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Ohio State @ Wisconsin, Saturday Jan. 31, 2pm EST, FOX

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brodybuck21 said:
Bucks travel to Madison for a pivotal road conference matchup on Saturday. They def need this one for their tourney hopes

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Anytime you can win a game like this, it's a real boost for your tourney chances. I'm not going to go as far as call it a must win, but they definitely need to get more quality wins to help make the tournament, and this would be in that category.
 
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The Badgers have a "big 3" of Nick Boyd, John Blackwell and Nolan Winter. Boyd has been in college since the 2020-21 season, and his game has the polish to show for it; additionally, he was a starter on FAU's 2023 Final Four team. Boyd is currently #3 in the B1G in scoring at 20 ppg, which puts him slightly ahead of Bruce Thornton. Blackwell is not far behind at 18.4 (good for 8th in the conference), while Winter is even with Devin Royal at 13.9. Obviously trying to contain Boyd, Blackwell and Winter will be a challenge. That being said, Wisconsin has a team profile that is comparable to OSU overall, with the teams ranking basically even on Kenpom, so you'd like to think this is a game that the Buckeyes have a legitimate chance in.
 
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A really big game today for Ohio State and a chance to add a quality road win against a team projected in the field. They have zero of those right now which is why they are on the bubble. I don't think they get this road win but then again I always am pessimistic about teams I like winning road games as the underdog.

They need to pick one up somewhere and time is running out.
 
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I do not understand how Ohio State has underwhelmed this year as they have plenty of talented players. To not have a single win vs a lock NCAA tournament team so far is hard to believe.

Only win so far that really moves the needle is the home vs UCLA another bubble team.
 
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