Wisconsin Badgers vs. Indiana Hoosiers Picks & Odds: January 31st 2008
Free Sports Picks, NCAA Basketball Picks January 31st, 2008Wisconsin -4.0 (-110)
Thursday January 31 ‘08 9:00p
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Both the Wisconsin Badgers and the Indiana Hoosiers are coming off of losses last Saturday, but Wisconsin has been virtually unbeatable at home and should prevail tonight.
In fact, the Badgers are a ridiculous 103-6 straight up at home since Coach Bo Ryan took the job before the 2001-02 season, with only two of those losses coming vs. Big Ten opponents (both to Illinois). They are 4-0 vs. Indiana in this building during this time with the wins being by a whopping average of +16.5 points per game.
Now granted, the Badgers are 0-4 against the spread in their conference home games this season despite going 4-0 straight up in those games. However, they were double-digit favorites on every occasion, and they still won those games by an average of +9.5 points. While that AMOV was not good enough to cover those big spreads, it is more than good enough to cover this spot safely. Remember also that Wisconsin leads the nation in scoring defense whle allowing just 54.7 points per game, a figure that drops to 52.7 points at home.
The Hoosiers has their 13-game winning streak snapped with a surprising home loss to Connecticut Saturday. Sure, they are still 6-0 straight up in the conference, but they have been fortunate in that they have opened their Big Ten schedule with what are currently the bottom six teams in the conference standings. Furthermore, they are just 3-3 ATS in conference despite that soft slate.
We feel that Wisconsin represents a big jump in class from the teams that Indiana has been facing, and the fact that this game is at the Kohl Center should result in a rather handy Badgers victory.
College Basketball Free Pick: Wisconsin -4
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