THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #53 Michigan (14-11) vs #71 Wisconsin (14-10) WHERE Trohl Center Madison, WI WHEN 9 PM THE LINE Kenpom: M -1 Torvik: M –1 TELEVISION ESPN THE OVERVIEW Well: at least Wisconsin is bad. The Badgers are coming off a loss to Nebraska that seriously dents their tourney hopes; those hopes are largely because of a bunch of extremely narrow wins. The Badgers slid by Dayton 43-42, ugh beat USC by five, pipped Marquette, Iowa, and Penn State in OT, and have three-to-five point wins over Minnesota, Penn State (again), and Ohio State. They've also lost two OT games and four other games by four or fewer points. What I'm trying to say here is that Wisconsin is playing an inordinate number of really close games and winning a bit more than their share. They're just inside the top 100 in Kenpom's luck stat. Let me just put my hairshirt on before I check Michigan's number… ah. Yes. A nice, round 300. Seppuku for everyone. Anyway: this version of the Badge
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