GameThread: Marquette Golden Eagles at Wisconsin Badgers

THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (6-3) vs Wisconsin Badgers (4-6, 1-1 Big Ten), yea they started conference play already, and yes, it is very, very funny.

THE TIME: 11 AM Central, early start! That means day drinking!

THE LOCATION: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin

THE TELEVISION: FS1

THE STREAMING: Fox Sports Go

THE RADIO: 540 ESPN Milwaukee

THE LIVE STATS: GameTracker

THE LINE: Marquette +6. If you believe in Markus Howard continuing to shoot 55% on three-pointers like he has over the last three games, this is basically free money.

THE PROJECTION: KenPom gives Wisconsin a 70% chance of victory, with a predicted score of 73-68.

MARQUETTE PROBABLE LINEUP

• Markus Howard (22.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg)
• Greg Elliott (3.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.4 apg)
• Sacar Anim (6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg)
• Sam Hauser (12.9 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.4 apg)
• Matt Heldt (5.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 apg)

WISCONSIN PROBABLE LINEUP

• Ethan Happ (16.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 3 apg, 1.2 spg)
• D’Mitrik Trice (9.4 ppg, 2 rpg, 2.3 apg)
• Khalil Iverson (7.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.8 apg)
• Brad Davison (10 ppg, 2 rpg 1.4 apg, 1.9 spg)
• Aleem Ford (4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.1 apg)