MADISON, Wis. — No. 19 Wisconsin (1-4 B1G) will have home and away duals this weekend. Wisconsin stays home for a dual meet this Friday, Feb. 12 against No. 9 Minnesota (5-2 B1G).

The Badgers will travel on Sunday, Feb. 14 to wrestle Northwestern (1-5 B1G, receiving votes in the latest NWCA rankings) in Evanston, Illinois.

Don't miss head coach Chris Bono previewing this week's matches on Jump Around Weekly.

Here are five more things to know before the Badgers step on the mats:

1. Friday's match starts at 10 a.m. CT, while Sunday's match is scheduled for 2 p.m. Both matches will be streamed live on BTN+ (subscription required).

• Minnesota - https://www.btnplus.com/game/minnesota-at-wisconsin-on-02122021?tid=28
• Northwestern - https://www.btnplus.com/game/wisconsin-at-northwestern-on-02142021?tid=28

Extra matches will also occur for both duals. More information on extras will be shared day of the duals.

2. Wisconsin trained through a 10-day break after a gritty 21-15 loss at #7 Nebraska and a challenging 34-6 loss to #4 Penn State the prior week.

3. Then 10th-ranked Minnesota won five of the last six matches to defeat No. 13 Illinois, 25-13, this past Friday at home. „Senior Owen Webster upset seventh-ranked Zac Braunagel (184).„ The country's top heavyweight Gable Steveson pinned No. 6 Luke Luffman in just 34 seconds to close out the dual.„ Two weeks ago, then-12th ranked Minnesota defeated No. 18 Purdue, 32-4, and No. 17 Rutgers, 21-18, in New Jersey. „Five Gophers picked up two wins a piece including sophomore Patrick McKee, Webster and Steveson.„ McKee upset No. 6 Devin Schroder of Purdue by a score of 5-4. He followed that with a pin of No. 15 Nic Aguilar of Rutgers. „At 184 pounds, Webster upset a pair of ranked opponents. He defeated No. 10 Max Lyon of the Boilermakers and No. 15 John Poznanski of the Scarlet Knights.„ Steveson earned two tech falls at 285.„ View both recaps on GopherSports.com.

Northwestern suffered a 31-6 loss to then ninth-ranked Illinois this past Sunday. „No. 3 Michael DeAugustino remained undefeated at 125 with a 2-1 decision against No. 13 Justin Cardani. „Freshman Maxx Mayfield earned an 8-2 decision over Johnny Mologousis (157). „No. 15 Yahya Thomas narrowly lost to No. 8 Mike Carr in a 3-2 decision at 149. „Northwestern's sole victory, 21-12, was against Maryland on Jan. 23. For comparables with Wisconsin, Northwestern lost to Purdue 28-8 and to Nebraska 26-10.

4. More information on starters, rankings and team stats are available in this week's match notes.

5. Probable Starters

#19 WISCONSIN

125    #20 Eric Barnett or Ethan Rotondo
133    Kyle Burwick
141    Dominic Dentino
149    #29 Drew Scharenbrock or Dan Stilling
157    #22 Garrett Model or Devin Bahr
165    Josh Otto or Patrick Spray
174    #19 Jared Krattiger or Seth Vosters
184    #6 Chris Weiler
197    Andrew Salemme
285    #8 Trent Hillger or Peter Christensen

#9 MINNESOTA
125    #8 Patrick McKee
133    #22 Boo Dryden
141    Marcos Polanco
149    #26 Michael Blockhus or Jake Bergeland
157    #6 Brayton Lee
165    #16 Andrew Sparks or Bailee O'Reilly
174   #15 Jake Allar
184    #11 Owen Webster
197    #31 Garrett Joles or Dylan Anderson
285    #1 Gable Steveson

NORTHWESTERN
125    #3 Michael DeAugustino
133    #24 Chris Cannon or Dylan Utterback
141    Frankie Tal Shahar or Colin Valdiviez
149    #14 Yahya Thomas
157    Maxx Mayfield or #1 Ryan Deakin
165    David Ferrante
174   Troy Fisher
184    Jack Jessen
197    #11 Lucas Davison or Jon Halvorsen
285    Brendan Devine or Jack Heyob