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3 keys and a prediction for Michigan basketball against Wisconsin

Michigan basketball opens Big Ten play against Wisconsin on Tuesday night in a huge test for the Wolverines. Here are three keys and a prediction.

By Chris Peterson

Michigan Wolverines center Danny Wolf (1) reacts after scoring during the first half of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division final against the Xavier Musketeers at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
Michigan Wolverines center Danny Wolf (1) reacts after scoring during the first half of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division final against the Xavier Musketeers at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. / Jonah Hinebaugh/The News-Press/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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It's one thing to have 14-15 turnovers in a buy game against a team you're going to overwhelm, but at the Kohl Center, that will doom Michigan baskeball.

Wisconsin forces 12 turnovers per game and turnovers it over 9.3 times per game. Michigan turns it over 15.3 times per game but forces 17.3 turnovers. Forcing the Badgers to play faster than they want and into some mistakes is a huge key.

U-M doesn't need fewer than 10 turnovers to win the game but it would certainly help. The biggest thing is not having a huge turnover deficit. Wisconsin has a plus-three ratio so far this season but if Michigan is around 15 and Wisconsin is under 10, that will be tough to overcome.

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