AAA's 10* OPENING ROUND GAME OF THE YEAR (3-0 Opening Day SWEEP, 5-0 L2 Days!)
(NCAAB) Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin,
Point Spread: -2.00 | -102.00 Wisconsin (Home)
Result: Win
This is a 10* OPENING ROUND GAME OF THE YEAR on Wisconsin.

Wisconsin interim coach Greg Gard made the most of his opportunity after Bo Ryan stepped away, directing the Badgers back to another Big Dance. Gard has had his interim label removed and he'll now be looking to make a deep run into the tournament. Pittsburgh may have finished 21-11 overall, but the Panthers would struggle down the stretch of their season and would lose to eventual ACC Tourney Champ UNC in the quarterinal of that event. Pittsburgh enters having dropped four of its last six. The Badgers closed the season strong after a 9-9 start to finish 20-12 overall. Gard has continued Ryan's schemes, especially on the defensive end where WIsconsin allows opponents to score the ball at a rate of 95.3 points per 100 possessions, which is ranked 24th in the country. So not only are the Panthers struggling with consistency right now, the numbers aren't working in their favor either as they're an amazingly bad 0-9 ATS in March games over the last two seasons. Wisconsin is playing with better chemistry right now and the combination of Ethan Happ and Nigel Hayes will be too much for Pittsburgh to handle in the paint, play on the BADGERS.

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