T.M. Selection: Wisconsin.

I like Wisconsin to cover the spread against Iowa State in this game on Sunday. Wisconsin looked very good for most of the year but they started to slip right near the end of the regular season. They lost some bad games right before the Big 10 tournament and they even got knocked out in 1st round by Michigan State. They looked better in their most recent game though and I think now that they have broken out of their funk with a win, they should be able to build on that momentum and use it in this game to help them have better control in this game. They snuck by Colgate in the round of 64 with a 7 point win but they were tied at half and it wasn't until later in the game that they pulled away. They are catching a break here too since they have an 11 seed as their next obstacle and Iowa State did not put together a great season this year. Iowa State lost 3 games in a row before their win in the round of 64 and they lost some bad games during that time too. They have a 10+ point loss to Oklahoma State and a 30+ point loss to Texas Tech in their only Big 12 tournament game that they played in. They just snuck by LSU in the round of 64 with a 5 point win in a low scoring game and I think Iowa State is lucky to be here at all with how they have looked lately. Iowa State does play good defense in their games but LSU wasn't playing great coming into the tournament and I think it's going to be a lot harder for them to hold down Wisconsin's offense in this game like that. I expect Wisconsin to put up a lot of points here and I don't think Iowa State will be able to keep up with them. Wisconsin also plays good defense themselves and I think they will make it even harder for Iowa State to put up points here when they already don't have a strong offense. I like Wisconsin to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 77-67 Wisconsin.