The Wisconsin Badgers and the Florida State Seminoles will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Taco Bell Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Seminoles listed as 3-point favorites versus the Badgers, while the game's total is sitting at 121.
Wisconsin was upset 61-57 by Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament last Friday, as 3.5-point favorites. That game's 118 points fell just UNDER the posted total of 118.5.
Trevon Hughes collected 15 points for Wisconsin, and Jason Bohannon added 13 in the loss.
Florida State lost to Duke 79-69 as a 6-point underdog in the ACC Tournament final on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (134).
Toney Douglas led the Seminoles with 28 points and Chris Singleton had 15 points in the loss
Team records:
Wisconsin: 19-12 SU, 12-16-1 ATS
Florida State: 25-9 SU, 18-9-1 ATS
Wisconsin most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
After playing Ohio State are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5
Florida State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
After playing Duke are 7-3
After a loss are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Wisconsin's last 7 games
Wisconsin is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Wisconsin is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida State is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games