It’s Wednesday, September 25 and we’ve got Week 4 action on the slate with the Wisconsin Badgers and USC Trojans all set to square off from Memorial Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday.
This is a Big Ten conference matchup that features Wisconsin without its starting quarterback, Tyler Van Dyke. The Miami transfer suffered a season-ending injury against Alabama.
Wisconsin is 2-1 on the year after suffering a home loss versus Alabama (42-10) after beating Western Michigan (28-14) and South Dakota (27-13).
USC is 2-1 on of the season with a loss at Michigan (27-24) and impressive wins over LSU (27-20) and Utah State (48-0).
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Game Details and How to watch Wisconsin vs. USC live Saturday
· Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
· Time: 3:30 PM EST
· Site: LA Memorial Coliseum
· City: Los Angeles, CA
· TV/Streaming: CBS
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Latest Game odds for Wisconsin vs. USC – Week 5
The latest odds as of Wednesday morning:
· Moneyline: USC -650, Wisconsin +500
· Spread: USC -15.5 (-115)
· Total: 51.5 points
*odds courtesy of BetMGM
The spread for this Big Ten matchup moved from -14.5 to -16 for USC but has recently come back down a half point. Despite Wisconsin missing its starting quarterback, the Badgers could use that to their advantage.
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NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) has the following best bets for Saturday’s matchup between the USC Trojans and Wisconsin Badgers:
“Wisconsin will be without starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke, but the focal point of Wisconsin football has been the ground game and a physical defense. Those two things won’t change, just be counted on more.
USC is still a top-25 team with a surprisingly good defense and an excellent quarterback in Miller Moss under center. However, laying -14 or more and covering in conference play is no simple task and this is a different conference than the Pac-12.
Playing Michigan and Wisconsin’s defenses back-to-back weeks is physical, plus the Badgers had a bye week to work with its backup quarterback and gameplan for USC. Wisconsin could hang around and cover the +14.5.”
From the Trading Desk at BetMGM courtesy of John Ewing: National Championship
Line movement (Last Week to Now)
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Texas +550 to +500
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Alabama +900 to +800
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Tennessee +1600 to +1200
Highest Ticket%
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Ohio State 16.0%
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Texas 11.3%
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Georgia 11.3%
Highest Handle%
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Ohio State 17.9%
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Georgia 16.1%
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Miami 10.7%
Biggest Liabilities
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Quarterback matchup for Wisconsin vs. USC
Wisconsin: Braedyn Locke takes over for Wisconsin after the season-ending injury to Tyler Van Dyke. Locke threw for 125 yards and one touchdown on 13-of-26 against Alabama. The sophomore threw for 777 passing yards and 5 touchdowns ewith 1 interception last year (four starts).
USC: Miller Moss has 890 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 interception and a 65% completion percentage through three regular season starts. The junior from Los Angeles started the Bowl game last year in place of Caleb Williams and threw for 372 yards, 6 touchdowns and 1 interception in the 42-28 win over Louisville.
Badgers vs. Trojans player news & recent stats
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Wisconsin is 0-3 ATS this season and 2-1 to the Under.
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USC is 2-1 ATS this season and 2-1 to the Under.
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USC is 0-9 ATS in the last nine meetings with Big Ten teams.
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Despite all of USC’s passing threats, the Trojans have more rushing touchdowns (7) than passing (5) this year.
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