The Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) face off with the No. 13 LSU Tigers (9-3) in Monday’s ReliaQuest Bowl. Kickoff from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa is set for noon ET (ESPN2).'Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Wisconsin vs. LSU odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Wisconsin finished its regular season with back-to-back wins, the last a 28-14 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers as a 2.5-point favorite. Wisconsin’s offense looked much better with QB Tanner Mordecai'at the helm as the offense scored north of 24 points 4 times under him, a feat that was only accomplished once in the 4 games he missed.
LSU ended its season on a 3-game win streak, scoring 42 or more points in each of its final 3 games. LSU finished with the top offense in the nation, averaging 547.8 yards per game and 46.4 points per game.
Wisconsin will be without RB'Braelon Allen'and LSU will be without QB'Jayden Daniels, who both declared for the NFL Draft.