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Vegas sees Wisconsin football as an underdog in their biggest early test

BetMGM sees the Badgers as a 3.5 point underdog when they travel to “The Big House” to face Michigan in a key conference clash.
On the money line against Michigan, Wisconsin is at +150.
UW’s game against Michigan will be the first time Wisconsin sees themselves as the underdog in the 2020 season

Wisconsin in the top-7 for 2021 CB

Earlier this morning via Twitter, 2021 CB Robert Regan announced that Wisconsin had made the cut in his top-7. Top 7‼️ (not in any particular order) #blessed pic.twitter.com/orpwAShJjk – Robert Regan Jr (RJ) (@RobRegJR1) April 15, 2020 The Badgers …

Earlier this morning via Twitter, 2021 CB Robert Regan announced that Wisconsin had made the cut in his top-7.

Top 7‼️ (not in any particular order) #blessed pic.twitter.com/orpwAShJjk

— Robert Regan Jr (RJ) (@RobRegJR1) April 15, 2020

The Badgers were the only Big Ten school on the list for the Long Beach (Ca.) product. 247sports sees the Orange Lutheran star ending up as a Badger according to their “crystal ball.”

Check out Regan’s junior season highlights via Hudl: Robert Regan Junior Season Highlights

Quintez Cephus makes it clear that he would love to play for Green Bay

The former Wisconsin wide receiver makes it clear that he would love playing for Green Bay

With the NFL Draft just days away, a Badger prospect that many Green Bay Packer fans have kept their eye on is Quintez Cephus. In his junior season, the Macon (Ga.) native had 901 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, including a number of major highlight grabs. As Wisconsin’s wide receiver one, Cephus became one of the most dangerous deep threats in the country.

The Green Bay Packers are certainly in the market for a late-round sleeper at the wide receiver position. Catching balls from Aaron Rodgers should be an easy sell for any prospect, and the former Badger receiver made it clear that he would love to play with Rodgers in Green Bay. In a recent Wisconsin State Journal piece by Jason Wilde, Cephus told WSJ his thoughts on playing for the Packers. “Personally, I would love to play for the Packers. I’ve always watched Aaron Rodgers growing up, and I’ve always studied Davante Adams. It’d be a blessing to play with those caliber of players.”

If Packer fans, of which many are also Badger fans, saw what Cephus did in Madison this past year, there should be no questions about whether or not they would want to take a late-round chance on the wide receiver.

The point spread for Wisconsin football’s opener against Indiana is now available

According to BetMGM, Wisconsin enters in as a 14.5 point favorite for their season-opener at home against Indiana.
The Moneyline bet is set to Wisconsin as -1000 favorites.
According to BetMGM, the Badgers are listed at +4000 to win the national championship, tying for the 11th-best odds to win the whole thing

The point spread for Wisconsin football’s opener against Indiana is now available

Vegas sees Wisconsin football as an underdog in their biggest early test

Badger football is listed as an underdog in Vegas for their first major road test in 2020

Early lines have been released for college football’s biggest games through the first four weeks of the season. The Badgers have two games up that you can wager on via BetMGM. You can place bets on the Badgers in their week one game against Indiana or in their week four game against Michigan. Wisconsin came in as massive favorites to beat the Hoosiers at home in week one.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated April 11, 2020 at 9 p.m. ET.

For Wisconsin’s fourth game of the year, and their toughest early test, Vegas sees the Badgers as the underdog. UW travels to “The Big House” to face Michigan on September 26th in a key early-season conference clash. BetMGM sees the Badgers as a 3.5 point underdog, meaning that if you were to take the Badgers against the spread, they would have to lose by three points or less for your bet to cash. On the moneyline, a bet that only wins if your team wins (no points involved), Wisconsin is at +150, meaning a ten dollar wager would net you 15 dollars of profit. UW’s fourth game of the year will be the first time Wisconsin sees themselves as the underdog in the 2020 season.

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Zack Baun tests positive for a diluted combine sample, but will it have a major impact on his draft stock?

Will it have a major impact on his draft stock?

Badger linebacker Zack Baun recently told all 32 NFL teams that he has tested positive for a diluted sample at the combine per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter via Twitter. The Wisconsin native blamed the test on drinking too much water before his combine weigh-in:

Wisconsin’s Zach Baun, the third-rated linebacker on Mel Kiper Jr.’s board, notified all 32 teams that he testified positive for a diluted sample at the combine that he blamed on drinking too much water for weight-related weigh-in purposes, per league sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 14, 2020

The impact of the positive test will be relatively unknown until draft day, although a recent rule change in the NFL CBA may help the former Badger star according to Schefter.

Here’s an interesting twist regarding Zach Baun testing positive for a diluted sample at combine: Under the NFL’s new CBA, it will not count as a strike against him whereas it would have under the NFL’s old CBA. Therefore, teams don’t believe it will impact his draft status much. https://t.co/Xw8Q7dTqqb

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 14, 2020

Baun is currently projected to be as high as a late-first round pick, with a floor of being taken in the late-second round. Time will tell if the positive test has a major impact on his draft position, but the new CBA will certainly help lessen the effects of this.

A look at how Wisconsin football’s class of 2021 looks so far

A look at Wisconsin football’s class after the commitment of another 3-star recruit

With this morning’s commitment of 3-star running back Antwan Roberts via Twitter, the Badgers class of 2021 added another solid piece to an already impressive group. Here is a look at how the class shapes up as of today.

According to 247sports, the Badgers currently have the number five ranked 2021 football class in the nation. In terms of Big Ten conference rankings, UW enters in at second, behind only Ohio State. Wisconsin’s class of 2021 currently features ten commitments, including two high-four star offensive lineman in JP Benzschawel and Riley Malman. Roberts became the third running back in the class, joining Wisconsin natives Jackson Acker and Loyal Crawford.

The Badgers have landed commitments from the top five players in the state of Wisconsin per 247sports rankings.

Wisconsin coaches still have their eyes on a plethora of top targets in the 2021 class. Offensive tackle Nolan Rucci is the five-star brother of current Wisconsin tight end Hayden Rucci, and the Pennsylvania native’s recruiting battle is all but down to the Badgers, Clemson, and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Wisconsin is also in a recruiting battle for four-star WDE TJ Bollers, who recently listed the Badgers in his top-6.

Three-star Santa Barbara (Calif.) quarterback Deacon Pe’a Hill is currently the only committed QB in the class of 2021. The pro-style QB has a massive arm, and recently earned an invite to the 2021 Polynesian Bowl

The point spread for Wisconsin football’s opener against Indiana is now available

You can now place your bets against the spread for Wisconsin vs. Indiana via BetMGM

Although college football’s future may still be uncertain, we now have information on what Vegas thinks about the Badgers season-opener at home against Indiana. The game is currently still scheduled for September 4th, 2020. According to BetMGM, Wisconsin enters in as a 14.5 point favorite, meaning that if you take the Badgers and the points, UW would have to win by 15 points for your bet to cash.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated April 11, 2020 at 9 p.m. ET.

The moneyline bet, meaning a bet on the team to win the game (no points involved), sees Wisconsin as -1000 favorites. That means that a bettor would have to risk ten dollars on UW just to see one dollar back in profit. The Badgers, as they should be at home, are massive favorites in week one.

According to BetMGM, the Badgers are listed at +4000 to win the national championship, meaning a 10 dollar wager would net a bettor 400 dollars of profit if UW wins it all. Wisconsin currently is tied for 11th-best odds to win the whole thing.

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