Wisconsin vs. Minnesota prediction: Why Wisconsin is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/13/2026]

Minnesota and Wisconsin will meet in men's college basketball action at Williams Arena on Tuesday, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Wisconsin as the most likely winner of the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Wisconsin and Minnesota 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Wisconsin a 56% chance of defeating Minnesota. Our predicted final score has Wisconsin winning 74-73.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Wisconsin and Minnesota each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: