BottomLine Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Wisconsin! I HATE Wisconsin. The thing to remember is that what happened 20-15-10 or 5 years ago has no impact on the game being played on Saturday. Really? Really! The physical aspect of games in the past have no impact on the game played at present. On the other hand the mental aspect can have an impact. What is this year's team thinking. Have we been snake-bit so often in Madison that when crunch time comes we will expect it to happen again? I'm thinking not, but we will just have to see. I'm thinking that this team can be pretty tough minded. On paper this is IU's game to lose despite the fact that Vegas has it as pick 'em with an o/u of 128.5. I'm not buying that. I know Wisky has a reputation for playing defense but 128.5 is way too low. IU has been over in 6 of 8 games with much higher o/us than that. Does Wisconsin have the firepower to keep up in a much higher scoring game? I don't think so. Their offensive average for the year is 66.5. In their three games with major competition they are 64.7. That fits in nicely with Indiana's defensive average of 63.6. The simple fact is that Wisconsin is a 60 point range team and needs to hold Indiana to the lower 60's or 50's to win. They aren't good enough to do that. Florida State, which probably plays much tougher defense than this group from Wisconsin, held IU to 80. Meanwhile North Carolina State pounded on Wisconsin. Which is the tougher team NC State or Fla St? I'm thinking Fla St. On the other hand, if the referees swallow their whistles that could be a problem. Florida States problem was that they couldn't guard without fouling. But everyone has had that problem with IU this year. Wisconsin's effective field goal percentage in their last three games has been 41.0, 35.8, 42.0. Their turnover rates in their last three have been 23.3, 22.4, and 15.4. Those numbers can get you beat by even a good mid-major. Is home cooking going to fix that? Where are the points going to come from? Vegas has this at 128.5 o/u and an implied score of 64.5 to 64. Hard to picture Wisconsin scoring more points than Florida State. So I'll shave 4 points to get Wisconsin's score. On the other hand I don't think Wisconsin can apply as much pressure as Florida State, so I'll take the same score for the Hoosiers just to be a bit conservative. And there you go. How did you come up with your numbers? IU - 80 Wisconsin- 60 Let's break the losing streak in a BIG way. Go Hoosiers. HoosierAloha, thebigweave and IUsafety 3
HoosierAloha Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 IU - 68Other - 64Break the losing streak**** the Big Ten Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners ALASKA HOOSIER 1
cappymo14 Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 My numbers are based on that any game against Wisconsin is about number of possessions, turnovers which cut into that already low number, 3pt defense, and defensive rebounding. Vegas nailed it in my opinion. This is our first road game. I think I know what’s coming but I’m not going to say it because I’m going to be there. IU 71UW 65 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners
muttcs66 Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 IU- 71Wis- 63Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
AKHoosier Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 UW 64 IU 63 I can't pick us to win up there until we actually do. I really hope today is the day though.
JaybobHoosier Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 74 - 68 IU +6Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners
Whojainjawja Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Hoosiers go to 9-0 and break into the T25 at # 18. The curse is broken. IU ----- 68 Wisky -- 59 thebigweave 1
IUsafety Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Hoosiers - 72Badgers - 65Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners
thebigweave Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 77-64 Hoosiers Sent from my SM-G960U1 using BtownBanners mobile app
coonhounds Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 I cannot tell you how hard this game is to predict. I am doing good in prediction league first time ever so I have to go with what I really think and I have never predicted iu to lose.So with that saidIu 69Badger 63Sent from my SM-G960U using BtownBanners mobile app
LamarCheeks Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Haven't won in Badgerland since 1998 and haven't played a road game this season, so I'm skeptical ... Bucky 73 Hoosiers 66 PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG, FELLAS!
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