Michigan vs Wisconsin Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/26/23
Wisconsin Badgers (16-11) vs. Michigan Wolverines (16-12)
February 26, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Michigan Wolverines -5 / Wisconsin Badgers +5; Over/Under: +130
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The Wisconsin Badgers and Michigan Wolverines meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Crisler Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Wisconsin Badgers Betting Preview
The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 64.6 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 62.8 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Chucky Hepburn is averaging 12.4 points and 3 rebounds, while Connor Essegian is averaging 11.7 points and 3.5 rebounds. Steven Crowl is the third double-digit scorer and Tyler Wahl is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Wisconsin Badgers are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 65.4 percent from the free throw line. The Wisconsin Badgers are allowing 32.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.4 rebounds per game.
The Michigan Wolverines Betting Preview
The Michigan Wolverines are averaging 72.9 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 68.4 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Hunter Dickinson is averaging 17.4 points and 8.6 rebounds, while Jett Howard is averaging 14.4 points and 2.7 rebounds. Kobe Bufkin is the third double-digit scorer and Dug McDaniel is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Michigan Wolverines are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.8 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan Wolverines are allowing 32 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
Wisconsin vs Michigan Trends
The Badgers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Wolverines are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Badgers last 8 overall. The over is 4-1 in Wolverines last 5 home games. The underdog is 17-8 ATS in the last 25 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Michigan Wolverines are the better team and should be favored, especially at home, but both of these teams have been middle of road status and anything could happen here. The Wisconsin Badgers are a stingy defensive side that can hang in this game, and they lose as underdogs by an average of just 3.7 points. I’ll take a stab with the free buckets.
