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YTD on single plays: 8-1
I've decided to keep track of my single plays for the year since for some reason I seem to have had a good success rate with them thus far. My plays have thus far involved primarily Villanova, the Big 10 and Baylor as well.
The logic:
I've followed Big 10 basketball for several years now and I think I've seen every Northwestern/Wisconsin game that's taken place at the Kohl Centre and I cannot remember a time ever when Northwestern has lost by less than 15 points.
Northwestern is a perennially over-achieving team. They never have great talent but can always post a respectable record due to their tremendous home court advantage. On the road is a different story though and it always has been. Almost the entirety of Northwestern's offensive strength is their tremendous 3-pt shooting. Without that, they are a very mediocre team. On the flip side, Wisconsin is the best team in the country when it comes to 3-pt defense and they have been for the last few years. It's the main reason why they always blow out Northwestern almost every time they play. Wisconsin has under-achieved this year and has not lived up to expectations. They have uncharacteristically lost a few home games and just barely squeeked by a shitty Nebraska squad in the last game. Bo Ryan gave them hell all week about it and Wisconsin is going to come out fired up and ready. They will be able to feed off the crowd at the Kohl centre which is one of the best home court advantages in the country.
It's almost stylistically impossible for Northwestern to keep this within single digits in my opinion and history has proven this. Add to this the fact that the game is being played in Wisconsin and that Wisconsin has a chip on their shoulder from playing their worst ball of the season recently, and I foresee this being a DD victory for the Badgers.
Wisconsin -10.5 is my play.
I've decided to keep track of my single plays for the year since for some reason I seem to have had a good success rate with them thus far. My plays have thus far involved primarily Villanova, the Big 10 and Baylor as well.
The logic:
I've followed Big 10 basketball for several years now and I think I've seen every Northwestern/Wisconsin game that's taken place at the Kohl Centre and I cannot remember a time ever when Northwestern has lost by less than 15 points.
Northwestern is a perennially over-achieving team. They never have great talent but can always post a respectable record due to their tremendous home court advantage. On the road is a different story though and it always has been. Almost the entirety of Northwestern's offensive strength is their tremendous 3-pt shooting. Without that, they are a very mediocre team. On the flip side, Wisconsin is the best team in the country when it comes to 3-pt defense and they have been for the last few years. It's the main reason why they always blow out Northwestern almost every time they play. Wisconsin has under-achieved this year and has not lived up to expectations. They have uncharacteristically lost a few home games and just barely squeeked by a shitty Nebraska squad in the last game. Bo Ryan gave them hell all week about it and Wisconsin is going to come out fired up and ready. They will be able to feed off the crowd at the Kohl centre which is one of the best home court advantages in the country.
It's almost stylistically impossible for Northwestern to keep this within single digits in my opinion and history has proven this. Add to this the fact that the game is being played in Wisconsin and that Wisconsin has a chip on their shoulder from playing their worst ball of the season recently, and I foresee this being a DD victory for the Badgers.
Wisconsin -10.5 is my play.
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