Perhaps the most anticipated bowl game of the season outside of the national
championship game is the Jan. 2 Rose Bowl, a titanic showdown between No. 5
Oregon, the Pac-12 champion, and No. 8 Wisconsin, the Big Ten winner. The Ducks
are 6-point favorites on Bovada’s NCAA football odds.
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sportsbook.
The Badgers (11-2, 7-5-1 ATS) are in their
second straight Rose Bowl after losing 21-19 to TCU last year. Wisconsin was
perhaps only two plays and about 20 seconds from playing in the national title
game this season: UW lost on a last-second Hail Mary to Michigan State and then
the following week on a 40-yard TD pass with 20 seconds left to Ohio State. But
the Badgers have been mostly dominant since that OSU loss and got payback
against Michigan State with a 42-39 victory in the first Big Ten title game.
Running back Montee Ball, a Heisman finalist, leads the nation
with 1,759 rushing yards and 38 total touchdowns on the season, which is one
short of tying Barry Sanders’ FBS record. Ball has scored at
least twice in 13 straight games, an NCAA record. And QB Russell Wilson
was second in the nation in passer rating.
The Ducks (11-2,
6-5-2 ATS) are still looking for their first bowl win under Chip
Kelly. They lost to Terrelle Pryor and Ohio State in
the Rose Bowl two seasons ago before falling in the BCS title game last season
to Auburn. Oregon was positioned well to play in the title game again before
being upset at home by USC on Nov. 19 (Ducks’ other loss was in the opener to
now No. 1 LSU in which Oregon outgained the Tigers but committed four
turnovers). Following that, the Ducks blew out Oregon State and then UCLA in the
inaugural Pac-12 title game. This likely will be the final game for star running
back LaMichael James, who reportedly will enter the NFL draft.
James finished fourth in the nation in rushing yards despite missing two games
with injuries.
The total in this one at Bovada is 72, which is the
second-highest of any bowl game. Oregon ranked No. 3 in the nation in scoring
this year at 46.2, while Wisconsin was No. 4 at 44.6 ppg. Neither team has been
held under 27 points in a game so far.
This is Wisconsin’s eighth Rose
Bowl – the Badgers last won it on Jan. 1, 2000. Oregon has made five appearances
in the Rose Bowl, but hasn't won it since beating Pennsylvania 14-0 in the third
edition of the game on Jan. 1, 1917. Oregon and Wisconsin haven’t played since
2001. They did have a common opponent this year. The Badgers beat Oregon State
35-0 back on Sept. 10 in Madison, while Oregon beat the visiting Beavers 49-21
on Nov. 26.
THE STAGE IS SET: Bet the bowls now at
Bovada!
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