Wisconsin Milwaukee at Wisconsin

The No. 25 ranked Badgers host cross-town rivals Wisconsin-Milwaukee in what is supposed to be an easy game for them. But how good is Wisconsin? Their only loss has come against UConn, but in that game they got dismantled by 19 points. In their other four games against mostly cupcakes, they haven't performed up to expectations as they have just one ATS win on the season. They are averaging just 33 rebounds per game and only forcing 14 turnovers per game - in other words they are playing soft. But can the Panthers hang here? I think so. I think they’ll be motivated coming off an upset loss to Ball State. They lost by 13 as a +4.5 point favorite and I think they will be trying to avoid two straight embarrassments and playing extra hard here as a result. This team is averaging 76 points per game - nine ppg more than the Badgers. I'll take the points in this one.