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Updated game-by-game predictions for Wisconsin basketball after its loss to Illinois

What’s your prediction for the rest of Wisconsin’s season?

Wisconsin basketball continued its late-season slide Saturday afternoon with a crushing 91-83 loss to No. 13 Illinois.

The loss to the Illini was the Badgers seventh-straight, and fourth straight at the Kohl Center. More importantly, it was Wisconsin’s seventh loss in its last nine games dating back to the start of February.

Not much more needs to be written about the struggles of Greg Gard’s team since its slide in the standings began, other than it’s hard seeing this slump suddenly end before postseason play begins.

Nevertheless, Wisconsin still does have two regular season games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament. Here is how ESPN BPI predicts those games, plus what it thinks Wisconsin’s final record will be:

Gators-Gamecocks essentially even in ESPN’s BPI prediction

The Basketball Power Index is ostensibly dead even on Saturday afternoon’s matchup.

Three games remain for Florida basketball, with the first coming this Saturday at the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia as the Gators look to continue improving its postseason standing.

Using the Basketball Power Index, ESPN gives the Gamecocks just a 50.3% win probability and projects them to come out on top by only 0.1 points over the Gators on Saturday. The matchup quality earned a 92.1-point grade, making it the fourth-highest-rated game on a busy day of college basketball.

“BPI is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward,” the site reads. “BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is… Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections.”

The game will be of the Quadrant 1 variety for Florida, which enters the matchup ranked No. 34 in the NET, while South Carolina is playing a Quad 2 game ranked No. 47 coming in.

The Gators and South Carolina are set to tangle on Saturday, March 2 in the clash of two SEC titans. Tipoff is scheduled for noon ET and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.

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Florida basketball overwhelmingly favored by BPI over Vanderbilt

It’s not one of the more heralded matchups of the day but it’s one the Gator Nation can look forward to.

Florida basketball has won seven of its last nine and despite its overtime road loss at the Alabama Crimson Tide Wednesday night, the team is still clicking as the season winds down. Next up, the Gators welcome the lowly Vanderbilt Commodores to the O’Connell Center.

Using the Basketball Power Index, ESPN is giving the Florida Gators 97.0% win probability and projects them to come out on top by 22.8 points over the Commodores. The matchup quality earned a 59.6-point grade, putting it at No. 43 among the games being played on Saturday afternoon.

The game will be of the Quadrant 4 variety for Florida, which enters the matchup ranked No. 30 in the NET, while Vandy is playing a Quad 1 game ranked No. 230 coming in.

The Gators host the Commodores inside the O’Connell Center on Saturday, Feb. 25. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.

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Basketball Power Index gives Gators a narrow edge in rematch at Georgia

The game also earned a matchup quality rating of 86.4, giving it the seventh-highest mark.

The Southeastern Conference men’s basketball schedule continues to roll along as the Florida Gators get set for a rematch with their former coach Mike White and the Georgia Bulldogs — this time inside Stegman Coliseum — on Saturday.

Using the College Basketball Power Index, ESPN predicts the winner and margin of every matchup in the country. According to Saturday’s projections, Florida has a 59.5% chance to win with an expected 2.7-point margin of victory. The game also earned a matchup quality rating of 86.4, giving it the seventh-highest mark on a day jammed-packed with college basketball action.

The game will be of the Quadrant 2 variety for Florida, which enters the matchup ranked No. 32 in the NET, while Georgia is also playing a Quad 2 game ranked No. 96 coming in.

Todd Golden and the Gators travel to Athens on Saturday, Feb. 17. Tipoff is slated for an early 1 p.m. start and the game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.

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Way-too-early 2024 Wisconsin football game-by-game predictions

What is your record prediction for the Badgers this season?

Wisconsin football kicks off its 2024 season exactly 200 days from today.

Before then, the Badgers will hold spring practice, go through summer workouts and the fall training camp. But begin the countdown, because when the clock hits zero in the Super Bowl, it’s time to start looking ahead to next fall.

Wisconsin faces the toughest schedule it has had in years, probably since 2021 when the team played Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State in the first month of the season. The Badgers face Alabama at home in nonconference play, travel to USC and Iowa, and host Oregon and Penn State.

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It’s a challenging slate for Luke Fickell’s second season as head coach. Here is our initial game-by-game prediction of the Badgers’ 2024 season:

Florida-Auburn expected to be close, one of Saturday’s top games per BPI

ESPN’s Basketball Power Index expects a close one in Gainesville between Florida and Auburn for what should be one of the best games on Saturday.

