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As if that was not enough, Wisconsin started to run the ball a lot and won three games it was expected to lose. It is now 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten, and it will be very close in the race.
However, if they lose, they will have a problem because they have to play at Iowa, Oregon, and Nebraska before their last game against Minnesota.
Penn State is No. 3 in the polls, so a 6-0 record is not exactly quiet. But the team has not done much to make it look like it is about to do something special. In the 21-7 win over Illinois, it was fine. It made it through USC, but that was it.
You have to avoid this landmine, and then Ohio State will come to Happy Valley.
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Penn State vs Wisconsin How to Watch
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Game Time: 7:30 pm ET
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
How to Watch: NBC
Wisconsin (5-2), Penn State (6-0)
Why Penn State Will Win
The team is good in every way, but it is not a great one. The offense is good; it is ninth in the country and third in the Big Ten.
It is the third best defense in the Big Ten and the sixth best in the country. The team is getting better at adapting to the rhythms of each game and does not have any problems with penalties or mistakes.
But it all starts with this: the run defense is great.
Last week, they played badly against USC, giving up 189 yards and almost eight yards per run. But that is kind of a good thing.
After taking two weeks off to rest, the defense finally got hit with a high-speed pass. They should be able to handle the Badgers’ run game.
Why Wisconsin Will Win
It is not that the Badgers are running the ball more than they did earlier in the season, but they are running it better.
No, they have not stopped using the quick-hitting passing game. But against a bad Purdue run defense, then against Rutgers and Northwestern, they added more power. Quarterback Braedyn Locke started to click, and all of a sudden… boom.
All of that will slow down against the Nittany Lions, who have had a day off, but Wisconsin is now doing a much better job of embracing the time of possession fight and taking charge with its O. But…
Penn State vs Wisconsin: Who Will Win
Penn State is not like Northwestern, Purdue, or Rutgers.
The Badger defensive front is not making enough plays behind the line, and now they have to deal with an offense that is been great at keeping the backfield clean for the Nittany Lions.
Like everything else Penn State has done this season, it will not be easy, but it will work.
Penn State vs Wisconsin Prediction, Betting Lines
Penn State 31, Wisconsin 17
Line: Penn State -6.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Penn State vs Wisconsin Must See Rating: 3.5
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