Wisconsin football has the chance to descend into an absolute spiral of losing. According to the latest ESPN Analytics Prediction models, the Badgers are not predicted to win another game this season. Not one more. A 2-10 season is loading if these predictions hold true.
You could argue that Wisconsin has already been in a tailspin of losing if it wasn't for the two non-conference games to start the season. The Badgers lost five straight to end last season. Now have lost two in a row but six straight Big Ten games.
ESPN Analytics predicts a 2-10 season for the Badgers
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The Wisconsin Badgers have eight upcoming Big Ten games after their bye week. It's at Michigan, home for Iowa and Ohio State, back on the road for Oregon, then hosting Washington, on to Indiana, hosting Illinois, and ending the season at Minnesota.
ESPN Analytics says that Michigan has an 89% probability of winning the next game against Wisconsin. Iowa only gets a 64.1% right now; some of that has to do with the fact that Wisconsin is hosting, which is also why Ohio State is lower than Oregon. The Buckeyes have a probability of 89.2% of winning, with Oregon's being all the way up to 95.2%.
Hosting Washington may seem like one of the better chances for Wisconsin, but their strong play to start the year gives them a 69% probability to beat the Badgers. Indiana is way up to 92.5% being the second-highest percentage ESPN Analytics gives any Wisconsin opponent behind Oregon.
The most likely games right now, according to this prediction model, are the final two games of the season. Illinois has a 58.4% win probability, while the rivalry game at the end of the year is almost a coin flip, but Minnesota edges out at 54%.
If this prediction model runs true, it's going to be a long, long season.