At Target Center on Friday (at 2:30 PM ET), the Wisconsin Badgers (20-12, 11-9 Big Ten) face the Northwestern Wildcats (21-10, 12-8 Big Ten). Players to watch include the Badgers’ Tyler Wahl and the Wildcats’ Brooks Barnhizer. The Badgers square off with the Wildcats in a game that Wisconsin is currently a moderate favorite by 4 points. The point total for the matchup is set at 135.5.
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | -4 | 135.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Northwestern (+4) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (135.5) |
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Wisconsin vs. Northwestern Stat Rankings
| Wisconsin Avg. (Rank) | Northwestern Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 74.8 (143rd) | Points Scored | 74.1 (161st) |
| 69.3 (97th) | Points Allowed | 69.0 (89th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 9.3 (143rd) | Off. Rebounds | 7.8 (274th) |
| 7.0 (223rd) | 3pt Made | 8.3 (91st) |
| 12.4 (240th) | Assists | 15.7 (39th) |
| 9.4 (32nd) | Turnovers | 8.1 (6th) |
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern Betting Trends
- The Badgers have 14 wins in 32 games against the spread this year.
- Wisconsin has an ATS record of 8-9-1 as 4-point favorites or more.
- The Badgers have played 32 games this season, and 20 of them have gone over the total.
- In 20 games this season, Wisconsin and its opponent have combined for more than 135.5 points.
- The average total for Badgers games this season has been 144.2, 8.7 points higher than the total for this game.
- Northwestern’s record against the spread is 17-13-1.
- The Wildcats are 5-2 as 4-point underdogs or more.
- Wisconsin has seen 20 of its 32 games hit the over.
- So far this year, 20 Wildcats games have featured more than 135.5 points scored.
- The average total for Northwestern’s games is 143.1 points, which is 7.6 more than this game’s over/under.
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Wisconsin Impact Players
- Wahl puts up 11.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 55.3% from the floor.
- Steven Crowl totals a team-best 7.3 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s recording 11.0 points and 2.0 assists, shooting 55.0% from the field.
- AJ Storr leads his team in both points (16.2) and assists (0.9) per contest, and also averages 3.8 rebounds. At the other end, he delivers 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Chucky Hepburn puts up a team-high 3.8 assists per game. He is also posting 8.5 points and 3.3 rebounds, shooting 40.9% from the floor and 31.5% from downtown with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game.
- Max Klesmit averages 9.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 43.0% from the floor and 37.7% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
Northwestern Impact Players
- Barnhizer is the Wildcats’ top rebounder (7.2 per game), and he delivers 14.6 points and 2.7 assists.
- Ryan Langborg is putting up 12.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, making 42.7% of his shots from the field and 41.7% from beyond the arc, with 2.2 triples per contest.
- The Wildcats get 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game from Nick Martinelli.
- Matthew Nicholson gets the Wildcats 5.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.5 steals and 1.4 blocked shots.
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