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You can bet the Pittsburgh-Wisconsin NCAA Tournament game online at BetPhoenix.
Last year, the Badgers made it all the way to the Final Four but have since lost head coach Bo Ryan to retirement while Player of the year Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker are now playing in the NBA.
But somehow, after starting the season 9-9, Wisconsin managed to turn things around, winning 11 of 12 games en route to a 20-12 record Straight Up. They enter this game at the .500 mark Against The Spread.
'I was telling the guys the difference was, last year we wanted to win the national championship. We believed we'd win and the only difference is you guys believed in us too,'' said Nigel Hayes, who will lead the seventh-seeded Badgers against No. 10-seed Pittsburgh in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
''This year, we want to win the national championship. We believe we can,'' Hayes said, ''and then you guys don't think you can, which you - that's fine. Everyone has their opinions.''
Pittsburgh enters this game with a Straight Up record of 21-11 but have fared poorly Against The Spread, going 12-17 this season. They have failed to cover in four straight games overall.
Gamblers may want to hone in on the UNDER is it has gone 8-1 in Wisconsin’s last nine overall and 11-4 in Pittsburgh’s last 15 overall. The total was set at 130.5 most books.
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
