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Sat Oct 17 · 7:30 PMNBCPeacockRose Bowl

The number

Spread
WIS +2.5 -105
UCLA -2.5 -115
Open UCLA -3.5 moved 1
Fair, no vig: WIS +104 / UCLA -104 (hold 4.7%)
Best: WIS +3 -125 at BetMGM; UCLA -2.5 -110 at Hard Rock Bet
Total
Over 43.5 -105
Under 43.5 -115
Fair, no vig: O +104 / U -104 (hold 4.7%)
Best: O 42.5 -115 at Hard Rock Bet; U 43.5 -110 at FanDuel
Moneyline
WIS +115
UCLA -139
Fair, no vig: WIS +125 / UCLA -125 (hold 4.7%)
Best: WIS +120 at DraftKings; UCLA -135 at Hard Rock Bet

Updated Fri 3 PM ET Consensus of 10 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (10)
BookWISUCLAOverUnderWIS MLUCLA ML
DraftKings+2.5-105-2.5-115o43.5-105u43.5-115+120-142
FanDuel+2.5-105-2.5-115o43.5-110u43.5-110+115-138
BetMGM+3-125-3-108o43.5-105u43.5-112+115-140
Caesars+2.5-104-2.5-117o43.5-105u43.5-115+119-139
theScore Bet+2.5-105-2.5-115o43.5-105u43.5-115+120-140
BetRivers+2.5-109-2.5-114o43-112u43-112+110-137
Fanatics+2.5-105-2.5-115o42.5-115u42.5-105+115-140
Hard Rock Bet+2.5-110-2.5-110o42.5-115u42.5-105+115-135
Bally Bet+2.5-108-2.5-113o43-110u43-110+114-137
betPARX+2.5-108-2.5-113o43-110u43-110+114-137

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Injury report

From the Big Ten availability report (Thursday report). Posted Thu 8 PM ET. Schools file it by 8 PM ET the three nights before the game and 2 hours before kickoff. We check every 30 minutes. See the official report

Wisconsin
Out
  • Cai Bates CB
Doubtful
  • Nate Palmer RB
Questionable
  • Danny O'Neil QB
  • Austin Kawecki OL
Probable

Abu Sama III (RB), Jaylon Domingeaux (WR)

UCLA
Out
  • Nico Iamaleava QB
  • Jonah Smith WR
  • Mikey Matthews WR
  • Sam Yoon OL
  • Tao Johnson DB
Questionable
  • CJ Lavender DB
  • Jordan Davis OL
  • Rodrick Pleasant DB
Probable

Ashton Sanders (DL)

No status changes since the first report we saw (Thu 8 PM ET). Changes and line moves will line up here.

Line movement

Key numbers crossed: 3 (UCLA -3.5 to UCLA -2.5). In football, moving through 3 or 7 changes a bet's value far more than other half points.

-1-2-3-4-5key 3OpenNow
UCLA line, game-week open to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
42434445OpenNow
Total, game-week open to now.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on Wisconsin
Wisconsin 20 UCLA
Moneyline1 capper on Wisconsin
Wisconsin 10 UCLA

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Tracker bettors

Shows up once 10 people log a bet on this game. Log yours

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We don't copy them here. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Betting form, 2026

Wisconsin LLWWW

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Road1-0 100%Small sample1-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog1-1 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

UCLA WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home2-0 100%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As favorite4-0 100%Small sample
Last 55-0 100%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

These two haven't met since 2019 in our data.

Side by side

WISUCLA
4-1Record5-0
3-2Against the spread5-0
3-2Over-under3-2
+6Avg cover margin+16.8
31.6Points per game39.2
16.6Points allowed18.0
6.16Yards per play6.72
379.4Yards per game458.2
4.70Rush yards per carry6.10
56.6Completion %60.5
44.1Third down %42.9
-1Turnover margin+15
3Sacks allowed8
51.2Penalty yards per game84.2

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

What the public cappers like

Spread
2 Wisconsin0 UCLA
Wisconsin -32
Stuckey 1u*Line -3 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 16 1:13 PM ET · Record 37-25-1 · Original postDave Portnoy 1u*Line -2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
1 Wisconsin0 UCLA
Wisconsin1
Tom Fornelli 1uPrice +122 · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 8:53 AM ET · Record 34-43-1 · Original post

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

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