- Jan 10, 2005
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The Badgers are off to a 3-0 start in what was considered to be a rebuilding year, but this is the first time they are stepping up in class this season after playing Bowling Green, Temple and North Carolina to start this year. I felt that Michigan's top 5 ranking to start the season was way to high, but they are a top 20 team and should be able to get past the Badgers here. Michigan has won the last six meetings between these two teams and they have won 23 straight Big Ten openers. The Michigan offense struggled the first two games of the season before having a break out game with a 55-0 trouncing of Eastern Michigan last Saturday. I think the Wolverines offense will be effective in this game as well as Michigan's receivers should be able to blow past a struggling Badger pass defense that is allowing 265 passing yards per game and was torched by Bowling Greens passing game in their season opener. On the other side of the ball, Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco has been very effective so far this season, but he has played against some of the worst defenses in the country and has not faced any kind of pressure. The best defense that the Badgers have faced is the North Carolina defense that is ranked #74 in the country and they held Wisconsin to only 14 points. Stocco and the Wisconsin offense are in for a very stiff test from the Michigan defense that is #1 in the Big Ten in total defense and #14 in the nation. They will rattle Stocco into making mistakes like he did last season when he completed only 52.6% of his passes and threw nine touchdowns and seven interceptions.Michigan used last weeks romp over Eastern Michigan as a tune up game and they are 3-1 against the spread after a win by 35 points or more and 2-0 against the spread the last two games after scoring 50 points or more in a game. I think we have some good value in this line and I'll lay the small number!
I really like the Wolves alot here,so i will make it a fairly large play.
Last Saturday i played to many games,so i will just
go with 1 for the money.
Enjoy the games.
BET ID=122819483
Straight Wager 09/24/05 01:31 ET
1000.00/869.57 Result: Pending
Michigan
Wisconsin 09/24/05 (18:05 ET)
Michigan -2.5 (-115)
I really like the Wolves alot here,so i will make it a fairly large play.
Last Saturday i played to many games,so i will just
go with 1 for the money.
Enjoy the games.
BET ID=122819483
Straight Wager 09/24/05 01:31 ET
1000.00/869.57 Result: Pending
Michigan
Wisconsin 09/24/05 (18:05 ET)
Michigan -2.5 (-115)