Wisconsin Badgers (8-3, 0-2 Big Ten) vs. Butler Bulldogs (7-3)
Indianapolis; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -5; over/under is 145.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Wisconsin and Butler square off in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Bulldogs are 7-3 in non-conference play. Butler is 1-2 in one-possession games.
The Badgers have an 8-1 record in non-conference games. Wisconsin is seventh in the Big Ten scoring 81.8 points per game and is shooting 45.3%.
Butler makes 44.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than Wisconsin has allowed to its opponents (41.9%). Wisconsin scores 15.7 more points per game (81.8) than Butler gives up to opponents (66.1).
TOP PERFORMERS: Patrick McCaffery averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 12.6 points while shooting 45.9% from beyond the arc.
Max Klesmit is shooting 30.4% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Badgers, while averaging 12.3 points and 1.5 steals.
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