Buffalo Bulls vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 9/2/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Badgers (-22)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

The Buffalo Bulls (7-6 last season) are hitting the road to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, September 2, 2023 where they will play the Wisconsin Badgers (7-6 last year). Wisconsin is 22-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 54.5.

The Buffalo Bulls ended the year having earned a 7-6 record. The last time they took the field, the Bulls took on the Georgia Southern Eagles and took home the win by a score of 23-21. Cole Snyder connected on 21/38 with 265 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 122.5 and walked away from the contest with no picks. Tajay Ahmed was the best rusher for the Bulls with 27 attempts for 98 yds (3.6 yards per carry). On the day, they had 81 plays which gave them a total of 387 yards. The Buffalo Bulls ended up rushing 43 times and recorded 122 yds, which earned them an average of 2.8 yds per carry. In the running game, the Bulls gave up 89 yds on 20 tries, which calculates to 4.5 yards per rush allowed. Buffalo conceded 29 completions on 47 attempts for 355 yds, and a completion rate of 61.7%.

The Bulls tallied 4,904 total yards last season. Buffalo amassed 18 passing touchdowns and 22 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the ball 18 times. Buffalo tallied 287 1st downs offensively, and they were hurt by 72 infractions for 666 yards. As a team they held an average of 141.9 yards rushing, which was 76th in college football. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Buffalo Bulls held an average of 28.5 points per outing.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Bulls conceded 2,948 yards which put them in 78th in the nation. In their 13 games, they conceded 226.8 yards per outing through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 57.1%. They surrendered 394.9 yards per contest putting them 78th in college football. They conceded 20 touchdowns via the pass as well as 23 rushing touchdowns. They gave up 5.0 yards per rush and 168.1 rushing yards per game over the course of last season. During the campaign, they allowed 2,185 running yards through 13 contests. The Bulls ranked 66th in Division 1 when it comes to their opponents scoring, allowing 26.7 points per contest.

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The Badgers wrapped up their season with a 7-6 record. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Badgers took home the win by a final score of 24-17 against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Chase Wolf (1 touchdown) finished the game with 116 yds on 16/26 through the air while his QB rating was 104. He had 1 pick and his Y/A was 4.5. Braelon Allen ran the ball 22 times for 116 yds, ending the game with 5.3 yards per carry for Wisconsin. The Badgers finished the game with 374 yds on 73 plays (5.1 yds per play). Wisconsin rushed the football for 5.5 yards per carry, finishing the game with 258 yds on 47 attempts. Wisconsin relinquished 26 run attempts for 52 yards (2.0 yards per rush). The Badgers secondary conceded a completion rate of 45.2%, relinquishing 229 yds on 14 for 31 through the air.

When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Badgers had a ranking of 76th in D-1 maintaining an average of 26.3 PPG. For the prior season, the Badgers had a total of 2,389 yards via the pass as well as an average of 183.8 passing yards per outing, ranking them 114th in the country. The Wisconsin Badgers averaged 363.6 yards/contest, which ranked them 91st in D-1. The Wisconsin offense accrued 751 yds of penalties on 81 infractions, which ranked them 54th in the country in terms of giving up free yards.

Wisconsin allowed a total of 1,290 rushing yards (99.2 yards per contest) and 14 touchdowns rushing throughout last year. They gave up 18 touchdowns through the air in addition to 204.3 yards/outing, which had them ranked 29th in college football. The Badgers defense participated in 819 plays, which had them sitting 29th in the nation. The Badgers conceded 20.2 points per game, which had them sitting 17th in college football. Over the course of the season, they relinquished 263 total points.

Who will win tonight's Bulls/Badgers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Bulls +22

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