Wisconsin Badgers vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Michigan Wolverines (14-0) will take on the Wisconsin Badgers (10-5) at Crisler Center on Saturday.

The Wisconsin Badgers took the court against UCLA and notched a win by a score of 80-72 in their last game. Wisconsin ended the contest with a 45.5% FG percentage (25 of 55) and converted 10 of their 30 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Badgers knocked down 20 of 27 tries for a percentage of 74.1%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the floor on 28 out of 61 shooting. UCLA totaled 11 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. Additionally, UCLA grabbed 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UCLA finished shooting 65.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 23 shots. They converted 1 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Badgers walked away with 21 while UCLA recorded 21 personal fouls.

Nick Boyd is one guy who played a role in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Wisconsin will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-5 this season. They are averaging 82.5 points per outing (87th in the country) on 45.1% from the floor. The Badgers are connecting on 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (150 of 460) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wisconsin is snagging 37.9 boards per game and has accounted for 234 dimes so far this year, which ranks 145th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per game and as a group they commit 18.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Badgers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are ranked 148th in D-1 in allowing assists with 198 surrendered on the year. The Badgers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (395 of 905) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 32.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 204th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (74.1).

In their last game, the Michigan Wolverines took home the win by a final score of 74-72 when they played Penn State. When discussing rebounds, Michigan allowed Penn State to get 38 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They went 26.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 30 and finished the game at 18 out of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). The Wolverines allowed Penn State to make 23 of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wolverines ended up going 26 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6%. With respect to shooting from distance, Michigan buried 8 out of their 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 73.7%. Penn State committed 19 fouls for this contest which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. The Wolverines were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup.

L.J. Cason ended up having an impact for the Wolverines in the game. He buried 5 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 17 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists for the game.

Michigan has a win-loss record of 14-0 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wolverines are hitting on 52.6% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the nation. Michigan has totaled 1,331 pts so far this season (95.1 per game) and they collect 44.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.8 times per contest (4th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. The Wolverines are committing 16.6 fouls every game while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Michigan defense concedes 28.8% from downtown (111 of 385) and opponents are knocking down 70.2% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 9.1 assists and 33.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 3rd and 132nd in Division 1. The Wolverines on the defensive end are ranked 39th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 66.9. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 34.6% from the field (1st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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