Central Michigan Chippewas vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/22/25

The Central Michigan Chippewas will travel to Madison on Monday to play a non-conference game against the Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin needs a bounce-back win in this one after losing its past 2 games. The Badgers got blown out by Nebraska and lost to Villanova in overtime, but Central Michigan should be a much easier opponent. The Chippewas are just 4-8 on the season, and 2 of those wins came against non-Division I opponents. They are ranked just #324 at KenPom and will likely struggle to keep it close inside the Kohl Center. Wisconsin to cover the spread is my best bet.

The Badgers should be playing with a great sense of urgency following their last two games. They are the better team both offensively and defensively that we should see displayed on Monday night. According to KenPom, Central Michigan’s defense is ranked just #343 nationally in adjusted efficiency and they should struggle to stop Wisconsin’s offense. Central Michigan has suffered double-digit loses this year to Bradley, Northern Kentucky, Marquette, Loyola-Chicago, Saint Louis and Stony Brook. I believe the Badgers are better than all those teams mentioned, so they should be able to cruise to an easy victory.

Central Michigan vs Wisconsin prediction: Wisconsin -30.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -32.

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