Wisconsin vs Northwestern Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/5/23
Northwestern Wildcats (15-7) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (13-8)
February 5, 2023 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Wisconsin Badgers -2.5 / Northwestern Wildcats +2.5; Over/Under: +124.5
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The Northwestern Wildcats and the Wisconsin Badgers meet in college basketball action from the Kohl Center on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Wisconsin is listed as a 2.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -163. The total for this game is set at 124.5 points.
Injuries
For Northwestern, Luke Hunger is out for the season with a foot injury while Wisconsin’s lone injury is Jay Heath, who is out for the season with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Northwestern’s 66-63 win back on January 23rd, 2023, snapped Wisconsin’s seven-game head-to-head win streak.
Trends
Northwestern is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games following a double-digit home loss while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games overall. Wisconsin is 0-8 ATS in their last 8 home games and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games overall while the over is 13-5 in their last 18 games following a win.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. I know this is a low total for a reason, but the thing is that I think this total has gone too far. Northwestern’s scoring almost 70 PPG in their last 5, and while Wisconsin’s had some issues offensively, it just takes both teams getting into the mid-60s to get us up and over this number. I think that’s what we have going here so give me the over.
