The University of Wisconsin Badgers (4-4, 2-3 Big 10) host the University of Maryland Terrapins (6-2, 3-2 Big 10) at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The Badgers are five-point favorites, and the total is 50.5.Maryland is coming off a 31-24 win over Northwestern at SECU Stadium on October 22. Billy Edwards Jr. was 18 of 28 for 166 yards and a touchdown.
Roman Hemby ran 24 times for 179 yards and three touchdowns. Rakim Jarrett caught eight passes for 82 yards and a touchdown. Wisconsin beat Purdue 35-24 at Camp Randall Stadium on October 22. Graham Mertz threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns. Braelon Allen carried 16 times for 113 yards and a touchdown and added one catch for 39 yards. Skyler Bell also scored once. He caught four receptions for 87 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since October 2017, a 38-13 win for the Badgers.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Terrapins are averaging 34.1 points per game for the season, third in the Big 10, and they are facing a Badgers defense that has surrendered 21.9 PPG (6th). Meanwhile, Wisconsin has scored 31.8 points a game this season, seventh in the conference, and Maryland is allowing 24.1 PPG (9th).
The Terrapins rank as one of the Big 10’s top teams in passing yards per game (283.0, 3rd), while they are sixth in rushing yards (171.4). The Badgers are eighth in the conference in passing yards allowed per game (228.9) and seventh against the run (113.9).
Wisconsin is 10th in the conference in passing yards per game (218.4) and fifth in rushing (171.5). Maryland’s defense has been most susceptible through the air, as the Terrapins are 13th in the Big 10 in passing yards allowed per game (260.0). Against the run, the Terrapins are sixth (120.3).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through seven games, Taulia Tagovailoa has thrown for 13 touchdowns (5 INT) and 285.9 yards per game to lead Maryland in passing. In three away games this season, he has seven TDs (3 INT) and an average of 289.3 yards passing.
Roman Hemby leads the team in rushing with an average of 85.1 yards a game over eight games. He has seven touchdowns on the ground. Corey Dyches is the Terrapins’ leading receiver with 46.8 yards a game and three TDs.
Graham Mertz has 17 passing touchdowns (6 INT) with 203.8 yards per game through eight games to lead Wisconsin. In five home games this season, he has thrown for nine TDs (4 INT) and an average of 221.2 yards.
Braelon Allen has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 108.8 yards a game through eight games. He has nine touchdowns. Chimere Dike has been the primary target in the Badgers’ passing game. He has six touchdowns and a 65.4 yard per game average through eight appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Wisconsin (-210)
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