The Huskies head to Madison for a showdown with Wisconsin of their home to find out who’s the actual UW! Our workers has their picks!
Andrew Berg (8-0 SU, 3-5 ATS)
Previous to the season, this sport was one lots of UW followers had circled on the calendar, both as a possible street journey to see a enjoyable surroundings or an important match-up of groups striving to get into competition within the convention. As an alternative, the Badgers have flopped arduous this season and it’s tougher to give you a purpose for why this sport must be particularly entertaining. In the long run, it’s that very same dwelling discipline benefit that creates some intrigue between a UW workforce on the rise and a Wisconsin workforce taking part in out the string for an obvious lame duck coach in Luke Fickell. If the Dawgs didn’t must cross two time zones and play half a rustic away, there could be just about no purpose to assume Wisconsin might grasp on this sport. Their offense merely hasn’t accomplished sufficient to compete with even mediocre convention opponents. The damage to QB Danny O’Neil left Hunter Simmons answerable for the offense and his stats appear like one thing out of the Sixties, or worse, an Iowa offense. By means of 5 video games, Simmons is finishing precisely 50% of his passes with a 2/5 TD/Int ratio. The result’s that the Badgers have scored 27 factors of their 5 convention video games. Not 27 mixed factors. 27 factors. The protection has been a bit higher, as evidenced by the 21 factors they allowed to Oregon of their final sport. They’re satisfactory towards the run and opponents have tried to go after their cross protection. Although the protection is first rate, it’ll take self-inflicted wounds by Washington to maintain this sport shut. The Dawgs are actually succesful, with a number of sluggish begins and quite a few penalties on their resume. However with a bye week to organize, I don’t see any logical purpose for the Badgers to maintain it very shut.
Washington 28 – Wisconsin 10
Max Vrooman (7-1 SU, 2-6 ATS)
It has been an abysmal season for Wisconsin and the hope is that solely continues. It was simple to forecast within the preseason that Wisconsin had considered one of if not the toughest schedule within the nation coming into the 12 months. But when something it received even tougher as soon as the season began and Maryland/Iowa surpassed expectations. 8 of Wisconsin’s first 11 video games till they shut at Minnesota may have been towards groups both in or simply exterior the highest 25 together with versus Alabama, Ohio State, and Oregon. The shortage of success is usually attributable to one of many worst offenses within the nation. They introduced in a pair of QB transfers who each received damage and third stringer Hunter Simmons was simply 7/21 for 86 yards at Oregon in Wisconsin’s final sport (albeit in a driving rainstorm). We might see the Badgers flip to 4-star true freshman Carter Smith to complete the 12 months now that he might play the remainder of the 12 months with out burning his redshirt. Wisconsin’s protection has been above common making an attempt to carry again opponents whereas their offense does completely nothing. It’s not loopy to assume that the mix of climate (perhaps snowing within the 4th quarter), journey throughout time zones, Wisconsin coming off a bye, and Wisconsin’s protection results in one other sluggish street sport for the offense. Even when Washington has the worst D that Wisconsin has performed since early September, I nonetheless can’t think about Wisconsin placing up greater than 20 factors with their offense which suggests Washington finally ends up masking.
Washington- 27, Wisconsin- 13
Raymond Lucas Jr. (5-1 SU, 0-6 ATS)
Luke Fickell will coach at Wisconsin subsequent season. Regardless of that, it looks like he’s on borrowed time in Madison. Maybe there’s something to be made in regards to the different UW sticking by his facet, or it’s simply the worry of getting left with scraps in an offseason that may see the teaching carousel spin off its hinges.
No matter what you make of the Badgers state of affairs, the continued season has been brutal. They’re simply 2-6 on the 12 months, with the 2 victories coming towards Miami (Ohio) and Center Tennessee. Since profitable these first two video games, the Badgers have dropped their final six.
In equity, it hasn’t been a straightforward schedule. Wisconsin’s dropping streak (all double-digit defeats) has been compiled by the likes of Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State, and Oregon— in that order.
Saturday contains a Husky workforce able to a blowout win, after which @ Indiana, which can possible be a thrashing.
So in case you’re searching for a lure sport on Washington’s schedule, right here it’s!
Washington is lastly ranked, and profitable out places it on the bubble for the School Soccer Playoff.
Usually, a loud surroundings cheering on a struggling workforce in determined want of a victory is a recipe for catastrophe for a customer with these stakes.
However… Wisconsin’s passing assault is horrific. Hunter Simmons has been the starter for the final 4 video games and has but to eclipse 100 passing yards within the final three.
Washington ought to win this sport, however the surroundings might make it nearer than it must be. Regardless, the Huskies will run and bounce round all by Madison. Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Washington-35, Wisconsin-10
Mark Schafer (6-2 SU, 1-7 ATS)
On paper, this looks as if a straightforward win. The Badgers are 2-6, their offense is abysmal, they usually have been ravaged by damage. However, there are parts at play right here which might make this a lure sport. Chief amongst them, the precise parts, because the forecast for Saturday requires an opportunity of snow. It stays to be seen if Jonah can sprint by the snow like Myles Gaskin within the 2018 Apple Cup, however Coach Fisch often does a fairly good job of getting him concerned within the offense no matter whether or not he racks up the speeding yards. Except for Jonah, Demond additionally must proceed his momentum from the final sport, which he ought to be capable of do, nevertheless it’ll be more durable than Wisconsin’s file suggests, as they’re at the moment forty fourth in whole protection.
Offensively although, it’s a distinct story. The damage bug has bitten the Badgers at quarterback and working again, and Hunter Simmons has solely posted 469 yards, 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, for an offense averaging solely 12.5 PPG. It’s troublesome to key in on a weapon for this offense, however Vinnie Anthony is it. Search for Tacario Davis and the remainder of the secondary to key in on him and pressure the third stringer Simmons to make errors, maybe main to a couple turnovers.
This has all of the makings of a lure sport, and the journey to one of many hardest environments within the nation provides me pause. However I don’t assume there might be an upset, and the Huskies will draw back, and be leaping round Camp Randall by sport’s finish!
Washington-35, Wisconsin-17
Straight Up: Washington-4, Wisconsin-0
Towards The Unfold: Washington-4, Wisconsin-0
Common Rating: Washington-31, Wisconsin-13
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