The Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-0) and Wisconsin Badgers (0-1) meet Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Eagles started out strong with a 35-15 win over St. Francis (PA), an FCS foe. Eastern Michigan rushed for 221 yards and five touchdowns. RB Darius Boone Jr. went for 107 yards and a score, while RB Samson Evans bulled his way in for three short TD runs.
The Badgers, No. 17 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, fell at home to Penn State in the opener in Madison, 16-10. QB Graham Mertz threw for just 185 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He needs to be better and will be against a MAC foe.
Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 1:25 a.m. ET.
- Money line: OTB
- Against the spread (ATS): Eastern Michigan +25.5 (-108) | Wisconsin -25.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Wisconsin 45, Eastern Michigan 16
Money line
There was no money line at the time of publishing but it wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway.
Against the spread
WISCONSIN -25.5 (-112) is going to try and get Mertz some confidence early, and you can expect some rather big numbers on offense after the Badgers looked listless on offense most of last week.
Facing Eastern Michigan +25.5 (-108) is the perfect elixir to cure their offensive ills, and not having to face Penn State’s suffocating defense also helps.
Over/Under
OVER 52.5 (-107) is the best play on the board in this game. It might not seem like it after last week’s egg-laying, but Wisconsin has a decent offense. They’ll be able to move the ball well against Eastern Michigan in this bounce-back game. They have the potential to take care of the Over themselves but expect EMU to do a little bit of the lifting, too.
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