No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers
Tuesday, 12/13/11, 9:00 PM EST, TV: ESPN3
Opening Point Spread: Wisconsin -9
Current Betting Line: Wisconsin -9.5
Opening Total: 114
Current Total: 112
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Wisconsin has officially recovered from its two-game losing streak by winning back-to-back home games over Wisconsin-Green Bay and UNLV. The Badgers have tallied a 6-1 ATS mark this season and the ‘under’ is 6-1 in those contests. Defense is the name of the game for this program, allowing opponents to score just 44.9 points per game, while also limiting foes to just 33.5 percent shooting from the floor that’s third nationally. In 11 seasons under coach Bo Ryan, the program is 26-6 against the other three Division I teams in the state of Wisconsin, including a perfect 10-0 against Tuesday’s opponent.
The Badgers have totally dominated this series in winning 27 of 28 meetings, including a perfect 9-0 when playing in Milwaukee. Wisconsin registered a 61-40 win as 19.5-point home favorites a year ago, holding Wisconsin-Milwaukee to just 12 of 39 shooting from the floor. In Saturday’s 62-51 win over the UNLV Rebels as 9.5-point home favorites, the Badgers held the Runnin’ Rebels to a season-low 51 points, which happened to be 32 points below their season average.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee returns to the U.S. Cellular Arena for a Tuesday night contest having won eight of its first 10 games. The Panthers are coming off a 67-51 loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers, as they’ve alternated wins and losses against the spread over their last five games. The defending Horizon League champion is still feeling good about itself, jumping out to a 2-0 record in league play this season. Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 0-6 ATS when playing on Tuesday night the last two-plus seasons.
The Panthers have tallied a 4-13 record in their last 17 tries against ranked competition, which is much better than their 0-25 mark in their first 25 games against such opponents. Wisconsin-Milwaukee has played great defense through the first 10 games of the season, limiting opponents to just 38.9 percent from the field and allowing just 58.6 points a contest. Senior guard Kaylon Williams leads the offense, averaging 12.8 points per game, as he was picked as a preseason All-Horizon League selection at the beginning of the year.
Bettors will likely back the Badgers due to their 6-1 ATS mark versus non-conference foes, while the Panthers are 1-4 ATS in the same situation.
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