Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction 3/5/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Williams Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wisconsin vs. Minnesota prediction.

Matchup History

The Wisconsin Badgers won the last meeting between these two teams by a final score of 80-59 back on January 10^th, 2025, at home, making it eight straight wins for the Badgers in this head-to-head matchup.

Wisconsin Recap

The Wisconsin Badgers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 71-62 loss at the hands of Michigan State last time out to sit at 22-7 on the year. After this game, Wisconsin will head home for their regular season finale against Penn State.

Badgers Looking For Consistency Down The Stretch

John Tonje leads the Badgers in scoring with 19.2 PPG along with 4.9 RPG while John Blackwell has 15.2 PPG with 5 RPG and 2.2 APG. Nolan Winter has 10 PPG with 6.1 RPG to lead the Badgers in rebounding to cap off the scoring in double figures for Wisconsin so far this season. Steven Crowl also has 9.6 PPG with 5.5 RPG and 2.5 APG as well on the year while Max Klesmit has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the Badgers in the assist department. As a team, Wisconsin is averaging 81.2 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 35.4% from behind the three-point line and 83.3% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Wisconsin Badgers will win

• The road team has won each of Minnesota’s last eight games.
• Minnesota has lost 15 of its last 16 night games against AP-ranked opponents.

Minnesota Recap

The Minnesota Golden Gophers come into this game looking to add on to their 67-65 win over Nebraska last time out to sit at 15-14 on the year. After this game, Minnesota will close out their regular season by heading on the road to take on Rutgers.

Golden Gophers Looking To Build Momentum Entering Big Ten Tournament

Dawson Garcia leads Minnesota in scoring and rebounding with 19.3 PPG and 7.5 RPG along with 2 APG while Lu’Cye Patterson has 11.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Minnesota up to this point in the season. Mike Mitchell Jr. has 9.1 PPG with 2 RPG and 2.8 APG and Femi Odukale has 6.9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Golden Gophers in the assist department so far this season. As a team, Minnesota is averaging 68.3 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 32.7% from behind the arc and 66.6% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Minnesota Golden Gophers will win

• Wisconsin has lost six of its last seven road night games against the Big Ten Conference.
• The home team has won three of Wisconsin’s last four games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the last seven night games between Wisconsin and Minnesota at Williams Arena have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.
• Each of Wisconsin’s last seven night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Williams Arena have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Prediction

I’m on Wisconsin in this game. I get the case to be made for Minnesota at home on senior night, but the Gophers haven’t necessarily been playing all that well at home in fairness. The Badgers have been rock solid pretty much wherever they’ve gone this season and Wisconsin’s also managed some pretty impressive road wins on top of it all. I’ll roll with Wisconsin laying the points on the road in this one.