Western Michigan vs Wisconsin Odds & Prediction 8/30/24 College Football

Game Info: August 30, 2024 9:00PM ET @ Camp Randall Stadium

The match marks up two teams that present contrasting recent performances. Western Michigan has had a poor run of form characterized by some losses and shallow victories. On the other hand, there has also been some level of inconsistency as pertains to Wisconsin too.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing

Moneyline: Western Michigan +1175, Wisconsin -2500

Spread: Western Michigan +24, Wisconsin -24

Over/Under: 57

Team Recent Performance

Western Michigan Broncos

In the past few games, Western Michigan has neither won nor lost completely. The Miami RedHawks defeated them 34-10 on November 22nd, so they could not meet the +2.5 spread and went under 51.5. On November 15th, they didn’t score any point at all in a game against Northern Illinois that ended in a 0-24 shutout, missing out on +4.5 and also under 56.5 total points. They managed to beat Central Michigan 38-28 on November 8th by surpassing the -3 spread while the match’s score was higher than what was expected at 58.On October 29th they carried out an impressive performance against East Michigan winning by 45-21 which means covering -3 odds line and scored above 49.5 After that The Bobcats from Ohio State University beat them by just 3 points as recorded October 22nd when final score was recorded as 17-20 owing to cover the + 16 however this was below 52.

Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin’s recent results have been varied. On January 2nd, they lost to LSU 31-35, missing the +9.5 spread and with total going over to 59.5. On November 26th, they defeated Minnesota 28-14 and covered the -3 spread whilst keeping the game below 46 points. They defeated Nebraska 24-17 but did not cover the -7 spread in their encounter on November 19th as total went above 36.5. Their failure to cover -12.5 spread on November 12th and the game went under 43.5 minutes when Northwestern handed them a defeat of 10 to 24 points. Then came November 5 when they lost again this time around Indiana by 14 to 20 points without covering a proposed -7.5 point line leaving it under 44.5.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

As it stands, WMU has lost both their encounters against WIS, who is still unbeaten with a record of 2-0. In spread statistics, WMU is 1-0-1 while WIS records 0-1-1. Looking at over/under only, WMU has not been able to cover as they are 0-1 but WIS hasn’t played any over/under games so far. For each game played so far, WMU recorded an average of 11.50 points while WIS averaged 21.50 per match. Rushing yards statistics are as follows; WMU ranks first with an average of 170.00 yards per match while second is WMU with a lowly 61.00 per encounter. Passing attempts made by the two teams reveal that WMU had more attempts at around 33 but less completion at 53.73%. On the other hand attempts made by WIS were fewer amounting just about 12 but completions almost full at 76%. The difference in passing yards between these two sides comes out as 200 for WMU and 137 for WIS respectively. Therefore, overall totals go like, 261 total yards per game from them versus 257 by their opponents. Moreover, AMU manage to record an average number of 1.50 turnovers every time they play unlike WIS who has not committed any turnovers yet.

Team Injuries

There are no reported injuries on both teams.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Wisconsin is expected to win against Western Michigan.

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