Wisconsin Badgers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the location where the Indiana Hoosiers (15-8) will try to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers (16-6) on Saturday.

The Wisconsin Badgers played Ohio State and earned the victory with a final of 92-82 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Badgers ended up with 15 while Ohio State recorded 20 fouls. They buried 10 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. Ohio State finished the contest at 88.9% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Ohio State snagged 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Ohio State recorded 9 dimes and had 2 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the floor on 28 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Badgers made 19 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 90.5%. Wisconsin ended with a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 out of 62) and converted 9 of 26 shots from beyond the arc.

John Blackwell is one guy who was important in the matchup. He ended up going 61.5% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and grabbed 4 boards. He was able to score 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Wisconsin will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 16-6 for the campaign. They average 83.2 points per contest (52nd in Division 1) while shooting 45.3% from the field. The Badgers are hitting 34.6% on shots from distance (237 of 685) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Wisconsin is snagging 36.8 rebounds per game and has earned 349 dimes for the campaign, which is 111th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Badgers have forced 10.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 113th in college in allowing assists with 287 conceded for the campaign. The Badgers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (580 of 1,326) and they relinquish 33.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 32.7% from 3-point land and they rank 220th in college in PPG allowed (75.0).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers went home defeated by a final of 81-75 when they faced USC. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana permitted USC to collect 36 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 35.3% from distance by connecting on 6 of 17 and ended up going 25 out of 31 from the charity stripe (80.6%). The Hoosiers permitted USC to convert 25 of 54 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.3% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hoosiers shot 26 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. When talking about three-point attempts, Indiana made 10 of their 35 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a clip of 81.3%. USC was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Hoosiers pulled down 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 20 in this matchup.

Lamar Wilkerson pitched in for the Hoosiers for this contest. He had 33 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 20 in this contest for a rate of 55.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 15-8 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hoosiers are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 106th in the nation. Indiana has scored 1,868 pts this season (81.2 per contest) and they snag 34.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.6 times per contest (28th in college) and they cough up possession 10.3 times per contest. The Hoosiers have committed 19.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (147 of 474) and their opponents are knocking down 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.0 dimes and 33.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 29th and 100th in college hoops. The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 106th in college in PPG allowed with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (62nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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