Minnesota vs. Wisconsin odds, line: 2020 college football picks, Week 16 predictions from proven model

The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here are the results

By Scout Staff

Dec 18, 2020 at 1:42 pm ET • 2 min read

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A Big Ten battle is on tap Saturday for Paul Bunyan's Axe between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers at 4 p.m. ET at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin is 2-3 overall and 1-1 at home, while Minnesota is 3-3 overall and 2-1 on the road. The Golden Gophers are 4-1-1 against the spread in their last six meetings in Wisconsin.

The Badgers, meanwhile, are 0-5 against the spread in their last five games following a straight-up loss. However, the favorite is 3-1-1 against the spread in the series' last five meetings. The Badgers are favored by 12.5-points in the latest Wisconsin vs. Minnesota odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 47. Before you make any Minnesota vs. Wisconsin picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also a sizzling 54-34 on all top-rated picks through 15 weeks of the 2020 college football season, returning over $600. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Wisconsin vs. Minnesota. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Wisconsin vs. Minnesota:

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota spread: Wisconsin -12.5
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota over-under: 47 points
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota money line: Wisconsin -475, Minnesota +360

What you need to know about Wisconsin

The Badgers have lost three straight, all to ranked teams, including a 28-7 setback to then-No. 16 Iowa last week. Wisconsin managed only 225 yards of offense and turned the ball over twice against the Hawkeyes.

Quarterback Graham Mertz has thrown for 976 yards and eight touchdowns against five interceptions. Running back Jalen Berger leads the Badgers with 267 rushing yards on 45 carries with a touchdown. Wisconsin's defense allows 251 yards and just 15.4 points per game, which ranks sixth in the nation.

What you need to know about Minnesota

The Golden Gophers were able to grind out a solid 24-17 victory over Nebraska in their last outing. Running back Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 108 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns in the victory.

Ibrahim has rumbled for 925 yards on 175 carries with 15 touchdowns this season. Quarterback Tanner Morgan has thrown for 1,214 yards and five touchdowns against four interceptions. Minnesota's defense allows 431.5 yards and 31.8 points per game.

How to make Wisconsin vs. Minnesota picks

The model has simulated Wisconsin vs. Minnesota 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Minnesota vs. Wisconsin? And which side of the spread is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college football picks.