Syracuse Orange vs Wisconsin Badgers Point Spread Picks

Wisconsin beat Syracuse in overtime in last year's meeting, holding the Orange to 35.7 percent from the floor and the Badgers have a better and more experienced team this season. The Badgers beat Prairie View A&M 95-50 while shooting 55.9 percent and with six players scoring in double figures led by Nigel Hayes with 17 points. Wisconsin has wins over Tennessee and Georgetown and lost to Creighton and North Carolina. Syracuse lost to South Carolina 64-50 on Saturday while making just 14-of-44 shots and Tyler Lydon scored a team-leading 18 points. This is the first true road game for the Orange, whose toughest opponent has been the Gamecocks. Wisconsin has had success against Atlantic Coast Conference schools with a 16-6 ATS record, but the safe bet in this matchup is a home win for the Badgers. Take Wisconsin on the moneyline.

Unbeaten Syracuse has looked excellent over the past week, going from unranked to #14 in the country thanks to a pair of wins over ranked opponents in the Battle 4 Atlantis (Connecticut and Texas A&M). The Orange are home and shooting 41.1 percent from the arc led by sizzling starts from Michael Gbinije (20-of-39) and freshman Tyler Lydon (10-of-17). The Orange are 4-0 ATS against the Big Ten. The Wisconsin Badgers, meanwhile, are rebuilding and shooting just 30.4 percent from the three-point line. They are off Sunday's 17-point loss at Oklahoma, 65-48, a game in which Wisconsin shot 23.5 percent from the field and 21.2 percent from the arc. No team in the nation has more freshmen than the Badgers (eight) and this young team is on an 0-4 ATS run on the road. Take Syracuse on the moneyline.