The final three games of the season have arrived for the Wisconsin Badgers, and the first game on the docket is Maryland in College Park. Today, Ryan Hopkins will get his second start of the season against the Terrapins and, hopefully, his second win. The Badgers really could use a "win-out" situation of all three of these games.
It would also be nice to get revenge after Maryland came to Camp Randall last year and kicked around the Badgers. It's time to return the favor.
As we are just a few hours from kickoff, here are some last-minute things you may want to know:
Wisconsin vs. Maryland odds, spread and total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Moneyline
- Wisconsin -350
- Maryland +280
Spread
- Wisconsin -9.5 (-110)
- Maryland +9.5 (-110)
Total
- 42.5 (over -110/under -110)
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
The game has floated around a one- and a two-score game. The opening odds were sitting at 7.5, and since then they've only grown more and more in favor of Wisconsin. The Badgers don't have quite the same odds they got last week against Rutgers, but it's still a game that Vegas is predicting Wisconsin to win, and fairly certainly.
The odds have moved a bit as injuries have been announced and Wisconsin has declared Ryan Hopkins as the starter, once again. Maryland still has starting quarterback Malik Washington listed as "questionable," and it appears that Maryland won't decide on this until before the game. For the Badgers, Wisconsin has ruled out star pass-rusher Sebastian Cheeks for this game.
Wisconsin vs. Maryland game prediction
There are two predictions we need to grapple with; the first is what Vegas sees as the final score. This can be the official prediction and the one that people around the world (especially bettors) are working with. However, we will also make our own prediction of the final score and winner/loser.
If Vegas has the spread as 9.5 in favor of Wisconsin and the over/under as 42.5, and if we make sure it's a real football score and not full of decimals, the Vegas prediction is Wisconsin 26, Maryland 17.
If that's the baseline, we need to think a little about this. If Malik Washington is in the game, 17 does feel like a realistic score. He's still electric even on a bad team. We also have to realize that this Maryland team has allowed Rutgers to score 37, Nebraska (who fired their offensive coordinator recently) to score 48, and UCLA to score 54. So, it's hard not to see Wisconsin also joining the scoring party, even with their struggling offense.
BoH prediction: Wisconsin wins 34-17.
It's hard to know if that's generous or not. The Terrapins have played better without Mike Locksley employed, but it's still a team that doesn't really have a defense, and the offense can only carry them so far.
How to watch Wisconsin vs. Maryland
- Date: Saturday, November 14
- Time: 11 a.m. CT
- Venue: SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland
- How to Watch (TV): FS1
- Streaming: fubo TV or FoxOne
- Wisconsin record: 6-3 (4-2 Big Ten)
- Maryland record: 3-6 (1-5 Big Ten)
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