Wisconsin vs Iowa State 3/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Iowa State Cyclones and Wisconsin Badgers meet Sunday in the college basketball NCAA Tournament Second Round at the Fiserv Forum. The Iowa State Cyclones look for another win after beating LSU in the first round. The Wisconsin Badgers look for a victory after beating Colgate in their opening game.

The Iowa State Cyclones are averaging 67.3 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 62.7 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Izaiah Brockington is averaging 17.2 points and 7.1 rebounds, while Tyrese Hunter is averaging 10.8 points and 3.4 rebounds. Gabe Kalscheur is dishing 1.8 assists and Caleb Grill is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Iowa State Cyclones are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. The Iowa State Cyclones are allowing 29.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.1 rebounds per game.

The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 71 points on 42.7 percent shooting and allowing 66.5 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Johnny Davis is averaging 19.7 points and 8.2 rebounds, while Brad Davison is averaging 14.5 points and 4.1 rebounds. Tyler Wahl is the third double-digit scorer and Steven Crowl is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Wisconsin Badgers are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.8 percent from the free throw line. The Wisconsin Badgers are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

The Cyclones are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 Sunday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games. The Badgers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 NCAA Tournament games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite. The under is 6-0-1 in Cyclones last 7 Sunday games. The under is 4-1 in Badgers last 5 overall.

Give the Iowa State Cyclones credit for beating LSU in the opening round, but it’s going to take a little more than that to move the needle and to convince me this is a good team. We’ve seen Iowa State run hot and cold all year, and that offense is quick to go through a scoring drought. The Wisconsin Badgers are the far and away more balanced team here, and they’re just in every game, which includes winning in the favorite role by an average of six points. I just have more confidence in the Badgers, and we’re not being asked to lay a lot here. Give me Wisconsin to make the Sweet 16.