The Wisconsin Badgers and the Indiana Hoosiers meet Saturday in college football action from the Rock. Here’s an Indiana vs Wisconsin prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Indiana vs Wisconsin pick.
Wisconsin Badgers Betting Preview
The Badgers won their first two games this year over Miami-OH and Middle Tennessee. That said, Wisconsin would then hit the skids, falling versus Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State and Oregon in the next six appearances. In the 21-7 loss to the Ducks on the road October 25, the Badgers gained just 196 total yards, 86 passing yards, 3.9 yards per play, 11 first downs and 3-of-11 on third-down tries. The defense gave up 203 rushing yards on the other side with 8-of-15 on third downs and 19 first downs along the way in the loss.
Matched up against Washington last weekend, the Badgers were down 10-3 by the end of the first half. Wisconsin hit 10 points in the third quarter though, and ended up hanging on for the win 13-10 in the end. Carter Smith threw for just eight yards on 3-of-12 passing, and also scored a rush TD. Gideon Ituka led the rush with 19 carries for 73 yards, and Jackson Acker had three catches for 27 yards in the winning effort for the Badgers.
Indiana Hoosiers Betting Preview
Over on the Hoosiers’ side, they stormed out of the gate on a hot win streak this year. Indiana took out Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, Indiana State, Illinois, Iowa, Oregon, Michigan State, UCLA and Maryland in succession over their first nine outings. In the 55-10 blowout road win over Maryland on November 1, the Hoosiers scored double-digit points in each of the final three quarters. The defense held the Terrapins to just 37 rush yards, 11 first downs and 3-of-12 on third-down tries alongside five takeaways. Indy’s offense put up 588 yards on the other side with 7.8 yards per play, 28 first downs and 7-of-12 on third-down conversion attempts.
In their game Saturday versus Penn State, Indiana was up 20-10 going into the final frame. The Hoosiers were outscored 14-7 from there however, leading to a rather tight 27-24 road victory. QB Fernando Mendoza logged 218 yards, one TD and a pick on 19-of-30 passing and also ran in a TD. Roman Hemby had 55 yards on 12 totes as the team’s top rusher, and Charlie Becker led the Hoosiers in receiving during the victory with seven catches for 118 yards total.
Wisconsin Badgers @ Indiana Hoosiers Betting Trends: Week 12
Indiana Hoosiers Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 12, Louis Moore ranks T1st amongst FBS players for interceptions (5) this season.
Wisconsin Badgers Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 12, Vinny Anthony II ranks 1st in the Big Ten Conference for kick return yards (366) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Indiana ranks 1st among FBS teams for points per game this season (44.5).
- Indiana has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of 10+ points of any FBS team this season (6).
- Wisconsin has scored fewer than 15 points in four home games this season – most of any FBS team.
- Wisconsin has scored fewer than 10 points in three home games this season – most of any FBS team.
Indiana vs Wisconsin Prediction
I’ll stick with Indiana, but I’m probably avoiding this one. The line is just silly. The Hoosiers had a bit of trouble putting away a pesky Penn State team last weekend, posting 326 yards, 20 first downs and a pretty rough 5-of-12 on third-down tries. The defense gave up 336 yards on the other side with 5.3 yards per play, 17 first downs and 8-of-15 on third downs but also had a couple of takeaways in the road win. The 27 points were Indiana’s lowest total since posting 20 in a five-point win over Iowa on the road September 27.
As for Wisconsin, they won a weird game versus a good Washington team in their last outing with 251 yards, 3.7 yards per play, 15 first downs and two takeaways on defense. The offense was ugly again though, notching just 48 passing yards, 205 total yards and 3.2 yards per play with 2-of-14 on third downs. A win is a win though, and Wisconsin knocked off a top-25 team last weekend. Still, the Badgers have scored fewer than 15 points in seven straight games now. It’ll be tough to keep pace with Indiana like that. Still, 31 points is a lot to cover, even for a great team.