Arizona vs. Wisconsin Prediction, Pick Against the Spread, Latest Odds

Arizona vs. Wisconsin Prediction, Pick Against the Spread, Latest Odds

The Arizona Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers are set to square off at the Kohl Center tonight for an early-season non-conference battle. The Wildcats are arriving as the No. 9 team in the country after Caleb Love decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and re-join the Wildcats for one last year.

Arizona was on a warpath towards the National Championship for most of last year as the best team in the Pac-12, but it unraveled at the end as they were stunned by Clemson in the Sweet 16 as a No. 2 seed. Love and the Wildcats will look to get off to a strong start and find a way to get back into contention with their new additions of top recruits and transfer portal adds.

Arizona vs. Wisconsin Odds

Arizona vs. Wisconsin Date, Time, and Where To Watch

• Date: November 15, 2024
• Time: 9:00 pm ET
• Where To Watch: Peacock

Arizona vs. Wisconsin Prediction

The Arizona Wildcats are one of the fastest teams in the country, led by Caleb Love at guard. They like to get after you early and often, and put up as many points as possible. The Wildcats just destroyed Old Dominion by a score of 102-44 earlier this week, and are averaging 97 points in their first few games. Love has added 13.5 ppg of his own, but has only played for 22 minutes in these blowouts, so his stats will continue to rise closer to his 18 ppg last year. Arizona is a tough task for any team to go against, and we will see how much chemistry they have when tested by a Big Ten defense tonight in Wisconsin.

The only way the Wisconsin Badgers are staying in this game is by slowing the Wildcats down to their tempo. They play at the 335th pace in the country, one of the slowest in the NCAA. Meanwhile, Arizona runs at the 14th-fastest. This has been a hallmark of both programs for years, and it will come down to who can force the other to fold on their style. Wisconsin has been very successful in disrupting offenses and bringing the opposition into dogfights, similar to the way UVA plays. Will they be able to do that against Caleb Love and Arizona at home? A strong start will be critical to keeping the road team in check.

The Badgers don't have a true star after losing AJ Storr and Tyler Wahl after last year, as well as longtime guard Chucky Hepburn. However, they still have some veteran presence on the team. Steven Crowl and Max Klesmit are back for their final seasons, and John Tonje is off to a hot start after arriving from the transfer portal. He's an experienced playmaker from Colorado State and Mizzou, and is already averaging 17 points per game for the Badgers. They are going to need to muster enough offense from this trio of vets to prevent Arizona from running off to the races. If they can keep it to a one-score game in the first half and play great defense, there's a strong chance of this game staying under the total. And with just 42% of the bets on the under 152.5 as the public hammers the over, there is a much larger 61% of the handle backing the under, with some bigger action believing that the Badgers can limit Arizona tonight at the Kohl Center.

Arizona vs. Wisconsin Pick

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