Wisconsin vs. Purdue Odds
No. 7 Wisconsin continues its pursuit of the Big Ten title on Saturday when the Badgers hit the road to face Purdue at Noon ET.
Wisconsin is 7-1 on the season and 3-1 in the Big Ten while Purdue is 4-4 on the year and 2-2 in the conference. The Badgers are also 2-1 on the road while Purdue is 3-1 at home.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL have made Wisconsin a 20-point favorite on the road against Purdue on Saturday. The over/under has been set at 51.
Opening odds had the Badgers favored by 20 while the hook was added for part of the week before dropping back to 20.5. The over/under opened at 51 and was slightly down to 50.5 for a short time before coming back to 51.
Wisconsin has won three straight since losing to Michigan State in early October. The last two wins for the Badgers have been against ranked opponents Iowa and Ohio State. Wisconsin has scored at least 31 points in their last four wins. On the season, the Badgers are averaging 423 yards per game, with 221 coming in the running game. The defense is holding opponents to 317.1 yards per game. John Clay has rushed for 887 yards and 13 touchdowns on the season while James White has added 570 yards and nine scores. Quarterback Scott Tolzien has thrown for 1,558 yards and eight touchdowns as well this season.
Purdue had started Big Ten play 2-0 but has since lost their last two games to Ohio State and Illinois by a combined score of 93-10. The Boilermakers are averaging just 311.5 yards per game on offense and giving up 368.3 yards per game. Dan Dierking and Rob Henry have combined for just under 800 rushing yards and seven scores while Robert Marve has thrown for 512 yards and Rob Henry has added 501 passing yards.
The Under has hit in four of the last four games in this series while Wisconsin was 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games as a road favorite of 10.5 points ore more and the Badgers are 1-5 ATS in their last six games on grass.
Wisconsin receiver Nick Toon is questionable with a leg injury while defensive lineman Jordan Kohout is questionable with an ankle injury. The Boilermakers quarterback Rob Henry is questionable with a finger injury while safety Albert Evans is questionable with a leg injury.
Over 4,300 bets have been made on this game with Wisconsin getting 86% of the public bets at -20 against Purdue on Saturday.
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