College Basketball Picks: Saint Louis Billikens vs. Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers (6-0) haven't started a season with seven consecutive wins since the 1993-94 campaign, which is important to consider when making your college basketball picks Tuesday, as they take on the Saint Louis Billikens (5-0) in the 2013 Cancun Challenge.
Sports bettors will find that the Badgers are 1.5-point neutral-site favorites in the NCAA basketball odds, with no total available in the market.
Let's take a closer look at this nonconference matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.
Gambling stats via SBR Forum
Saint Louis Billikens
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The Saint Louis Billikens are off to a perfect 5-0 start this season, which includes a 74-47 blowout victory over the Bowling Green Falcons as 19.5-point home favorites last Saturday.
Over the last two-plus seasons, the Billikens have compiled a 3-5 straight-up and 5-3 against-the-spread record as underdogs.
Wisconsin Badgers
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The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 80.2 points per game, as they lead the Big Ten Conference in shooting 49.4 percent from the field and 45.2 percent from beyond the arc.
College basketball handicappers will find that the Badgers have won 94 of their last 95 games when outshooting their opponent from the field.
Prediction
3 of 3I'm going to recommend that readers back the Saint Louis Billikens, as they've covered the number in 22 of their last 29 games.
College Basketball Pick: Saint Louis Billikens +1.5
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