Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten 2026

Wisconsin Badgers bounce back 2026

WISCONSIN BADGERS Big 10 Sleeper – The Badgers look to bounce back after failing to make a bowl game in each of the last 2 seasons after reaching the post-season every year since 2002 prior to that. They showed some life near the end of last season beating 2 ranked teams (Illinois and Washington) in their final in November. The defense really played well after a few changes late last season holding 4 of their last 5 opponents to 21 points or less (National Champ Indiana the only team that topped 21). They are expected to be solid again on that side of the ball. Much of their offensive woes can be attributed to injuries at QB with Wisconsin losing their starting signal caller early in the season each of the last 2 years. They were down to their 3^rd and 4^th string QB midway through last season. They brought in Old Dominion starting QB Colton Joseph who threw for over 2600 yards and ran for over 1000 yards last season. He’s the perfect fit for OC Grimes offense. The schedule is MUCH more manageable this season with a strength of schedule ranking outside the top 100 (win/loss method) after sitting in the top 5 last season.

BIG TEN FUTURE ODDS

Illinois O/U 7.5

Indiana O/U 10.5

Iowa O/U 7.5

Maryland O/U 4.5

Michigan O/U 8.5

Michigan State O/U 3.5

Minnesota O/U 5.5

Nebraska O/U 6.5

Northwestern O/U 5.5

Ohio State O/U 9.5

Oregon O/U 10.5