The Wisconsin Badgers (8-4) meet the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-4) Thursday at the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Wisconsin vs. Arizona State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The good news for Wisconsin is that it doesn’t have any notable players opting out to prepare for the NFL Draft. However, S Collin Wilder, who had 32 tackles, 3 interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, will be missed.
The Badgers lost Paul Bunyan’s axe to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the regular-season finale (Nov. 27), but Wisconsin wrapped up the season 7-1 straight up and 5-3 against the spread in the final eight outings.
The Sun Devils will be down two key offensive players as RB Rachaad White opted out to prepare for the draft and RB Deamonte Trayanum hit the transfer portal. On defense, CBs Jack Jones and Chase Lucas also opted out. Jones posted 3 interceptions and a team-high 3 forced fumbles, so he’ll be missed.
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Wisconsin vs. Arizona State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Wisconsin -320 (bet $320 to win $100) | Arizona State +250 (bet $100 to win $250)
- Against the spread (ATS): Wisconsin -7.5 (+100) | Arizona State +7.5 (-125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 41.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Wisconsin vs. Arizona State odds, lines, picks and predictions
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Prediction
Wisconsin 29, Arizona State 13
Money line
Wisconsin (-320) will cost you more than three times your potential return. That’s just way too expensive.
PASS and focus on the spread instead.
Against the spread
The best play on the board is WISCONSIN -7.5 (+100). Arizona State just had too many losses, particularly in the backfield and secondary.
The Badgers were actually No. 1 in the nation with just 241.4 total yards and 65.8 rushing yards per game allowed, while yielding just 16.4 points per game. The Sun Devils will have real difficulty moving the ball without their star tailback.
Over/Under
The OVER 41.5 (-112) is the lean, ever so slightly. Just don’t get carried away as Wisconsin doesn’t allow much defensively. However, the Badgers should be able to move the ball up and down the field against an Arizona State D missing key pieces in the secondary.
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