North Texas Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, March 28, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is North Texas 77 Wisconsin 71.

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Wisconsin Badgers: 3-10 ATS against Conference USA opponents. 16-25 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders. 19-10 OVER when the total is 129.5 or less.

North Texas Mean Green: 13-6 ATS in all neutral court games. 14-5 ATS after a win by 6 points or less. 11-6 OVER after a game where they covered the spread.

Wisconsin Badgers:  None.

North Texas Mean Green:  A. Ousmane (F) Ques Tues - Personal.

“I like that he is aggressive. I’d rather have him that way. Because when he came here two years ago? He wanted not a whole lot to do with that. He has added that part and he likes it, too.” - Greg Gard on Steven Crowl in these NIT games they have been playing.

"What a great atmosphere for a game. Tremendous win for our program and really a blessing to be able to keep playing." - Grant McCasland after his team’s win against Oklahoma State in their last game in the NIT.

S. Crowl 

C. Essegian

C. Hepburn 

M. Klesmit 

T. Wahl

T. Eady 

K. Huntsberry 

A. Ousmane 

T. Perry 

A. Scott

PPG: C. Hepburn (12.2)

APG: C. Hepburn (2.9)

Reb/G: S. Crowl (7.1)

PPG: T. Perry (17)

APG: K. Huntsberry (3)

Reb/G: A. Ousmane (6.1)

Coaches:

Wisconsin Badgers: Greg Gard (8th season)

North Texas Mean Green: Grant McCasland (6th season)