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Colgate vs Wisconsin NCAA Tournament First Round odds, tips and betting trends

The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (24-7) and the No. 14 Colgate Raiders (23-11) will meet on Friday to compete for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin is favored by 7.5 points in the opening round matchup, which begins at 9:50 PM. …

The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (24-7) and the No. 14 Colgate Raiders (23-11) will meet on Friday to compete for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin is favored by 7.5 points in the opening round matchup, which begins at 9:50 PM. Here are the insights you need when filling out your bracket for this 3-14 matchup.

Wisconsin is 16-14-0 against the spread this season compared to Colgate’s 17-14-1 ATS record. A total of 18 out of the Badgers’ 31 games this season have hit the over, and 16 of the Raiders’ 32 games have gone over. The teams average 146.8 points per game, 7.3 more points than this matchup’s total. Wisconsin is 4-6-0 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its past 10 games, while Colgate has gone 6-4-0 against the spread and 10-0 overall.

Before this college basketball matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s action.

Colgate at Wisconsin odds, spread and lines

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  • Spread: Wisconsin -7.5
  • Total: 139.5
  • Moneyline: Wisconsin -340, Colgate +265

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Colgate at Wisconsin odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Wisconsin 74, Colgate 66

Moneyline

  • The Badgers have won 17 of the 22 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (77.3%).
  • Wisconsin has a record of 7-2 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -340 or shorter (77.8%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Badgers have an implied win probability of 77.3%.
  • The Raiders have won two of the five games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Colgate has a record of 1-1 when set as an underdog of +265 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 27.4% chance of a victory for the Raiders.

Against the spread

  • The Badgers record 70.7 points per game, just 3.6 more points than the 67.1 the Raiders give up.
  • Wisconsin is 13-7 against the spread and 18-2 overall when scoring more than 67.1 points.
  • Colgate has an 11-5-1 record against the spread and a 17-1 record overall when giving up fewer than 70.7 points.
  • The Raiders’ 76.1 points per game are 9.6 more points than the 66.5 the Badgers give up to opponents.
  • Colgate is 12-11 against the spread and 16-8 overall when it scores more than 66.5 points.
  • Wisconsin’s record is 15-10 against the spread and 22-4 overall when it allows fewer than 76.1 points.
  • The Badgers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 129 points this season (4.2 points per game on average), and the Raiders have put up 304 more points than their opponents on the year (9.0 per game).

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Over/Under

  • The average implied total for the Badgers this season is 71.4 points, which equals their implied total for Friday’s game.
  • This season, Wisconsin has scored more than 74 points 10 times.
  • The 76.1-point average implied total on the season for the Raiders is 10.1 more points than the team’s 66-point implied total in this matchup.
  • This year, Colgate has put up more than 66 points in a game 26 times.

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How to watch Wisconsin vs. Colgate

  • Game Day: Friday, March 18, 2022
  • Game Time: 9:50 PM ET
  • Live Stream: Hulu

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We did not get nearly enough Colgate this March

Arkansas went into bully mode and made sure we didn’t get our first Cinderella of March Madness.

I blame the bracket makers.

Colgate should have been higher than a 14-seed. But the committee didn’t see it like that, and instead of getting a shot at upsetting an unsuspecting 4- or 5-seed, the Raiders had to take on an Arkansas team that just happened to be the worst possible matchup for them.

Initially, it looked like it wouldn’t matter. Colgate showed it was capable of matching Arkansas shot-for-shot, and one stretch of hot shooting helped build a 14-point lead in the first half.

And then Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman realized he had the far more talented team, turned up the pressure and immediately sparked a 20-0 run. A mini-surge to start the second half put Colgate back in the lead but Arkansas’ pressure just overwhelmed the underdogs down the stretch in an 85-68 win in the first round of the Men’s NCAA Tournament.

But we’ll always have that 14-point lead. The crazy thing is, Colgate’s best player, Jordan Burns, didn’t really help build it. Despite some impressive displays of ball-handling, the small guard didn’t make a single shot during the first half. Luckily, contributions from true freshman Jeff Woodward and sharpshooters Nelly Cummings and Jack Furgeson helped to make up for the team’s star laying an egg over the first 20 minutes.

