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"Jan 3, 8:30 PM | Kohl CenterPenn State Nittany Lions vs Wisconsin Badgers Odds8-4TEAM RECORD9-4Penn State travels to Wisconsin on Thursday, hoping to boost its 8-4 record with a victory over the Badgers. The Nittany Lions will try to spoil to the party on Thursday; they are 4-4 ATS against the number this season, while the Badgers are 4-7 ATS. Penn State is 4-3 on the totals; Wisconsin is 5-4.View Penn State vs Wisconsin Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Wisconsin opened as 19-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at 5Dimes but the number may be on the move. Watch for the opening total as well at BetOnline. Power Rankings / Prediction:This game matches up the No. 117 (Badgers) and the No. 215 (Nittany Lions) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 82-65 result in favor of the Badgers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Nittany Lions is ranked No. 96 in NCAA hoops at 37.4 per game. Contrast that with Wisconsin&amp;rsquo;s No. 89 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Wisconsin is the No. 33-ranked team in the country at 8.2 per game, while Penn State rates No. 240 at 5.6 per game.Defensively, Penn State features the nation&amp;#039;s No. 115-rated defense on the road, allowing 67 points per game. Wisconsin, meanwhile, comes in at No. 86 nationally in scoring at home.Penn State was an 84-74 winner in their most recent outing at home against Duquesne. They covered the 5-point spread as favorites. Penn State got 23 points and 12 rebounds from D.J. Newbill en route to an 84-74 victory over Duquesne on Saturday at Bryce Jordan Center.Wisconsin won its last outing, an 87-51 result against Samford on December 29. They covered in that game as a 28.5-point favorite. Wisconsin cruised to victory on Saturday, running Samford out of the gym and running up an 87-51 score at Kohl Center.Penn State Nittany Lions Trends:When playing on Thursday are 3-7Before playing Indiana are 3-7After playing Duquesne are 2-0After a win are 4-6Wisconsin Badgers Trends:When playing on Thursday are 8-2Before playing Nebraska are 3-0After a win are 5-5A few Nittany Lions at Badgers trends to consider:Penn State is 2-10-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the roadPenn State is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the roadPenn State is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against WisconsinWisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at homeWisconsin is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Penn StateWisconsin is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Penn StateWisconsin is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Next up:Penn State home to Indiana, Monday, January 7Wisconsin at Nebraska, Sunday, January 6"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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