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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Wisconsin Badgers

4-1 straight up · 3-2 ATS · 3-2 over-under · #26 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 7:30 PMNBCPeacock
at12UCLA Bruins
SpreadWisconsin +2.5
Total43.5
Moneyline+115
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Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-260%Small sample+6
Home2-167%Small sample+7.8
Road1-0100%Small sample+13.5
Favorite2-167%Small sample+7.8
Underdog1-150%Small sample+3.2
Conference2-0100%Small sample+16.5
Non-conference1-233%Small sample-1
Last 53-260%Small sample+6

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-260%Small sample+2.3
Home1-233%Small sample+0.8
Road1-0100%Small sample+0.5
Conference1-150%Small sample-4.5
Non-conference2-167%Small sample+6.8
Last 53-260%Small sample+2.3

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3vs Michigan StateW 31-3-8.5W +19.543.5U -9.5
Sep 26at Penn StateW 24-20+9.5W +13.543.5O +0.5
Sep 19vs Eastern MichiganW 54-10-23.5W +20.543.5O +20.5
Sep 12vs Western Illinois LeathernecksW 36-9-43.5L -16.553.5U -8.5
Sep 6vs Notre DameL 13-41+21L -745.5O +8.5

Close is Wisconsin's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20264-13-260%Small sample3-260%+6
20254-86-650%Small sample2-1017%-1.8
20245-74-833%Small sample6-650%-1.1
20237-66-6-150%Small sample5-838%-3.7
20227-66-746%Small sample7-654%-3.1
20219-46-746%Small sample6-746%-1.1
20204-33-443%Small sample3-443%-2.1
201910-48-657%Small sample5-936%+5.2

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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