The Wisconsin Badgers begin the Coach Andersen era, and hopefully a trek toward a fourth-straight Rose Bowl, when they host the Massachusetts Minutemen Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall (12 pm ET).

In the early betting UW, ranked No. 23 in the preseason polls, was favored by 44 points over UMass, which went 1-11 in its first season in FBS last year.

View Massachusetts vs Wisconsin Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: The Badgers were listed as 45-point favorites at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook on the college football lines.






Massachusetts Minutemen Trends:
When playing in August are 0-1
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing outside the conference are 0-10

Wisconsin Badgers Trends:
When playing in August are 6-1
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 9-1
When playing outside the conference are 7-3

A few Minutemen at Badgers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Massachusetts's last 6 games on the road
Massachusetts is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Massachusetts is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Massachusetts is 1-18 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Wisconsin is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
Wisconsin is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Wisconsin is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Wisconsin is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home


Next up:
Massachusetts home to Maine, Saturday, September 7
Wisconsin home to Tennessee Tech, Saturday, September 7