No more Dick Bennett or Bo Ryan style for Wiscy, as Greg Gard put into mothballs the old molasses-like pace; as the Badgers pop along these days at better than 83 ppg and helped recent BIG road wins at Michigan and Illinois. Tom Izzo can also boast of a win over the same Illinois in the past week, but some up and downs lately for G Jeremy Fears as well as Izzo after he and Michigan counterpart Dusty May accused the other of dirty play following their January 30 matchup. Best idea might be over which has cashed rather regularly for both of these lately (Wiscy over last four, Sparty over 6-3 last nine). Play Michigan State-Wisconsin Over.

Michigan State has been off all week since its 85-82 OT win against Illinois last Saturday, and now Sparty has to knock off the rust on the road against a Wisconsin team that’s absolutely buzzing after an OT road win against that same Fighting Illini squad. Though the Badgers were able to storm back from a 12-point second half deficit against Illinois I’m not sure they have addressed some defensive shortcomings. That could lead to a higher-scoring game, even against a elite defensive team like Michigan State. If the Badgers are a step faster on offense and Jeremy Fears can cut through the Wisconsin defense like Keaton Wagler did there's a real bucket-for-bucket game script that could take us over this total.