The Badgers squandered a 12-point halftime lead Saturday and eventually lost in overtime to the Oregon Ducks, 77-73. The loss snapped Wisconsin’s five-game win streak and eliminated any realistic regular season conference title hopes the Badgers’ may have had.

The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 16 of the 2024-25 season on a 213-158 betting roll (+1675) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Washington and Wisconsin. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Washington-Wisconsin prediction and pick.

MADISON − Each Monday, the Journal Sentinel will look at the Wisconsin men's basketball team’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition. All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise. The Badgers are 21-6 overall and 11-5 in the Big Ten following a loss to Oregon on Saturday.

Each Monday, the Free Press looks at the Wolverines hoops program to assess how their résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition.

Here's the latest bracketology projects for Auburn basketball as it heads into the closing stretch of its regular season.