Friday, May 18th, 2012
The Big Ten Championship Game is coming up on Saturday, and we’ll take a look at every important in the clash between the #9 Michigan State Spartans (10-2) and the #12 Wisconsin Badgers (10-2).
This will be a rematch of an earlier season meeting in which the Spartans grabbed a 37-31 win at home despite being listed as 7-point underdogs on the point spread.
There won’t be a home team in the Big Ten Championship Game, as the title will be decided at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Michigan State’s upset over Wisconsin marked the 2nd straight head-to-head meeting in which the Spartans won outright as underdogs.
Wisconsin has covered the point spread in just 2 of the last 6 games played against the Spartans, while the over has been a winner in 3 straight and 8 of the last 9 between these schools.
Wisconsin opened up as a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 57, but both lines have shifted quite a bit since then.
The Badgers are currently 9.5-point favorites, while the total has been bet down as low as 54.5.
The odds differ quite a bit from sportsbook to sportsbook, so this game is a perfect example of why you need to line shop to get the best value on your wager.
The Spartans enter this game as winners in 8 of their last 9 games, and they’ve covered the point spread in all but 2 of those victories.
Michigan State games have gone over the total in 3 of the last 4, but they are only 3-2 outright when away from their home stadium.
Wisconsin is even worse at just 2-2 on the road this year, and the Badgers have covered the point spread in just 2 of their last 6 games overall.
They’ve won 4 straight games heading into this clash but were favored by 2 touchdowns or more in every single matchup.
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