At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Friday night, the James Madison Dukes will take on the Wisconsin Badgers. This is the 12/5 game, out of the South Region. The winner of this game will take on the winner of the Duke/Vermont game.
MyBookie offers the James Madison vs. Wisconsin odds plus the winning pick for the game in this March Madness betting analysis
James Madison vs. Wisconsin Odds and Pick for the Game: 2024 March Madness Betting Analysis | MyBookie Preview of the First Round of the Tournament
2024 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament | 85th annual edition of the tournament
12 James Madison Dukes vs 5 Wisconsin Badgers | South Region: 1st Round
ATS Odds: Duke -11.5
Betting James Madison vs. Wisconsin Game
The James Madison Dukes are red hot. The Dukes have won 13 straight games. James Madison won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 20 point whipping over Arkansas State on Monday. The Dukes are 31-3 on the season.
For Wisconsin, they are coming off a loss in the Big Ten title game. The Badgers are 22-13 on the season, and finished 5th in the Big Ten regular season. Wisconsin is 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Wisconsin Badgers are -5.5 over the James Madison Dukes in this game on Friday.
Red Hot Dukes Betting Analysis for the Game
The James Madison Dukes are the talk of the town with the NCAA Tournament here. The Dukes have not lost a game since January 27th. In the conference tournament, the Dukes beat Marshall, Texas State and Arkansas State. They won those three games by an average of 14 points per game.
On the season, the Dukes are one of the best offensive teams in College Basketball. He is one of three guys scoring double digits per game for James Madison. He averages 17.4 per game.
The Dukes are 4-5 in school history in the NCAA Tournament. They have not been in the tournament since 2013. During that tournament, they beat Long Island in the first four, and then were beaten by top seeded Indiana. They also have tournament wins in 1981, 1982 and 1983.
Offensive Badgers Betting Analysis for the Game
This has been a better scoring team than previous seasons for the Badgers. Wisconsin is scoring 75.1 points per game. The Badgers are one of the better free throw shooting teams in the country, making 76%. Wisconsin scored 87, 70, 76 and 87 points in the four Big Ten Tournament games over the weekend.
The top scorer for the Wisconsin Badgers this season has been AJ Storr. Storr is one of three Badgers scoring double digits per game. He is at 16.9 per game, while Steven Crowl is at 11.2 and Tyler Wahl sits at 10.8 per game.
James Madison vs. Wisconsin Final Betting Analysis | Dukes Stun Badgers
The Dukes are red hot. James Madison is a crazy athletic team that the Wisconsin Badgers will have problems with. Sure, this is a Wisconsin team that is more athletic than many other seasons. It’s a Wisconsin team that can score better than others. We think this game is going to go OVER because James Madison is going to get to 80 points. The Dukes upset the Badgers in this one. We like James Madison 80-76 over Wisconsin. Take James Madison +5.5 over Wisconsin!
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