This spread is a lot of points for a team like Wisconsin to cover in Week 1 when they did so poorly last season in Week 1. With all their new changes including a new QB and system, the team will need time to transition into those spots and play cohesively. Their defense is ahead of their offense right now and Western Michigan has had past success covering the spread against this team. Wisconsin usually starts out slow and takes a few weeks to get going. Western Michigan has enough returning talent including QB Hayden Wolff, who’s in his fifth season with the team, to be able to stay in this game with the Badgers. The Broncos are in their second year and have made more improvements in the portal, especially in their offense and are projected to get more wins this season. The last time these two teams cowshed in 2017, only 8 points separated the score between these two teams.

Best bet: take the points with Western Michigan.