Free Week 5 Prediction: Wildcats vs. Badgers Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 5
(1-2) Northwestern Wildcats vs. Wisconsin Badgers (3-0)
Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2019
Time: 12:00 pm EST
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
NCAA Football Spread: Badgers -25
NCAA Betting Total: 46.5
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This week five matchup will see the Northwestern Wildcats take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Both teams play in the Big Ten, making this an important game in terms of the conference standings.
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When these teams met last year, Northwestern won the game 31-17. This game was at Northwestern, so now the Badgers are the home team and are coming off a great win over Michigan.
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern lost last week at home to Michigan State 31-10. They were never in this game and were dominated from the opening kickoff.
The Wildcats have shown that they have one of the worst offenses in all of the FBS. To start, they only score 15.7 points per game. This is ranked 128th out of 130th in the country.
To go along with their offense that cannot score, they do not even gain enough yards per game to give themselves a chance. They average just 305.7 total yards per game. This ranks 120th in the country. Their passing offense is throwing for 136 yards per game. This is 123rd in the country.
Their only saving grace will be their rushing attack. They average 169.7 yards on the ground per game. This ranks 64th in the country, so still not great, but it looks to be the only way that they will be able to move the ball.
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The defense has been decent considering how poor their offense is. They allow an average of 20.7 points per game. They have however, not played an offense like Wisconsin. They have had trouble stopping the run, allowing an average of 151.3 yards per game on the ground.
If they can somehow stop Jonathon Taylor, they may be able to keep this one closer than expected, but if they cannot, the Badgers are going to run this defense into the ground.
Wisconsin Badgers
The Badgers are coming off what is easily their biggest win of the season. They destroyed Michigan 35-14. This game was much more of a blow out than the score shows and Wisconsin should be at their best against a below average Northwestern team.
Led by Jonathon Taylor, the Badgers ran the ball for 359 yards. Taylor had 203 rushing yards by himself and had two touchdowns to go along with that. The Badgers now average 264 yards rushing per game, ranking 12th in the country.
Their quarterback, Jack Coan had to do very little in this game. He went 13 for 16 and threw for just 128 yards.
The Wisconsin defense has been the best in the country by far through their first three games of the season. They have allowed an average of 4.7 points per game. They have allowed 32.7 rushing yards per game and 177 total yards per game.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- NW are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 road games.
- NW are 5-2-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
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Wisconsin at home will be too tough to handle for the Wildcats and the Badgers will roll to an easy win.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Northwestern Wildcats +25
As much as I want to take the Badgers, 25 points is just too much to lay. Jonathon Taylor is questionable for this game, so if he is unable to play, the Badgers may struggle to move the ball.
I will take the road dog plus the points and hope the Wildcats can keep the game within four scores.
Week 5 Free Score Prediction: Northwestern 10 – Wisconsin 34
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