2023 Wisconsin Badgers odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

After securing seven wins last season, the Wisconsin Badgers are -158 to top 8.5 wins in 2023.

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Wisconsin Win Total Odds

Badgers Betting Insights & 2022 Stats

• With a regular season over/under of 8.5 wins, at -158 on the moneyline, Wisconsin's implied probability to finish over is 61.2%.
• The Badgers ranked 91st in total offense last year (363.6 yards per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking 11th-best in FBS with 363.6 yards allowed per game.
• While the Badgers' pass defense ranked 30th with 204.3 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 18th-worst (183.8 passing yards per game).
• Wisconsin owned the 46th-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (179.8 per game), and it was more effective on defense, ranking ninth-best with only 99.2 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Badgers ranked 50th in third-down conversion rate last season (40.6%), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking 17th-best in FBS with a 32.2% third-down percentage allowed.

Wisconsin's 2023 Schedule

Wisconsin's Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, based on its opponents' combined win total last season, Wisconsin will have the 44th-ranked schedule this season.
• The Badgers have been given the 54th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents' combined win total last year (55).
• In 2023, the Wisconsin's schedule will feature eight games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that had nine or more wins and one game against squads that registered fewer than four wins in 2022.

Badgers' Top Performers (2022)

• Graham Mertz's previous season stat line: 2,136 passing yards (164.3 per game), 164-for-287 (57.1%), 19 touchdowns and 10 picks.
• Last season Braelon Allen took 229 carries for 1,237 yards (95.2 per game) and scored 11 touchdowns.
• Chez Mellusi ran for 473 yards on 112 carries (36.4 yards per game), with two rushing touchdowns last year.
• In the previous season, Chimere Dike grabbed 47 passes (on 75 targets) for 689 yards (53.0 per game). He also found the end zone six times.
• Skyler Bell amassed 444 yards on 30 grabs with five touchdowns. He was targeted 56 times, and averaged 34.2 receiving yards per game.
• Keontez Lewis hauled in 20 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 24.1 yards per game last year.
• Nick Herbig's hard work last season put up a stat line of 11.0 sacks, 13.0 TFL and 45 tackles.
• Maema Njongmeta went to work last year, collecting 89 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, and one interception.
• John Torchio collected five interceptions while adding 50 tackles, 3.0 TFL, one sack, and five passes defended last year.