ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas picked the Wisconsin Badgers to defeat the Montana Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
However, the prominent analyst sees an early exit for the Badgers. In an article detailing his pick for every game in the tournament, he has No. 3-seed Wisconsin losing to No. 6-seed BYU in the round of 32.
"Wisconsin is a far better scoring team than in past seasons and can play at a faster tempo," Bilas wrote. "But there is something dynamic about BYU that makes this upset likely.