TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH
#728 WISCONSIN (-10) over Rutgers at 7 PM EST
Off back-to-back SU and ATS losses to Indiana and Illinois and in the middle of a frustrating 2-7 SU and 0-9 ATS run, Wisconsin will dig deep and grab this win and cover over visiting Rutgers. The Badgers have a date on the road against the third-ranked Boilermakers on Sunday and they need this victory like blood.
If the blemishes to the Hoosiers and Fighting Illini won’t have head coach Greg Gard’s kids highly motivated, the memory of their 22-point road loss to the Scarlet Knights back on February 10th will be more than enough to do the trick. UW is locked into one of its best wagering roles and that will help. At home rolling with revenge of any kind, the Badgers hold a stunning 40-10 SU and 37-13 ATS record provided they enter off the comforts of a home game. In this situation competing with four or more days of rest, Wisky jumps to a juicy 26-6 SU and 25-7 ATS including a lucrative 20-1 SU and 18-3 ATS provided they are priced as a favorite of -2 or more.
Off the 11-point loss at Nebraska and in the middle of a dismal 1-4 SU and ATS run, Rutgers will have trouble inside the Kohl Center. Actually, the Scarlet Knights own a feeble 18-22 SU and 16-24 ATS tally in their last 40 games including a dismal 9-12 SU and 7-14 ATS provided they are running with four or more days of rest. Even worse, in their last 18 on the road, RU holds a poor 5-13 SU and ATS mark including a stiff 4-12 SU and 3-13 ATS if the Knights check in off a conference game. Finally, when going into revenge and facing a greater than .500 foe that enters off a home game, head coach Steve Pikiell and his players hold a pitiful 27-52-1 ATS record.
The Badgers have excelled in Madison this season (13-3 SU averaging 78.5 ppg) and they will send off their senior class with a dominant win and cover. Take Wisconsin. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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