Florida basketball returns home this weekend after splitting a pair of Southeastern Conference matchups on the road looking to earn another top-25 victory. The Auburn Tigers arrive in town Saturday for the afternoon showdown at the O’Connell Center coral.

Using the College Basketball Power Index, ESPN predicts the winner and margin of every matchup in the country. According to Saturday’s projections, Auburn has a 61.5% chance to win with an expected 3.1-point margin of victory. The game also earned a matchup quality rating of 93.4, giving it the fourth-highest mark on a day jammed-packed with college basketball action.

The game will be of the Quadrant 1 variety for Florida, which enters the matchup ranked No. 39 in the NET, while Auburn is also playing a Quad 1 game ranked No. 7 coming in.

The game will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10, with the tipoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game broadcasting on the SEC Network.

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Too-early 2024 Michigan football game-by-game predictions

It’s way too early, but here’s how we see the season playing out as of right now. #GoBlue

It’s February and spring ball is still a month away, which is to say we know very little about what the Michigan football team will look like come fall — but that doesn’t mean we can’t take an early look at what could be.

The on-field personnel could drastically change (for better or worse) via the transfer portal once spring ball has concluded, and that isn’t unique to the Wolverines. Once the season arrives, teams that are expected to not be very good could be excellent and vice versa — it’s part of college football.

Regardless, we’re taking an early look at the upcoming schedule and giving a too-early prediction of how each game will go in the first year of the Sherrone Moore era. With big games like Texas, USC, and Oregon coming to The Big House and a giant road game at Ohio State, here is how we anticipate the season will go at this juncture, sight unseen.

Way-too-early record predictions for every Big Ten football team in 2024

Way-too-early record predictions for every Big Ten football team in 2024 … things look a lot different:

A new era of Big Ten football begins this fall with four powerful brands joining the conference. No more Big Ten East and West divisions and no more Midwest-centric geography. Now the Big Ten reaches coast-to-coast and contains some of the biggest brands in the sport.

What this means for business has been discussed at length. What it means for competition within the conference is clear: The inventory of great games is expanding significantly, which also means tougher paths for nearly every member team.

A good sample: Oregon joins the Big Ten as one of the top three teams from the start — especially given its recruiting pedigree and recent performance under head coach Dan Lanning. The Ducks’ first year in the conference includes contests against UCLA, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Washington. That is a tough path regardless of the program’s strength.

So as we prepare for the new era of Big Ten football — and especially where the Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska-type programs fall — here are our way-too-early record predictions for every team in the conference:

Gators an underdog at TAMU per Basketball Power Index prediction

ESPN’s BPI expects a close one in College Station on Saturday, with the Gators coming up just a bit short.

Florida basketball is coming off its biggest win of the season so far — a road win over the Kentucky Wildcats — but it is way too soon to rest on the laurels of the triumph. The Gators now turn their attention to the Texas A&M Aggies, who host the Orange and Blue on Saturday for the first game of the new month.

Using the College Basketball Power Index, ESPN predicts the winner and margin of every matchup in the country. According to Saturday’s projections, Texas A&M has a 66.0% chance to win with an expected 4.4-point margin of victory. The game also earned a matchup quality rating of 87.3, making it one of the top 10 games played that day.

The game will be of the Quadrant 1 variety for Florida, which enters the matchup ranked No. 36 in the NET, while TAMU is playing a Quad 2 game while ranked No. 46 coming in.

The Gators travel to College Station to take on the Aggies on Saturday, Feb. 3, for the first game of the new month. The matchup is set to tip off at 4 p.m. ET and can be watched on ESPN2.

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ESPN’s BPI predicts a much-welcomed outcome for Florida vs Georgia

The Gators are favored by nearly double digits over the ‘Dawgs on Saturday per BPI.

Todd Golden and his Gators basketball team are getting ready to host former Florida head coach Mike White and the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.

Using the College Basketball Power Index, ESPN predicts the winner and margin of every matchup in the country. According to Saturday’s projections, Florida has a 79.6% chance to win with an expected 9.7-point margin of victory. The game also earned a matchup quality rating of 76.4, putting it in the top third of games played that day.

The game will be of the Quadrant 3 variety for Florida, which enters the matchup ranked No. 42 in the NET, while Georgia is playing a Quad 1 game while ranked No. 78 coming in.

Tipoff for the Gators vs. the ‘Dawgs is scheduled for noon ET and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

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