Wisconsin vs. Penn State Betting Preview 12/03/16 – Big Ten Championship Game

Big Ten Championship Betting Preview

Even though this game decides who becomes the Big 10 Champion, neither team has a good chance to reach the FBS Championship round unless both Clemson and Washington lose their games.

Both teams have two losses while Michigan and Ohio State have just one loss each and are ranked higher than either of these teams. Wisconsin lost to Ohio State and Michigan for their two losses while Penn St lost to Michigan but beat the Buckeyes. Both teams are red hot with the Badgers winning six straight and the Nittany Lions grooving along with an eight game win streak.

Penn State’s offense is on fire scoring at least 39 points in five straight double digit wins while the Badgers have scored over 30 points in three straight games and have four straight double digit victories. While Penn State might have a slight edge offensively, the Badgers have the edge on defense as they are ranked seventh in the country giving up 13.7 points a game to Penn State’s 22.8 a game.

The oddsmakers see this one as being close and made Wisconsin a two point favorite while setting the total at 46.5. According to Covers.com Consensus Analysis a big 62% of the public think the Badgers are a better team and are behind Wisconsin while 54% believe that the defenses will control the game and like the under.

Penn State has won four of the last five meetings with the total going over in the last four games.

Previous Meetings

11/30/13: Nittany Lions 31 @ Badgers 24
11/24/12: Badgers 21 @ Nittany Lions 24
11/26/11: Nittany Lions 7 @ Badgers 45

Trends

• The favorite has covered the spread in eight of their last nine meetings
• The over is 4-0 in their last four meetings
• The Nittany Lions have covered the spread in four of their last five meetings

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