The conference tournaments that come at the end of the regular season don’t always get the love that they should, mostly because college basketball fans are impatiently waiting for March Madness to begin. For the teams taking part in those tournaments, though, they can prove to be a bit of a blessing in disguise, as it gives them an opportunity to make up for a poor finish to the regular season. This was very much the case for the Wisconsin Badgers this year. They did not have a particularly strong finish to the regular season, but making it all the way to the Big Ten Championship game, albeit in a losing cause, will have helped them get a little bit of their swagger back heading into the tournament. The Badgers were given the #8 seed in the East Region, which means that they will have a tough opening round game versus the #9 ranked Virginia Tech Hokies. The 8 versus 9 games are generally tough to handicap, and this one should be no different. Find the latest NCAA basketball betting lines here.
