Xavier @ Wisconsin 8:30 FS1

[douggie]

15th Ranked Wisconsin -1 favorite at Home, -3 KenPom.

Interested to see how well Happ plays in this one. Happ is averaging 16 ppg and 7 rebs, while shooting 57%.

Xavier has four studs averaging in double figures too. Trevon Bluiett (25.5 pig, 7 Rebs, 3 assists), J.P. Macura (16.0 ppg), Tyrique Jones (15.0 ppg), and Kaiser Gates (13.0 ppg).

This has upset written all over it.

 

[Great Dayne]

15th Ranked Wisconsin -1 favorite at Home, -3 KenPom.

Interested to see how well Happ plays in this one. Happ is averaging 16 ppg and 7 rebs, while shooting 57%.

Xavier has four studs averaging in double figures too. Trevon Bluiett (25.5 pig, 7 Rebs, 3 assists), J.P. Macura (16.0 ppg), Tyrique Jones (15.0 ppg), and Kaiser Gates (13.0 ppg).

This has upset written all over it.

Badgers also have four studs averaging double figures with two of their most talented freshmen they've ever had off the bench at SG and PG. The best way for Xavier to win is get Happ into early foul trouble. If they can do that it will put our backup Thomas in who is a great defender and rebounder but no threat to create his own shot unless he has a mismatch in the paint.

I can't wait to see how Kobe King can do. Dude looks NBA ready physically.

 

[Great Dayne]

Also Xavier is ranked 15th and not the Badgers. It's kind of surprising the Badgers are 3 point favorites in this game despite only returning one starter in Happ while depending on almost all freshmen and sophomores for the first time since since before coach Dick Bennett.

 

[ericd7633]

Also Xavier is ranked 15th and not the Badgers. It's kind of surprising the Badgers are 3 point favorites in this game despite only returning one starter in Happ while depending on almost all freshmen and sophomores for the first time since since before coach Dick Bennett.

That's not even remotely close to being true. Happ is a 21 year RS junior. Andy Van Vliet is 22 years old. Iverson is a junior and Pritzl is a RS sophomore. 4 of your 5 best players are upperclassmen.

 

[rmilia1]

This game should go Xaviers way based on experience but I've got a vibe Bucky is going to house them

 

[jontaejones]

Also Xavier is ranked 15th and not the Badgers. It's kind of surprising the Badgers are 3 point favorites in this game despite only returning one starter in Happ while depending on almost all freshmen and sophomores for the first time since since before coach Dick Bennett.

Also surprised at the line.

I think Xavier is one of the underrated teams this year.

Xavier +155, dat's a damn guud bet.

 

[jontaejones]

Wisconsin has also owned the Big East recently, albeit via hair thin margins in March.

This is a different Wisky team tho.

 

[The Derski]

Gonna be tough for Xavier to pull out a win in Madison but should be a good game.

 

[Great Dayne]

Van Vilet and Pritzl can shoot but no defense. Kobe King time

 

[Great Dayne]

Fuck these refs

 

[Great Dayne]

How is that not a technical foul?

 

[Great Dayne]

Get up bitches and one but no call

 

[Great Dayne]

Badgers with the two freshman and Iverson are too athletic.

 

[douggie]

That Gates kid can shoot. Badgers may want to guard him when he steps into a three.

 

[Great Dayne]

Let the same guy shoot two wide open threes and now they're down 1 pt with a kid at the line.

 

[The Derski]

Happ’s eye looks gross. What the hell hppened?

 

[The Derski]

Really missing Koenig.

 

[douggie]

Macura has two fouls now.

 

[Great Dayne]

Xavier making all their free throws.

 

[Great Dayne]

Really missing Koenig.

Davidson's got this