Henry Roldán
On Sunday afternoon, the compromise between Iowa State and Wisconsin raises more doubt than certainty. The Cyclones are coming off a big upset by defeating fourth-seeded LSU, the fourth seed in the Midwest Conference, 59-54, which had no response to the Defense of the No. 11 team. For its part, Wisconsin won a great commitment against a tough Colgate team, whom it defeated 67-60 after a great envy in the final minutes.
Picks and Predictions for the Iowa State Cyclones vs Wisconsin Badgers NCAA Basketball Championship Round 2 Game on March 20
- Where: Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- When: Sunday, March 20, 6:10 PM ET
- Betting Line: Iowa State Cyclones (+4.5) vs Wisconsin Badgers (-4.5)
Iowa State Cyclones Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 20-12
- Conference Record: 20-12
- Spread: +4.5
- Over/Under: Under 126
- Moneyline: +165
Iowa State’s defense is one of the best in the nation covering man-to-man and exerting pressure in the middle of the court. That way they managed to beat LSU, forcing them to 19 losses and shooting just 37% in field goals. Of course that’s something they’ll be looking to repeat in the face of a Wisconsin attack, which isn’t as strong as LSU’s.
However, even if the Badgers don’t have such a major offense, they are one of the best teams securing the ball, so repeating those 19 LSU losses seems very complicated. On the offensive side things get complicated, as tyrese Hunter and Izaiah Brockington scored 42 of Iowa State’s 59 points, so if any of them don’t come on a good night, things can get very complicated.
Wisconsin Badgers Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 24-7
- Conference Record: 15-5
- Spread: –4.5
- Over/Under: Under 126
- Moneyline: –185
The Badgers have been tough to crack this season and their first place in the Big Ten Conference proves it. However, they must try to better secure the commitment, since with eight minutes left against Colgate, they barely won by a point, something typical of them and that can cost them dearly against a great defense like Iowa State. An example of this is that although they won by seven points in the first round, before that game their last five commitments were decided by six points or less and in the season in this type of games they left an 11-2 mark.
On the offensive side, despite their great possession of the ball, which should be great against a Cyclones that are experts in forcing losses, the choice of shots greatly affected the game of the Badgers and against Colgate they hit 26 of 62 field goals, for 42%. Were it not for Johnny Davis, who scored the team’s final 14 points in the final six minutes of the game and finished with 25 total goals, we wouldn’t be talking about Wisconsin right now.
JefeBet Predictions
This tough defensive battle for his position must have a winner and this time I think Wisconsin will prevail. Yes, their offense sometimes does not have much success, but they know how to control the ball and in the same way their attack is superior to that of Iowa State. Cyclones can defend very well, but they have few weapons on the attack, so if one of them is not calibrated, everything goes to waste. I’m going to play Wisconsin moneyline.
