Penn State vs Wisconsin College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/30/21

The Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Bryce Jordan Center.

The Wisconsin Badgers look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 71.9 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 61.8 points on 40.2 percent shooting. D’Mitrik Trice is averaging 14.5 points and 3.5 rebounds while Micah Potter is averaging 12.7 points and 6.8 rebounds. Alex Ford is dishing 1.1 assists and Brad Davison is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Wisconsin Badgers are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Wisconsin Badgers are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

The Penn State Nittany Lions need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Penn State Nittany Lions are averaging 76.5 points on 42.8 percent shooting and allowing 76.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Myreon Jones is averaging 15.9 points and 2.4 assists while Izaiah Brockington is averaging 14.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. Seth Lundy is the third double-digit scorer and Sam Sessoms is dishing 2.3 assists. The Penn State Nittany Lions are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.3 percent from the free throw line. The Penn State Nittany Lions are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.

The Badgers are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Saturday games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games. The Nittany Lions are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. The under is 4-1 in Badgers last 5 overall. The over is 5-2 in Nittany Lions last 7 overall. The road team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The Wisconsin Badgers appear to have gotten back on track and they win by an average of 12.5 points in the favorite role. The Penn State Nittany Lions are slipping further and further at both ends of the floor and aren’t a team that seems it can compete with the better teams in the Big Ten. On the road or not, Wisconsin should cruise in this contest.