Updated game-by-game predictions for Wisconsin basketball after its loss to Illinois
Wisconsin basketball continued its late-season slide Saturday afternoon with a crushing 91-83 loss to No. 13 Illinois.
The loss to the Illini was the Badgers seventh-straight, and fourth straight at the Kohl Center. More importantly, it was Wisconsin’s seventh loss in its last nine games dating back to the start of February.
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Not much more needs to be written about the struggles of Greg Gard’s team since its slide in the standings began, other than it’s hard seeing this slump suddenly end before postseason play begins.
Nevertheless, Wisconsin still does have two regular season games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament. Here is how ESPN BPI predicts those games, plus what it thinks Wisconsin’s final record will be:
March 7 vs. Rutgers
Matchup predictor: 87.9% Wisconsin wins (down from 93.1%)
Rutgers BPI Rank: No. 86
Rutgers 2023-24 record: 15-14 (7-11 Big Ten)
March 10 at Purdue
Matchup predictor: 11.6% Wisconsin wins (down from 12.1%)
Purdue BPI Rank: No. 2
Purdue 2023-24 record: 26-3 (15-3 Big Ten)
Overall
BPI Rank: 22
Projected W-L: 19-12 (11-9 Big Ten)
% Chance Wisconsin wins Big Ten: 0%
Remaining Strength of Schedule Rank: No. 35
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