The Wisconsin Badgers have performed a few of their greatest basketball on a impartial courtroom this season. That can be examined once more within the 2024 NCAA Event as Wisconsin (22-13) seems to be for its second deep run in a March match this 12 months, beginning with a matchup in opposition to No. 12 James Madison (31-3) within the first spherical of the NCAA Event on Friday. The Badgers are 5-1 ATS on impartial courts this season, together with overlaying the quantity in three of 4 video games throughout their run to the Large Ten Event closing. James Madison went 3-1-1 ATS on impartial courts this season, together with going 2-1 ATS within the Solar Belt Convention Event en path to claiming the convention’s automated bid.
Tipoff is 9:40 p.m. ET from the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Badgers are 5.5-point favorites within the newest James Madison vs. Wisconsin odds, in response to the Sportsline consensus, with an over/underneath of 144 factors. Earlier than making any Wisconsin vs. James Madison picks, remember to see the faculty basketball predictions and betting recommendation from SportsLine’s confirmed mannequin.Â
The mannequin simulates each Division I faculty basketball sport 10,000 instances. It enters the 2024 NCAA match on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated faculty basketball picks courting again to final season, returning greater than $1,700 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a robust 29-19 (+810) file on top-rated unfold picks this season. Anybody following has seen big returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Wisconsin vs. James Madison. You possibly can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Listed here are a number of faculty basketball odds and traits for James Madison vs. Wisconsin:
- Wisconsin vs. James Madison unfold: Wisconsin -5.5
- Wisconsin vs. James Madison over/underneath: 144 factors
- Wisconsin vs. James Madison cash line: Wisconsin -234, James Madison +190
- WISC: 5-1 ATS over its final six video games
- JM: 3-1-1 ATS at impartial websites this season
- Wisconsin vs. James Madison picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Wisconsin can cowlÂ
Wisconsin held opponents to the thirteenth fewest rebounds, together with the sixth-fewest offensive rebounds, within the nation. In a troublesome, bodily Large Ten that despatched six groups to the 2024 NCAA Event, that is no straightforward feat. Steven Crowl, a 7-foot junior heart, averaged 7.1 rebounds per sport as a bodily pressure to maintain opposing groups off the glass. He added 11.2 factors per sport and may stretch the ground, flattening seven 3-pointers whereas capturing 53.8% from deep over 4 video games within the Large Ten Event.
Sophomore AJ Storr, a 6-foot-7 guard, is coming off some dominant performances throughout a Large Ten Event run to the championship sport. The sophomore averaged 22.5 factors, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in a Large Ten Event run that improved the group’s seeding, together with 20 factors in a 76-75 victory over top-seeded Purdue within the semifinals. Wisconsin performed 4 ranked opponents in non-conference play earlier than starting league play in one of many hardest conferences within the nation, in order that they’ll be a lot battle-tested coming into a matchup in opposition to James Madison. See which group to select at SportsLine.
Why James Madison can cowl
Only a few mid-major groups have a top-five victory on their resume coming into the NCAA Event, nevertheless it took James Madison only one sport to try this this season. The Dukes opened their 12 months with a 79-76 highway victory over Michigan State, the preseason No. 4 group within the nation on the time. James Madison went on to win its first 14 video games of the season en path to its first season of not less than 30 wins in program historical past. The Dukes will enter nicely rested, final enjoying on March 11 in a 91-71 win over Arkansas State within the Solar Belt Convention closing, and James Madison is 9-3 ATS when enjoying after not less than 4 days of relaxation this season.
James Madison has been a streaky group all through its unimaginable season because the Dukes enter the NCAA Event with the nation’s longest profitable streak (13) after additionally profitable their first 14 contests. James Madison is thirteenth in faculty basketball in scoring (83 factors per sport), led by 17.4 ppg by junior guard Terrence Edwards Jr. The Dukes have held opponents to the second-lowest capturing share on 3-pointers (28.6%) within the nation and James Madison is twenty third in opposing efficient capturing share in opposition to the Dukes have the offensive and defensive skill to battle with Wisconsin on Friday. See which group to select at SportsLine.
Learn how to make James Madison vs. Wisconsin picks
The mannequin is leaning Over on the entire, projecting the groups to mix for 152 factors. It additionally says one facet of the unfold hits over 50% of the time. You possibly can solely see the choose at SportsLine.
So who wins Wisconsin vs. James Madison, and which facet of the unfold hits over 50% of the time? Go to SportsLine proper now to see which facet of the unfold you must leap on, all from the pc mannequin that’s 29-19 on top-rated faculty basketball unfold picks this season.
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