Oregon's defense takes a big step back when it hits the road, as the Ducks have allowed more than 1.2 points per possession in three of their last four games away from home. Wisconsin's offense is a buzzsaw right now and just hung 90+ points on Purdue and Illinois in a four-day window. I don't see either of those recent trends reversing for a statement game in Madison for the Badgers.

The Webfoots have moved well to the safe side of the Big Dance cut-line with wins in three straight, but they had also lost four straight on the road before squeezing out a 2-point win at soft Iowa on Wednesday. Wiscy, however, looks a different kettle of fish, or ducks, as the Badgers have won five straight and 13 of 15, and 11-2 their last 13 vs. the number. The hottest scorer in the Big Ten is CSU/Mizzou transfer G John Tonje, off of back-to-back 30+-point scoring performances. This is not the old Dick Bennett/Bo Ryan Wisconsin, scoring at an 82 pg clip, and tallying a brisk 94+ the last two, double-digit wins over Big Dance-bound Purdue and Illinois. Play Wisconsin