I do not have any idea why the numbers are THIS much in favor of Wisconsin except to think that the eye test is ruling right now. Additionally, Wisconsin a whopping -235 on the moneyline compared to the Irish at +190. First of all, the Irish are 6.5-point underdogs, which is a HUGE switch from being TD-favorites last week to the spread leaning toward the Irish losing by a possession. This game against Wisconsin shows something that we have not seen like this in a while - the Irish as a pretty big underdog. However, the Irish are actually not favorites against Wisconsin even with being ranked higher and being undefeated. Even though the first two were way too close, the third game against Purdue saw the Irish cover the spread for the first time this season. The Irish had been favorites to win the first three games of the season. The team will travel to Chicago to play a ranked opponent in Wisconsin - the first ranked opponent of the season. After three games that still showed at least an inkling of doubt, the Irish jump into this one in a place where they haven’t been in a while.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have made it to the point in the season where a quarter of the games are complete, and the next game is the Shamrock Series game against the Wisconsin Badgers (but also Wisconsin’s “home” game).
