Wisconsin visits Battle and Minnesota

Published Mar. 5, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Wisconsin Badgers (16-13, 8-11 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-20, 2-16 Big Ten)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minnesota -5; over/under is 127.5

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays the Wisconsin Badgers after Jamison Battle scored 20 points in Minnesota's 75-74 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Golden Gophers have gone 6-10 in home games. Minnesota allows 70.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.4 points per game.

The Badgers are 8-11 in conference play. Wisconsin has a 6-5 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dawson Garcia is averaging 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Golden Gophers. Battle is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

Chucky Hepburn is shooting 38.3% and averaging 12.2 points for the Badgers. Connor Essegian is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games for Wisconsin.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 1-9, averaging 62.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 4.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.5 points per game.

Badgers: 4-6, averaging 63.5 points, 29.0 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 0.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.