WISCONSIN +3.5 - Auburn began this season with National Championship aspirations, so you have to wonder just how excited they will be to play in a relatively minor Bowl like this. They were also less than stellar down the stretch, as they were 2-3 S/U and a disturbing 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games, with the lone cover coming vs. a poor UL-Monroe team. They lost handily to the only 2 quality non-conference opponents they faced, although losing to USC is no disgrace. Their other non-conference loss however came vs. a Georgia Tech team that I feel is not as strong as this Wisconsin unit. The Badgers had an identical 7-5 record as Auburn, but I feel that the Big Ten was stronger top to bottom than the SEC this season, and remember that it was Wisconsin that snapped the long winning streak of Ohio State. The Badgers were also 4-1 ATS on the road this year, and I feel that they have been toughened enough vs. the physical Big Ten teams to win this game rather easily.
