{"id":335417,"date":"2025-03-22T11:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335417"},"modified":"2025-03-22T11:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:11:51","slug":"byu-vs-wisconsin-second-round-sgp-predictions-march-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/byu-vs-wisconsin-second-round-sgp-predictions-march-22-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU vs. Wisconsin second-round SGP predictions: John Tonje should help Badgers advance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The No. 6 BYU Cougars face the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers in second-round action on Saturday, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> This March Madness game is priced at a pick&#8217;em, but I&#8217;m bullish on the Badgers to win. This +420 SGP also includes prop bets on John Tonje and Egor Demin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my BYU vs. Wisconsin SGP predictions for their first-round matchup on March 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BYU vs. Wisconsin predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/ncaab\"><strong>Full March Madness Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/march\"><strong>PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Wisconsin ML | <strong><strong>Tonje 20+ points<\/strong><\/strong> | Demin 4+ assists (+420)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111559\">Embed: #111559<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Wisconsin moneyline <\/strong><\/strong>(-122):<\/strong> This is a pretty even matchup on paper, I must admit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BYU:<\/strong> 20-13-1 ATS, 7-7 record in Quad 1 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wisconsin:<\/strong> 22-13-1 ATS, 8-8 in Quad 1 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So why do I think the Badgers have the edge? They have more experience and balance, as well as a game-breaking star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Badgers are 45th in average NCAA Division I experience (2.60 years), per KenPom.com, and 90th in minutes continuity (46.3%). The Cougars are 130th in D-I experience and 133rd in continuity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wisconsin ranks inside the top 25 in offensive and defensive efficiency. BYU ranks inside the top 10 on the offensive side but is 69th on defence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the game-breaking star, first-team All-Big Ten guard John Tonje (19.1 PPG, 39.0 3PT%) is that dude for the Badgers. But more on him in a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s one more feather in Wisconsin&#8217;s cap: free throw shooting. The Badgers are the best in D-I from the line (82.7%), while BYU is 245th (70.4%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most tightly-contested March Madness games come down to free throws, and Wisconsin has a distinct advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCAA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Tonje 20+ points<\/strong> (-148):<\/strong> Tonje got off to a relatively quiet \u2014 but efficient \u2014 effort in the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a blowout win over the Montana Grizzlies, Tonje shot 2-for-5 from the floor and 9-for-9 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against an undersized Montana squad, Wisconsin was able to run most of its offence from inside the arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is a team that loves to shoot 3s and should be highly encouraged to do so on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wisconsin attempts 47.9% of its shots from 3-point range (20th-most in D-I).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BYU allows 44.9% of opponent shots to come from 3-point range (30th-most in D-I).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tonje leads all Badgers in 3-point makes (2.3) and attempts (5.8).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This scoring milestone asks a bit more of Tonje than his season average, but the matchup is a great one for 3-point shooters. The sixth-year senior has 20-plus points in 10 of his past 18 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Demin 4+ assists<\/strong><\/strong> (-165):<\/strong> Turnovers have been a problem for Demin in postseason play, but I don&#8217;t expect that to carry over to this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all of its strengths, Wisconsin is dreadful at forcing turnovers. Its defence ranks 332nd in turnover rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After coughing up 13 turnovers in his past three games, this is a good time for BYU&#8217;s assists leader to get back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demin averages 5.3 APG and has four-plus assists in 22 of 31 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>BYU vs. Wisconsin predictions made at 10:55 a.m. on 03\/22\/25<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 6 BYU Cougars face the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers in second-round action on Saturday, with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. The pregame narrative: This March Madness game is priced at a pick&#8217;em, but I&#8217;m bullish on the Badgers to win. This +420 SGP also includes prop bets on John [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":335446,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-335417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","tag-college-basketball-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BYU vs. Wisconsin predictions: Second-round SGP | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our BYU vs. Wisconsin predictions. 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