Wisconsin Badgers vs Providence Friars Prediction, 11/27/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Providence Friars

Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Jenny Craig Pavilion is where the Providence Friars (4-2) will attempt to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers (4-1) on Thursday.

The Wisconsin Badgers played BYU and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-70 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Badgers finished with 25 and BYU accounted for 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. BYU finished the game at 75.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of 29 tries. In addition, BYU collected 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. BYU earned 18 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Concerning defending, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Badgers made 17 of their 26 shots for a rate of 65.4%. Wisconsin walked away from the contest with a 37.7% FG percentage (23 out of 61) and converted 7 out of their 29 shots from downtown.

Nick Boyd is a player who was a major factor in this game. He accounted for 16 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Wisconsin steps onto the court with a record of 4-1 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.6 fouls per game. As a unit, Wisconsin is grabbing 38.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 80 assists so far this year, which is 283rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Badgers are shooting 33.9% on shots from distance (56 of 165) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They average 88.6 points per contest (53rd in the nation) while shooting 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Badgers have forced 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 21.4 fouls. They give up 34.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 147th in college in opponents points per game (71.6). Badgers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (120 of 275) and they concede 31.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 17th in college hoops in giving up assists with 54 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Providence Friars got the victory with a final of 77-65 against Penn State. The Friars were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Penn State was called for 16 personal fouls in this game which took the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.9%. When discussing shooting from distance, Providence made 6 out of their 33 tries (18.2%). Overall, the Friars shot 28 for 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6%. The Friars allowed Penn State to convert 22 of 66 tries from the floor which had them shooting 33.3% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 24 and ended up going 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Providence allowed Penn State to pull down 39 in total (13 offensive).

Stefan Vaaks ended up being a factor for the Friars for the contest. He tallied 15 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this contest. He buried 5 out of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 4-2 for the season. As an offensive team, the Friars are connecting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 88th in college hoops. Providence has scored 559 pts this season (93.2 per contest) and they pull in 41.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (99th in the country) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. The Friars are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls per game and they go 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Friars on defense are ranked 326th in the country in PPG surrendered with 82.5. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (141st in college). The Providence defense gives up 36.1% on 3-point shots (57 of 158) and opponents are connecting on 77.3% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.0 dimes and 38.2 boards every game, ranking them 275th and 307th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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