The Eastern Michigan Eagles and the Wisconsin Badgers meet in week 3 college football action from Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Wisconsin Badgers Prediction.
Eastern Michigan Eagles Recap
The Eastern Michigan Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from a 35-7 loss at the hands of Michigan State last time out to sit at 1-2 this season. After this game, Eastern Michigan will head home for a game against Lindenwood.
Eagles Drop Back-To-Back Games
Noah Kim has thrown for 571 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception on 62.6% passing while Amareon Blue leads the Eagles in rushing with 176 rushing yards and 1 touchdown so far this season. One more Eagle has at least 100 rushing yards as well this season including Braydon Bennett who has 103 yards and a TD while Harold Mack leads Eastern Michigan in receiving with 135 receiving yards and 14 catches to lead Eastern Michigan along with 1 touchdown as well this season. On defense, Zach Mowchan has a team-high 30 total tackles in addition to 0 sacks while Eastern Michigan’s defense as a whole has combined for 5 sacks and 2 interceptions so far this season.
Wisconsin Badgers Recap
The Wisconsin Badgers come into this game looking to add on to their 36-9 win over Western Illinois last time out to sit at 1-1 this season. After this game, the Badgers will head on the road for a game against Penn State.
Badgers Looking To Add On To First Win
Colton Joseph has thrown for 390 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception on 59.6% passing while Abu Sama III leads the Badgers in rushing with 156 rushing yards and 1 touchdown so far this season. Zero more Badgers have at least 100 rushing yards as well this season including Darrion Dupree who has 53 yards and a TD while Tyrell Henry leads Wisconsin in receiving with 133 receiving yards and 8 catches to lead Wisconsin along with 0 touchdowns as well this season. On defense, Cooper Catalano has a team-high 22 total tackles in addition to 0 sacks while Wisconsin’s defense as a whole has combined for 1 sack and 0 interceptions so far this season.
Eastern Michigan Eagles @ Wisconsin Badgers Betting Trends: Week 3
Why the Wisconsin Badgers will win
- Eastern Michigan has lost each of its last nine games as a road underdog.
- Wisconsin has won 26 of its last 30 September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Eastern Michigan has failed to cover the spread in each of its last three games in September.
- Eastern Michigan has lost the first half in each of its last seven September games as a road underdog.
Why the Eastern Michigan Eagles will win
- Wisconsin has lost nine of its last 12 games.
- Wisconsin has failed to cover the spread in seven of its last eight games against non-conference opponents.
- The underdog has covered the spread in six of Wisconsin’s last seven games.
- Wisconsin has lost the first half in 10 of its last 12 games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Wisconsin’s last six home games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of Eastern Michigan’s last four games against opponents from the Big Ten Conference have gone UNDER the total points line.
Wisconsin Badgers Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 3, Nate Palmer ranks 2nd amongst FBS players for kick return yards (169) this season.
Eastern Michigan Eagles Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 3, Nick Devereaux ranks 9th amongst FBS players for kick return yards (123) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Wisconsin ranks T1st among FBS teams for red zone percentage this season (100.0).
- Wisconsin ranks T121st among FBS teams for Q4 points per game this season (3.0).
- Eastern Michigan ranks 133rd among FBS teams for 1st downs against this season (56).
- Eastern Michigan ranks 130th among FBS teams for rushing yards per game this season (92.3).
Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Wisconsin Badgers Prediction
I’m on the Eagles here. I think the Badgers win this game comfortably, but this line feels like a little bit much when you consider that Wisconsin has Penn State on deck and I’m still not sure what Wisconsin is to this point. EMU has been competitive up to this point and I look for that to be the case here once again. Give me the Eagles.