Wisconsin vs Stanford Odds
Published on December 11st, 2012 9:00 pm ESTWisconsin will head to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to do battle with Stanford on New Year's Day.
Stanford finished the season as the #8 ranked team in both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today, while the BCS ranked them at #6.
Wisconsin, on the other hand, was unranked in the AP Top 25 at the end of the season, while holding a #23 rank in the USA Today. The BCS also had Wisconsin unranked as of the end of the season.
Stanford finished the season with a 11-2 record, which was good for the top spot in the Pac-12. Stanford's two losses this season came at the hands of Washington (13-17) and the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-20). Stanford was able to notch big wins over the likes of USC, Oregon and Oregon State this season.
Stanford averaged 376.8 yards per game on offence this season, while giving up 338.9 yards per game.
Wisconsin, on the other hand, finished the season with a record of 8-5. They finished with a 4-4 record in the Big Ten, behind both Ohio State and Penn State. Wisconsin's five losses this season came against Oregon State, Nebraska, Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State.
Wisconsin put up 51 TDs on offence this season while racking up an average of 400.4 yards per game. The Badgers gave up 30 TDs and 320.9 yards per game on defence.
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Let's look at the odds for this game as of this moment:
Wisconsin, +7, -115
Stanford, -7, -105
Further odds, such as the over/under, will be made available closer to the game.
