Buffalo Bulls vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/02/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 2, 2023

Venue:  Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Buffalo +27.5, Wisconsin -27.5; Over/Under:  55 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Buffalo +27.5, Wisconsin -27.5; Over/Under:  54.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Buffalo +27.5, Wisconsin -27.5; Over/Under:  54.5 points

Buffalo Bulls:  0-0 (MAC East)

Wisconsin Badgers:  0-0 (Big Ten West)

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Buffalo finished last season with a 7-6 record overall and they had a 5-3 record in their conference games too.  They were 3-2 in their home games, 3-4 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 28.5 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 26.7 points per game. Their offense also averaged 377.2 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 395.4 yards per game. Cole Snyder led the team in passing yards with 3030, Mike Washington led the team in rushing yards with 625, and Justin Marshall led the team in receiving yards with 837.

 

 

 

Wisconsin finished last season with a 7-6 record overall and they had a 4-5 record in their conference games too.  They were 4-3 in their home games, 2-3 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 26.3 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 20.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 363.6 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 303.5 yards per game. Graham Mertz led the team in passing yards with 2136, Braelon Allen led the team in rushing yards with 1242, and Chimere Dike led the team in receiving yards with 689.

The current betting odds have Buffalo listed as a 27.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Buffalo finished last season with a 7-6 record overall as they won their bowl game at the end of the season and they were also pretty good in their conference games with a 5-3 record in those. Wisconsin had a similar season as they also finished with a 7-6 record overall but they were 4-5 in their conference games since they struggled more against Big Ten opponents. They don't have a Big Ten opponent here as they are facing a much weaker team from a weaker conference and Wisconsin is supposed to be an improved team this year too. Wisconsin is in the middle of transitioning their offense though from what was a really run heavy offense to now what will be a really pass heavy offense. Wisconsin does have a lot more talent on their team than Buffalo but they are still changing a lot of things with their offense and they are not just going to put everything together for this 1st game here. Buffalo still has a really good team that is going to fight to keep this 1st game of the season close, especially since Wisconsin is making such a big change to their style of play for this season. The best way to place a bet here is on Buffalo to cover the spread in this game. 

Buffalo Wisconsin Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 2, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Wisconsin 34 Buffalo 21.

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Buffalo Bulls: 2-8 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 2-5 ATS as a road underdog. 28-15 OVER in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 

Wisconsin Badgers: 14-7 ATS against MAC opponents. 17-10 ATS in a home game where the total is between 52.5 and 56. 15-7 OVER as a home favorite of 21.5 to 28 points. 18-9 OVER in a home game where the total is between 52.5 and 56.

Buffalo Bulls:  J. Cuff (WR) Ques Sept 2 - Ankle. C. Hines (CB) Ques Sept 2 - Leg.

Wisconsin Badgers:  R. Nowakowski (TE) Doub Sept 2 - Foot. J. Renfro (OL) Out indefinitely - Foot. C. Yacamelli (S) Prob Sept 2 - Hamstring. J. Pugh (TE) Prob Sept 2 - Undisclosed. C. Mellusi (RB) Prob Sept 2 - Head. W. Pauling (WR) Prob Sept 2 - Knee. C. Large (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Kekahuna (WR) Ques Sept 2 - Foot.

“We look at ourselves extremely objectively. We look at ourselves from a lot of angles. We can go through everything that we need to work on and build on what we do well, make some of these weaknesses that we had a year ago, raise the floor with those things, we feel like we can continue with the development of this program.” - Maurice Linguist on his team’s identity coming into this new college football season.

"I think you've got to figure out what is special about the place, embrace it and then put the things that are important to you into the environment and culture." - Luke Fickell on his approach to changing this program's culture for the new college football season.

WR Harding Jr., Darrell 

WR Curry, Boobie 

WR Harrity, Cole 

TE Orlando, Jake 

QB Snyder, Cole 

RB Cook Jr., Ron 

WR Dike, Chimere 

WR Williams, C.J. 

WR Pauling, Will 

TE Pugh, Jack 

QB Mordecai, Tanner 

RB Allen, Braelon 

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Coaches:

Buffalo Bulls: Maurice Linguist (3rd season)

Wisconsin Badgers: Luke Fickell (2nd season)