College Football Line: Oregon State Beavers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Betting

Badger backers were slammed in the fanny by the back door last week and are advised to proceed with caution this week or they may just take it on the chin against one of this year’s ‘Mission’ teams.

The Badgers was a 51-17 winner at home against UNLV. They failed to cover the 35–point spread as favorites.

We define a ‘Mission’ team as one coming off a losing campaign that was preceded by three or more winning betting seasons.

And while we’re never anxious to back OT losers (especially ones that lose at home to FCS squads), these teams on a mission have performed extremely well as dogs on the non- conference highway, posting a 44-27 ATS mark.

Despite that stunning, 29-28 OT loss to Sacramento State, the Beavers did win the ‘In The Stats’ battle by 129 yards – a small consolation for the Corvallis crew. With our database giving out mixed signals (Oregon State 0-6 ATS Game Two, Wisconsin 4-8 ATS as non-conference hosts off a home game and 3-6 ATS as favorites versus the PAC-10), we’ll accept the mission and leave it to the Beavers to grab the cover.

Sportsbooks have the Badgers listed as 20½-point favorites versus the Beavers, and the game's total is sitting at 56½.

Betting trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oregon State's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon State's last 7 games on the road
Oregon State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Oregon State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Wisconsin is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Wisconsin is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wisconsin's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin's last 5 games