Washington State Cougars vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WSU +17.5, Wisconsin -17.5; Over/Under:  49 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WSU +17, Wisconsin -17; Over/Under:  49 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WSU +17, Wisconsin -17; Over/Under:  49.5 points

 

Washington State Cougars:  1-0 (5th place, PAC-12 North)

Wisconsin Badgers:  1-0 (4th place, Big Ten West)

 

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Washington State Cougars:  won their last game at home against the Idaho Vandals 24-17.

Wisconsin Badgers:  won their last game at home against the Illinois State Redbirds 38-0.

 

WSU is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Idaho Vandals in their last game at home 24-17. Cameron Ward started that game at QB and he completed 25/40 passes for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns. Nakia Watson led the team in rushing with 117 yards on 18 rushing attempts while Donovan Ollie led the team in receiving with 67 yards on 7 receptions. Armani Marsh led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Andrew Edson led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while Chau Smith-Wade and Daiyan Henley each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Wisconsin is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Illinois State Redbirds in their last game at home 38-0. Graham Mertz started that game at QB and he completed 14/16 passes for 219 yards and 1 touchdown. Braelon Allen led the team in rushing with 148 yards and 2 TDs on 14 rushing attempts. Chimere Dike led the team in receiving with 106 yards and 1 TD on 3 receptions. Maema Njongmeta led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Nick Herbig led the defense in sacks with 2 while John Torchio and Preston Zachman each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Wisconsin as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Both of these teams played FCS teams in their season openers and both teams came away with wins in their games, but in 2 very different ways. Wisconsin was very dominant in their win 38-0 with their offense looking great in that game and their defense really showing why it will be one of the best in the Big Ten this season. They are going to feed off of that shutout win and will be fired up to play an FBS team here at home. WSU also came away with a win last week but they didn't look very good in their game as they struggled to pull away against Idaho and only squeaked away with a 7 point win, scoring just 24 points in the game. Their offense moved the ball well in that game but just didn't convert on their chances, now they are going to have a whole new problem of struggling to even move the ball upfield. Wisconsin's defense will come to play against this bad offense knowing that it has a possibility of posting another shutout here. Wisconsin also has a good enough offense themselves to move the ball and score points here. They will be able to keep WSU from scoring a lot in this game and they will be able to grow their lead throughout the game. The best way to place a bet here is on Wisconsin to cover the spread in this game.

 

Washington State Wisconsin Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Wisconsin 38 WSU 10.

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Washington State Cougars: 5-12 ATS in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 52. 23-11 OVER off a no-cover where the team won as a favorite. 11-5 OVER in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 52.

Wisconsin Badgers: 82-53 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 17-5 OVER as a home favorite of 14.5 to 21 points. 35-23 OVER in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56.

 

 

Washington State Cougars:  Z. Beason (WR) Ques Sat - Eligibility. R. Tialavea (OL) out for season - Lower Body. C. Moore (WR) out for season - Undisclosed.

Wisconsin Badgers:  I. Townsend (DE) Out Sat - Leg. A. Witt (LB) Out Sat - Leg. T. Bortolini (OL) Ques Sat - Leg.

 

 

“Our guys played hard, but there is a toughness, there is a mental fortitude, there is a strain and a push that we fell short on. I love that our guys were a little disappointed coming in this morning. But we’ve flushed it, we cleared it. We gotta be more physical. We gotta be tougher.” - Jake Dickert on his team’s win against Idaho in their last game.

 

 

"There was a lot of times where I thought he did. Protection was good. We had the one in the red zone where they got us. And yet I thought the protection was good. And I thought he was — I thought he saw things pretty well. I thought, you know, a number of guys got involved. That part was good." - Paul Chryst on the way Graham Mertz played in their last game against Illinois State.

 

 

 

WR Stribling, De'Zhaun 

WR Ollie, Donovan

WR Victor, Lincoln

WR Bell, Renard 

TE Riviere III, Billy

QB Ward, Cameron

RB Watson, Nakia 

 

WR Dike, Chimere

WR Bell, Skyler 

TE Cundiff, Clay 

QB Mertz, Graham

RB Allen, Braelon

FB Acker, Jackson 

 

 

Passing: C. Ward (215)

Rushing: N. Watson (117)

Receiving: D. Ollie (67)

Touchdowns: D. Stribling (1)

 

Passing: G. Mertz (219)

Rushing: B. Allen (148)

Receiving: C. Dike (106)

Touchdowns: B. Allen (2)

 

Coaches:

Washington State Cougars: Jake Dickert (2nd season)

Wisconsin Badgers: Paul Chryst (8th season)