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by Matt Lowrimore | in NCAA Basketball Picks
Another one of the interesting second-round games scheduled for Saturday will see the 6th-seeded BYU Cougars and the 3rd-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the East Region. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this second-round matchup between the Cougars and the Badgers.
BYU enters this game with a record of 25-9. The Cougars outlasted the VCU Rams in the first round on Thursday, beating them by a score of 80-71. VCU had been a popular upset pick but BYU quickly quieted the critics with three players scoring at least 13 points and eight players in total scoring at least 6 points.
As for Wisconsin, they enter this game with a record of 27-9. The Badgers handled the Bryant Bulldogs in the first round on Thursday, beating them by a score of 85-66. Wisconsin had a very balanced attack in this matchup with 5 players scoring in double figures, including 4 of their 5 starters.
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BYU Cougars and Wisconsin Latest Matches
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BYU Cougars - Wisconsin Key Points
- BYU is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games
- BYU is 10-1 SU in their last 11 games
- BYU is 5-1 SU in their last 6 March games
- BYU is 6-1 SU in their last 7 Saturday games
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Our BYU Cougars vs Wisconsin Prediction
This game is essentially a pick em’ as Wisconsin is just a 1-point favorite. Both teams are similar offensively with BYU averaging about 80 points per game and Wisconsin averaging 79 points per game. Defense is the same story as both BYU and Wisconsin are allowing about 70 points per game.
The areas that do stand out are shooting and three-point shooting. On average, the Cougars shoot 48.2% from the field (26th in the country) and 37.1% from the three-point line (36th in the country). Wisconsin is by no means a bad shooting team but because BYU has been more efficient offensively, our BYU Cougars vs Wisconsin Badgers prediction is BYU ML.
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