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Wisconsin vs Minnesota Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: March 5, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Williams Arena — Minneapolis, MN

Article updated Mar 4, 10:23 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Wisconsin Badgers are traveling to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Williams Arena stadium on Sunday, 3/5/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Wisconsin is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Wisconsin Badgers are traveling to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the Williams Arena stadium on Sunday, 3/5/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Wisconsin is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is Wisconsin -5.5.

Badgers vs Golden Gophers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Badgers to win tonight's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Wisconsin Badgers to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go under 128.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Wisconsin 66 to Minnesota 59

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Golden Gophers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Wisconsin Badgers to cover the spread (57%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Wisconsin will win straight-up is 71%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be WISCN 69.75, MINN 58.75.

OddsShark predicts Wisconsin will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Wisconsin Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 137, Wisconsin is ranked #333 in offense (scoring an average of 65.00 per game), #30 in defense (allowing an average of 63.66 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-13 (13-16 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Badgers hit an average of 41.46% of their field goals (ranked #323) and 66.67% of their free throws (ranked #325) and makes an average of 35.71% of their three pointers ranked #98 in the NCAAB). They average 31.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 341) and average 11.83 offensive assists and 8.69 turnovers per game (ranked # 287 and 2 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Wisconsin allows an average of 44.04% field goals (ranked #207) and 69.27% free throws (ranked #69 in the NCAAB) The Badgers allow an average of 31.91% of the three pointers (ranked #69) and averages 35.62 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.62) Finally, the Badgers average 10.07 defensive assists and 11.93 turnovers per game (ranked # 16 and 242 respectively).

Minnesota Key Betting Stats

Minnesota Golden Gophers has a power ranking of 338 and are #350 for offense (scoring an average of 62.50 per game), #206 for defense (giving up an average of 70.93 points per game) and 8-20 (11-15-2 ATS) overall. Wisconsin went 0-3 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Minnesota.

For offense, the Golden Gophers hit an average of 42.69% of their field goals (ranked #288) and 61.66% of their free throws (ranked #363) and makes an average of 31.90% of their three pointers (ranked #309 in the NCAAB). They average 33.36 rebounds per game (ranked # 262) and average 14.21 offensive assists and 12.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 100) and 222 respectively).

On defense, Minnesota allows an average of 44.93% field goals (ranked #268) and 69.73% free throws (ranked #90 in the NCAAB) The Golden Gophers allow an average of 36.17% of the three pointers (ranked #317) and averages 36.86 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.86) Finally, the Golden Gophers average 14.07 defensive assists and 9.93 turnovers per game (ranked # 282 and 352 respectively).

Betting Summary

Wisconsin has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Wisconsin Badgers to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go under 128.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Badgers vs Golden Gophers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Badgers vs Golden Gophers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Wisconsin Badgers-200 → -240Moved
  • Moneyline · Minnesota Golden Gophers+180 → +200Moved
  • Spread · Wisconsin Badgers-5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Minnesota Golden Gophers+5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over127.5 (-110) → 128.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under127.5 (-110) → 128.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Wisconsin Badgers
14-14 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Minnesota Golden Gophers
6-20 matchup record · 3-5-2 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-05T03:23:03.885Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Golden Gophers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-03Minnesota Golden Gophers 60 · Wisconsin Badgers 63
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Wisconsin Badgers defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 71-67

Wisconsin Badgers defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 71-67 on March 5, 2023, a 4-point decision in the series. Wisconsin Badgers' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 42-31. Against SportsJaw's recorded Wisconsin Badgers -5.5 (-110) spread, Minnesota Golden Gophers covered, while the 138 combined points finished over the recorded total of 128.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DemarcusBryantSpread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • RainmanTotal · Over 127.5 (-110)Win
  • DrfeelgoodSpread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • Ttran206Spread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • FreePickCapperSpread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 127.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 127.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss
  • MickeytTotal · Under 127.5 (-110)Loss
  • Kushncookie2020Spread · Wisconsin Badgers -5 (-110)Loss