Who's Playing

Colgate @ Wisconsin

Regular Season Records: Colgate 23-11; Wisconsin 24-7

What to Know

The Colgate Raiders and the #14 Wisconsin Badgers are set to clash at 9:50 p.m. ET March 18 at Fiserv Forum in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Colgate should still be riding high after a win, while the Badgers will be looking to right the ship.

The Raiders earned some more postseason success in their contest last Wednesday. They captured a comfortable 74-58 victory over the Navy Midshipmen. Five players on Colgate scored in the double digits: guard Jack Ferguson (17), guard Nelly Cummings (15), guard Tucker Richardson (12), center Jeff Woodward (12), and guard Oliver Lynch-Daniels (10).

Meanwhile, Wisconsin was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last week as they fell 69-63 to the Michigan State Spartans. One thing holding Wisconsin back was the mediocre play of guard Jonathan Davis, who did not have his best game: he played for 34 minutes with 3-for-19 shooting.

Colgate is expected to lose this next one by 7.5. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread, however, as they are currently on a three-game streak of ATS wins.

Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Raiders are stumbling into the game with the 46th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 11.1 on average. To make matters even worse for Colgate, the Badgers come into the matchup boasting the second fewest turnovers per game in college basketball at 8.5. So the cards are definitely stacked in Wisconsin's favor.

How To Watch

  • When: Friday at 9:50 p.m. ET
  • Where: Fiserv Forum -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • TV: TBS
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Badgers are a big 7.5-point favorite against the Raiders, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Badgers as an 8-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last seven years.