Wisconsin vs. Penn State Predictions - March 8

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Big Ten play features the No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) at home against the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-15, 5-14 Big Ten) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET.

Saturday's matchup between the Badgers and the Nittany Lions sees the Badgers as a double-digit favorite by 11.5 points. The matchup's over/under is 153.5.

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Wisconsin vs. Penn State Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, March 8, 2025
  • Game time: 1 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: Peacock
  • Location: Madison, Wisconsin
  • Arena: Kohl Center

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Wisconsin vs. Penn State Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Wisconsin (-11.5)
  • Moneyline: Wisconsin (-649), Penn State (+470)
  • Total: 153.5 points

Pick ATS:Wisconsin (-11.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (153.5)
  • Prediction: Wisconsin 82, Penn State 70

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Wisconsin vs. Penn State Comparison

Wisconsin Rank Wisconsin Stat Penn State Stat Penn State Rank
34th 81 Points Scored 78.9 63rd
133rd 70.4 Points Allowed 73.2 218th
99th 14.8 Assists 15.8 52nd
33rd 9.5 Turnovers 12 262nd
96th 46.4% Field Goal % 47.6% 43rd
69th 41.8% Field Goal % Allowed 45.5% 271st

Wisconsin Key Players

  • John Tonje leads the Badgers in scoring, tallying 19.1 points per game to go with five rebounds and 1.7 assists.
  • Nolan Winter leads Wisconsin in rebounding, averaging six per game, while Max Klesmit leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 2.7 in each contest.
  • Tonje makes more threes per game than any other member of the Badgers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.2 per contest.
  • John Blackwell is Wisconsin's leader in steals, averaging 0.9 steals per game, while Steven Crowl leads them in blocks with 0.5 per contest.

Penn State Key Players

  • The Nittany Lions' Adrian Baldwin Jr. puts up enough points (14.2 per game) and assists (seven per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
  • Yanic Konan Niederhauser grabs 6.2 rebounds per game (also scoring 12.8 points per game and adds 0.7 assists per game) which secures the top of the Penn State rebounding leaderboard.
  • Zach Hicks is the top scorer from deep for the Nittany Lions, hitting 2.4 threes per game.
  • Penn State's leader in steals is Baldwin with 2.3 per game, and its leader in blocks is Konan Niederhauser with 2.2 per game.

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