Handicapping

NCAA football fans witnessed a wild regular season and now, the bowl season will be underway soon but the BCS bowls will get most of the attention. In the “Granddaddy of Them All”, the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin returns after last year’s upset loss to TCU, and they’ll have to slow down the high-octane Oregon Ducks.

Wisconsin Oregon Odds – December 2^nd, 5:00 PM ET

The No.10 Badgers (11-2, 6-2 Big Ten) will be left shaking their heads with losses at Michigan State and Ohio State, but they managed to defeat the Spartans in another thriller in the first Big Ten title game. While those who purchase pay per head sportsbook software have running back Montee Ball as a Heisman darkhorse, he powers one of the strongest ground games in the country and Wisconsin’s defense is stout, for the most part.

The No.5 Ducks (11-2, 8-1 Pac-12) lost to LSU in Dallas and at home to a good USC team, but they defeated UCLA in the first Pac-12 title game on the strength of an offense that doesn’t waste much time, running plays at an insane pace and wearing down the opposition. Running back LaMichael James would be a Heisman candidate if he wasn’t hurt earlier this season, but how go is the defense?

Oregon is a 6-point favorite in Pasadena, where they should get a good crowd, but Wisconsin will travel well for this game. This could be a high-scoring game and both teams like to keep the ball on the ground, but Wisconsin can now throw with Russell Wilson and they’re going to wear down the Oregon defense with their bruising style of rushing. Take Wisconsin for the college football betting upset.