Wisconsin opened with the best odds of a No. 5 vs. No. 12 seed at 12.5. All the talk was about how Wisconsin got a bad draw to go up against the No. 12 High Point Panthers. Considering they are the fourth-best offensive scoring team in the nation at 90 points per game. However, Vegas didn't think so; they originally had the line nice for the Badgers.
However, with the national narrative and betters coming in, it slowly moved towards 10.5 according to FanDuel. That might be due to national analysts like Clark Kellogg on the CBS Selection Show putting the Badgers on upset alert immediately.