The No. 18-ranked Wisconsin Badgers (15-3, 5-2 Big Ten) will look to add another statement win to a growing NCAA Tournament resume when they take on the UCLA Bruins (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) on Tuesday night.
The road matchup is the second of a two-game Los Angeles, California road trip. The Badgers triumphed over USC in the first leg on Saturday.
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Wisconsin basketball fans have likely grown aware of Peacockβs Tuesday night Big Ten doubleheader. The streaming platform will play host to the Badgers and Bruinsβ matchup β they will play in Peacockβs second game of the evening, with the tip time set for 9:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. CT.
Wisconsin is 3-2 in Peacock-only games so far this season. Those results include an upset win over Arizona, a narrow home loss to Michigan, a road loss to Illinois, a decisive home victory over Minnesota and a home win over Ohio State.
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UCLA enters Tuesday ranked No. 31 in KenPom, making the contest a Quad 1 game for the Badgers. Wisconsin is 2-3 in such games this season β that record stood at 3-3 until Ohio State recently fell outside of the NETβs top 30. UCLA is 1-4 in its last five games, its latest result a blowout win over Iowa.
Wisconsin, meanwhile, is up to No. 21 in KenPom, No. 18 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the Coaches Poll. The team is one of the sportβs biggest risers over the last two weeks. It is 5-0 since the start of the calendar year, all five of those wins coming against conference opponents.
For more on how the Badgers and Bruins match up, check out our full game preview and prediction. Wisconsin fans will need to log back into Peacock to see how the game plays out.
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