{"id":18986,"date":"2011-10-29T08:50:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18986"},"modified":"2011-10-29T08:50:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T13:50:16","slug":"college-football-picks-week-9-wisconsin-badgers-vs-ohio-state-buckeyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/college-football-picks-week-9-wisconsin-badgers-vs-ohio-state-buckeyes-18986\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Picks Week 9: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes
\nSaturday, 10\/29\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Wisconsin -7.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Wisconsin -7.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 51
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 48.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Wisconsin Badgers will look to bounce back from their first loss when facing the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wisconsin is coming off its first loss of the season, falling 37-31 to the Michigan State Spartans as seven-point road favorites last week.\u00a0 \u201cExpect this group to bounce back, as they did late in the fourth quarter and put everything in as preparation,\u201d commented Badgers head coach Bret Bielema.\u00a0 The Badgers lead the Big Ten Conference in both scoring offense and rank second in scoring defense.\u00a0 Wisconsin is also one of just two teams that averages at least 240 yards rushing and receiving this year.\u00a0 Over the last two-plus seasons, the team is 6-5 ATS in October, with the \u2018over\u2019 going 8-3 in those contests.<\/p>\n

The Badgers have a dominating running attack led by Montee Ball, who leads the nation with 19 touchdowns.\u00a0 He is a Doak Walker Award candidate, leading the conference in rushing, gaining 109.7 yards per game.\u00a0 Dating back to last season, he has gone over the 100-yard mark in seven-straight Big Ten affairs.\u00a0 Offensively, the team has converted on 32 of its 38 red zone opportunities.\u00a0 Quarterback Russell Wilson is a big part of that success, ranking second nationally in pass efficiency and third in completion percentage.<\/p>\n

Ohio State is coming off a bye week after first-year head coach Luke Fickell picked up his first victory over a ranked opponent with a 17-7 win over Illinois.\u00a0 The Buckeyes defense is once again one of the best units in the country, ranking 12th nationally in fewest points allowed at 16.2.\u00a0 \u201cWe have a lot of things to play for.\u00a0 We understand that,\u201d commented Fickell during practice this week.\u00a0 \u201cMaybe they see vulnerability in Wisconsin.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what it is.\u201d\u00a0 The series between the Buckeyes and Badgers dates back to 1913, with Ohio State possessing a 53-17-5 lead.\u00a0 Over the last two-plus seasons, the program is 24-8 ATS and the \u2018under\u2019 is 18-13 in those contests.<\/p>\n

The Buckeyes will be playing their 90th Homecoming Game Saturday, coming in with a 64-19-5 record in that situation.\u00a0 Ohio State is hoping that running back Dan Herron is ready build upon his 114-yard performance against Illinois, as it was his first action of the season due to a suspension.\u00a0 He gained 91 yards and scored two touchdowns in the 31-18 loss in Madison a year ago.\u00a0 Herron was a first-team All-Big Ten back last year after rushing for 1,155 yards and scoring 16 touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Buckeyes due to their 17-4 ATS mark at home, while the favorite is 3-8 ATS in the last 11 meetings.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the college football handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday, 10\/29\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Wisconsin -7.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Wisconsin -7.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 51 Current Total:\u00a0 48.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Wisconsin is coming off its first loss of the season, falling 37-31 to the Michigan State Spartans as seven-point road […]<\/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":[3442,5607,463,3630,437],"class_list":["post-18986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-big-ten-conference","tag-dan-herron","tag-ohio-state-buckeyes","tag-russell-wilson","tag-wisconsin-badgers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18986","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=18986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18987,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18986\/revisions\/18987"}],"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=18986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}