{"id":18527,"date":"2011-10-12T16:58:32","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18527"},"modified":"2011-10-12T16:58:32","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T21:58:32","slug":"college-football-picks-week-7-indiana-hoosiers-vs-wisconsin-badgers-big-ten-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/college-football-picks-week-7-indiana-hoosiers-vs-wisconsin-badgers-big-ten-preview-18527\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Picks Week 7: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Wisconsin Badgers, Big Ten Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana Hoosiers at No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers
\nSaturday, 10\/15\/11, 12:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN2
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Wisconsin -39
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Wisconsin -40
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 60
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 60
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Wisconsin Badgers tallied a resounding 83-20 win in last year's meeting with the Indiana Hoosiers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indiana is set to make its first road trip during Big Ten Conference play and will definitely be seeking revenge from last year\u2019s humiliating 83-20 loss to Wisconsin as 22.5-point road underdogs a year ago.\u00a0 The Hoosiers bring in a potent passing attack that ranks fourth amongst conference members, averaging 250 yards a contest.\u00a0 Continuing that success may be limited with starting quarterback Dusty Kiel being listed as doubtful with an ankle injury.\u00a0 Freshman Tre Roberson replaced him, completing 11 of 17 passes for 148 yards and rushing for a touchdown in last week\u2019s 41-20 loss to Illinois as 14-point home underdogs.\u00a0 Indiana is 10-8 ATS over the last two-plus seasons against conference foes.<\/p>\n

The Hoosiers have been able to create turnovers this year, raking third in the conference and 22nd nationally, recovering nine fumbles and tallying four interceptions.\u00a0 Indiana has forced at least two turnovers in a game four time this season, scoring 40 points off of opponents\u2019 mistakes.\u00a0 Indiana\u2019s red zone defense has also been superb, allowing opponents to score touchdowns on just 11 of 24 trips, a 45.8 percent mark that ranks second in the Big Ten behind Michigan.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin will put its unblemished record on the line Saturday, coming into this week\u2019s game with a 12-game regular-season winning streak as well.\u00a0 The Badgers are the only team in the country averaging at least 240 yards rushing and receiving this season.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve got an opponent, I know, whose win-loss record isn\u2019t that good, but they\u2019ve been competitive,\u201d commented Badgers coach Bret Bielema.\u00a0 \u201cTo me a true sign of improvement is if your team is improving each week.\u201d\u00a0 His program has definitely done so during his time on campus, as Wisconsin has started the season 5-0 for the fifth time in the last eight years.\u00a0 Over the last two-plus campaigns, Wisconsin is 18-12 ATS.<\/p>\n

The Badgers lead the Big Ten in both scoring offense and defense, while being the only team in the country to rank in the top 10 in both categories.\u00a0 Wisconsin has won eight consecutive conference games by an average margin of 26.8 points, while scoring at least 30 points in each of its last nine home games, averaging 54.2 points over that span.\u00a0 Senior quarterback Russell Wilson has played a major part in the team\u2019s success this year, leading the country with a 216.9 passer efficiency rating.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Badgers due to their 4-1 ATS mark in the last five meetings, while the Hoosiers are 1-4 ATS away from home.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Hoosiers at No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers Saturday, 10\/15\/11, 12:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN2 Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Wisconsin -39 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Wisconsin -40 Opening Total:\u00a0 60 Current Total:\u00a0 60 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Indiana is set to make its first road trip during Big Ten Conference play and will definitely be seeking revenge from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":7118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[3442,2485,3630,437],"class_list":["post-18527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-big-ten-conference","tag-indiana-hoosiers","tag-russell-wilson","tag-wisconsin-badgers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18528,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18527\/revisions\/18528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}