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Dec 5, 2015; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Nigel Hayes (10) looks to pass as Temple Owls guard Quenton DeCosey (25) defends at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin defeated Temple 76-60. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
On Friday, March, 18th at 6:50 P.M. the (10) Pittsburgh Panthers will take on the (7) Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the 64 team NCAA Basketball Tournament. Wisconsin is (20-12) on the season while Pittsburgh is (21-11). “The Crowd” projects a final score of Pittsburgh 73.4 – Wisconsin 70.9 with an over/under of 144.3.
Scoring Margin: Pittsburgh +8.1 (50th) Wisconsin +4.3 (113th)
Points per game: Pittsburgh 76 (102nd) Wisconsin 68.9 (263rd)
Points allowed per game: Wisconsin 64.6 (25th) Pittsburgh 67.9 (79th)
Field Goal Percentage Offense: Pittsburgh 46% (72nd) Wisconsin 43% (222nd)
Three Point Percentage: Wisconsin 35.8% (123rd) Pittsburgh 34.8% (163rd)
Free Throw Percentage: Pittsburgh 75.4% (15th) Wisconsin 70.7% (137th)
Field Goal Percentage Defense: Wisconsin 42.9% (142nd) Pittsburgh 43.6% (187th)
Turnovers committed per game: Wisconsin 11 (32nd) Pittsburgh 11.7 (83rd)
Turnovers forced per game: Wisconsin 12.2 (224th) Pittsburgh 11.6 (278th)
Rebounds per game: Pittsburgh 38.1 (237th) Wisconsin 34.9 (242nd)
Assists per game: Pittsburgh 16.9 (13th) Wisconsin 11.6 (286th)
Pittsburgh has the advantage in most of the major offensive statistical categories while Wisconsin leads in most of the major defensive categories. Pittsburgh has one signature win over a ranked Duke team. Wisconsin has signature wins over five ranked teams: Michigan State, Iowa, Maryland, Indiana, and Syracuse. Wisconsin clearly played better than Pittsburgh against top competition. These teams are pretty evenly matched but I like Wisconsin because of their experience having made a deep tourney run last year.
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