BYU vs Wisconsin Preview: Top 25 Showdown in Salt Lake City

BYU looks to rebound from the UConn loss with another top 25 matchup when Wisconsin comes to Salt Lake City for a Friday afternoon rematch of last year’s thrilling Round of 32 NCAA game.

The game tips off at 2pm MT at the Delta Center in SLC. The game is broadcast exclusively on Peacock, but YouTube TV subscribers can watch the game on NBCSN, which an had an exclusive launch with YTTV this past Monday.

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BYU and Wisconsin by the Numbers

Wisconsin KenPom: 16

UW record: 4-0

UW AP Ranking: 23

BYU KenPom: 17

BYU record: 3-1

BYU AP Ranking: 9

KenPom Prediction: BYU 81, UConn 79 — BYU 57% win probability

Point Spread: BYU -4 (UConn favored)

Point Total: 161.5

Wisconsin Overview

Wisconsin is off to a 4-0 start after rolling four mid-major opponents and averaging 93.3 ppg. Their KenPom Strength of Schedule through four games is 343 nationally. They played one power conference team as an exhibition, losing 84-83 to Oklahoma in Milwaukee. BYU will be the Badgers first power conference opponent of the regular season and first real test for the potent offense.

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Wisconsin has a high-scoring backcourt duo and starting 5 where each player can knock down the three ball. Four games against lower competition isn’t the best sample size, but the Badgers shoot 36% from three and 53% of their field goal attempts come from long distance, which is 7th nationally.

Players to Watch

Gone is star guard John Tonje, who carved BYU up for 37 points, but UW returns two starters from last year’s team and added three nice transfers in the starting lineup. Wisconsin has a couple talented freshmen who they bring off the bench, but so far haven’t got a ton of bench production.

John Blackwell, Guard — Blackwell was second on the team in scoring last year at 15.8 ppg and averages just a shade under 20 this season. Through four games, Blackwell is shooting 13-26 from three and 21-24 from the free throw line. Blackwell scored 21 points versus BYU last season and is the top player for BYU to…

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