Could Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament be just about over by the end of January? Of course anything can happen in the Big Ten Tournament, but the Badgers‘ idea of getting an at-large berth might be in serious danger if they don’t hold serve at home Tuesday night against No. 17 Purdue.
This game is currently a pick’em on WagerWeb.com.
UW has lost four straight conference games and is just seventh in the Big Ten at 3-4. This is a club that was ranked in both polls to start the season and which has won 30 games each of the past two years and reached the NCAA Tournament in each of the past 10.
“We have played good stretches in the last four games,” Wisconsin junior guard Jason Bohannon said. “We’ve had leads and we’ve let them get away from us, or we have come back from leads to make it a close game. This time we need to put a whole game together and be the aggressor for the entire 40 minutes.”
Frankly, the first meeting of the season between these teams changed the course of both. Wisconsin was 3-0 in the Big Ten and Purdue 0-2 when they played on Jan. 11 in West Lafayette. Behind JaJuan Johnson’s 20 points, Purdue beat the Badgers 65-52. The Boilers haven’t lost since, and the Badgers haven’t won.
“We needed that win when we played them the first time,” Purdue guard Chris Kramer said. “Now, they haven’t been playing as well as they would like. They’re trying to get back to that point.”
Johnson has been the best player during Purdue’s four-game winning streak, averaging 15.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.5 blocks. Badgers leading scorer Marcus Landry has struggled in his career vs. Purdue, averaging 6.5 points and shooting 26.3 percent from the field in four meetings.
Purdue defeated Wisconsin last season in Madison and has beaten the Badgers three consecutive times. A loss tonight will give Wisconsin its first five-game losing streak since an eight-game slide from Jan. 21-Feb. 14, 1998. The Badgers also are yet to beat a ranked team this year, going 0-6, and are just 1-6 ATS in their past seven Tuesday games.
WagerWeb.com Game Trends
* Boilermakers are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.
* Boilermakers are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog of 0.5-6.5.
* Boilermakers are 25-9-1 ATS in their last 35 vs. Big Ten.
* Boilermakers are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 road games.
* Boilermakers are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog.
* Boilermakers are 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a road underdog of 0.5-6.5.
* Boilermakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
* Badgers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Badgers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Badgers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
* Badgers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Big Ten.
* Badgers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Badgers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
* Boilermakers are 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
* Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
* Home team is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
* Underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
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