The Maryland Terrapins (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) visit the Wisconsin Badgers (4-4, 2-3) Saturday for a noon ET kickoff at Camp Randall Stadium (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s'lines around the Maryland vs. Wisconsin odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Maryland is coming off a bye week following a 31-24 home victory vs. Northwestern as a 14-point favorite Oct. 22. Maryland won the turnover battle (2-0), led in time of possession (32:50-27:10) and had more total yards (423-358) than Northwestern. QB Taulia Tagovailoa didn’t play after exiting vs. Indiana with a knee injury the previous week, but he is expected to play vs. Wisconsin. If not, the Terrapins will go with backup QB Billy Edwards Jr., who threw for 166 yards and 1 TD with no picks and ran for 66 yards vs. the Wildcats.
Wisconsin also had last week off after a is a big 35-24 win vs. Purdue as a 1.5-point home favorite Oct. 22. The only major statistical category the Badgers won was turnovers (3-1). They lost time of possession (35:00-25:00), had fewer first downs (21-16) and had fewer total yards (431-381) vs. the Boilermakers. QB Graham Mertz'completed 13 of 21 pass attempts for 203 yards and 2 TDs with no INTs.
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