The lumbering big man Woodward was especially entertaining. His old school (slow) game threw off the Razorback bigs, who probably did see a lot of up-and-under moves and hook shots during the regular season. After one post bucket, the Colgate big man lowered his hand to the floor, telling the near-empty Bankers Life Field House that these Arkansas dudes were too small to guard him.

It turned out, the Razorbacks weren’t too small. They started getting the ball inside where they got easy buckets or kick-out opportunities for open 3s. That combined with the full-court pressure was too much for Colgate, which committed 22 turnovers and sent the favorites to the line 29 times. Both are out of character for this Raiders team, which finished fifth nationally in offensive turnover rate and 34th in defensive free throw rate, per Ken Pom.

That first stat is especially impressive because the Raiders play so fast. They played at the 25th-quickest pace in the country, and that speed typically overwhelmed opponents. But Arkansas plays even faster (17th in pace) so it was perfectly suited to handle it, and may have even had the advantage. Its swarming defense forced Colgate to turn it over on 28.2% of its possessions, a season high.

The SEC runners-up also had a pair of pestering guards, Davonte Davis and J.D. Notae, who could make things more difficult on Burns. He eventually adjusted and hit a few DEEP 3s in the second half, but this was always going to be a tough matchup for him. It’s just a shame we won’t see more of this…

With a lead guard who can score and distribute, a pair of 3-point shooters on the wing, a skilled big man with a funky game AND a unique style of play that would be hard to prepare for on shirt notice, Colgate had all the ingredients to go on a deep run.

But an awful first-round matchup prevented it from ever getting started, which will make this March a little less entertaining.

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Patriot Final: Colgate vs. Boston U college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s Patriot Final between the Colgate Raiders and Boston Terriers, with college basketball betting odds, picks and bets.

The Colgate Raiders (25-8) will take on the Boston U Terriers (20-13) in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY. We analyze the Colgate-Boston odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Colgate vs. Boston U: Three things you need to know

  1. Wednesday’s contest will be held at Cotterell Court, the home venue for the No. 1-seeded Colgate Raiders, who won the Patriot League’s regular-season title with a record of 14-4. Third-seeded Boston finished two games back, at 12-6. The Raiders are looking to make the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year. The Terriers are in search of their first NCAA bid since 2011.
  2. Colgate has defeated Boston twice this season. The Raiders downed the Terriers 79-70 at Cotterell Court Jan. 18. CU defeated BU 79-63 in Boston Feb. 10. Wednesday’s contest pits the Patriot League’s No. 1 offense (76.6 points per game) and No. 3 defense (68.2 PPG) of Colgate against the circuit’s No. 4 and No. 2 ranked units, respectively (71.1 PPG, 66.9 PPG) of Boston.
  3. BU has advanced to the Patriot League with two wins — over Navy and Bucknell — by six or fewer points. The Terriers have been involved in six such games in a row, going 4-2. On the season, Boston is 7-18 in games played within two possessions.

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Colgate vs. Boston U: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Colgate 69, Boston 64

Moneyline (ML)

PASS on the moneyline. Colgate: -278, Boston U: +220. Colgate is a safe pick to win, but there isn’t any value with a $10 moneyline bet returning a profit of just $3.60.

Against the Spread (ATS)

Colgate is 10-5 ATS at home. Boston is 8-10 against the number on the road. Colgate has won three in a row in its series with Boston, and the Raiders are 4-1 ATS over their last five games against the Terriers.

The line here is on the mark. Respect the line — Colgate -6.5 (-110) — and PASS.

Over/Under (O/U)

Here is the profit potential in this one. The Under is 22-8 in the Raiders’ last 30 games vs. a team with a win percentage north of .600, 4-1 in the Terriers’ last five games as an underdog and 6-2 in Boston’s last eight games lined at 7.5 points or under.

Both teams are solid in preventing free-throw attempts. Colgate has been on what figures as an unsustainable shooting run in culling together high-scoring games of late, and the Raiders also logged lofty percentages in each of their previous two games against Boston. BACK THE UNDER 139.5 (-106).

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