The ESPN “College GameDay” staff all listed their pick to win Saturday’s primetime showdown between the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) and No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten).
The extended panel for the Week 9 edition of the show included Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and guest picker Philadelphia Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber.
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All six picked the Nittany Lions to exit Camp Randall with a statement victory.
There is a common thought that when the entire GameDay panel picks the same team to win, the underdog has a better chance at an upset. In this case, that thought favors the Badgers.
The GameDay panel all picked Alabama to defeat the Badgers back in Week 3, however. Wisconsin went on to lose 42-10.
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Badgers fans hope the GameDay curse can work in the opposite direction on Saturday night. Wisconsin and Penn State will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. CT as Luke Fickell looks for a defining moment early in his tenure.
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