Penn State-Wisconsin Preview

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Wisconsin Badgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Camp Randall Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Nittany Lions listed as 6-point favorites versus the Badgers, while the game's total is sitting at 47. Evan Royster ran for one touchdown to help Penn State beat Purdue 20-6 in Week 6. The outcome was a push (14-point spread),while the combined score played UNDER the total of 58. Wisconsin fell 20-17 to Ohio State in Week 6, as 2.5-point underdogs. The 37 points went UNDER the posted total of 44.5. P.J. Hill had 63 yards rushing with a TD in the loss for Wisconsin. Current streak: Penn State has won 6 straight games. Wisconsin has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Penn State: 6-0 SU, 3-1-1 ATS Wisconsin: 3-2 SU, 2-3 ATS Penn State most recently: When playing in October are 8-2 When playing on turf are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing within the conference are 6-4 Wisconsin most recently: When playing in October are 7-3 When playing on turf are 6-4 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Penn State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Penn State's last 5 games when playing Wisconsin Penn State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin Wisconsin is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wisconsin's last 5 games when playing Penn State Wisconsin is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Penn State Wisconsin is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games Next up: Penn State home to Michigan, Saturday, October 18 Wisconsin at Iowa, Saturday, October 18