2025 Wisconsin Badgers Week 2 Betting Lines
Last week, head coach Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers kicked off the third and most important season of the Fickell era. The pressure is on, and the Badgers wanted to jump out of the gate with a strong performance against the Miami-OH RedHawks, one of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference. Wisconsin posted the win, but was hardly dominant due to a pedestrian offense that lacks playmakers. Now comes another Group of Six matchup at home. The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will provide the opposition. MTSU. Thus, it is a Fickell start in the third year of this regime.
Wisconsin vs. Middle Tennessee State Week 2 Betting Lines
Spread: Wisconsin -29
Total: 45.5
Money Line: Wisconsin -5000, Middle Tennessee State +1578
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Wisconsin Badgers Weekly Matchup
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, the Wisconsin Badgers will host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI. Kickoff time is 4 p.m. ET with television coverage on FS1.
Last game, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders lost 34-14 to FCS Austin Peay as 15-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 53.5.
For the second time in program history and the first since defeating Kansas State in the 1987 season opener, Austin Peay State University’s football team took down an FBS opponent, defeating Middle Tennessee Saturday at Johnny Floyd Stadium.
After jumping out to a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, Austin Peay maintained no less than a 10-point lead throughout its victory against Middle Tennessee, outgaining the Blue Raiders in yardage, 341-153, while also holding MTSU to 0-12 on third down.
Chris Parson finished 11 of 20 for 142 yards and two TDs while rushing for 34 yards. Nick Vattiato was just 15 of 36 for 104 yards for MTSU.
Wisconsin Badgers Weekly Recap
Last game, the Wisconsin Badgers won 17-0 against the Miami-OH RedHawks as 17.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 41.5.
Reserve quarterback Danny O’Neil threw for a second-half touchdown and ran for another. Wisconsin held Miami (Ohio) to 117 total yards en route to a victory on Thursday in the nonconference season opener for both teams in Madison, Wis.
O’Neil, who replaced injured starter Billy Edwards Jr. midway through the second quarter, directed a 54-yard scoring drive that put Wisconsin up 10-0 with 4:08 left in the third quarter.
O’Neil, a sophomore transfer from San Diego State, set up the score with a 22-yard completion to Grant Stec to the 3-yard line, then hit Vinny Anthony II with a touchdown toss on the following play.
Edwards, making his debut after transferring from Maryland, left with a lower-body injury and did not return. The senior, who passed for 2,881 yards and 15 touchdowns last season as the Terrapins’ starter, completed 6 of 13 passes for 68 yards before the injury.
Preston Zachman returned an interception 17 yards to the Miami 2-yard line to set up Wisconsin’s final touchdown, a 1-yard sneak by O’Neil with 6:45 left.
O’Neil completed 12 of 19 passes for 120 yards with one interception.
Wisconsin redshirt freshman Dilin Jones ran for 73 yards on 14 carries, helping the Badgers finish with 165 yards on the ground. Miami, which returned no starters on offense, rushed for just 34 yards, averaging just 1.5 yards per carry.
The RedHawks, who advanced to the MAC title game the last two seasons, managed just seven first downs and were 0-for-9 on third-down conversion attempts.
Miami quarterback Dequan Finn, a seventh-year transfer from Baylor who also previously played at Toledo, completed 9 of 18 passes for 83 yards with two interceptions.
Wisconsin took a 3-0 lead on its second possession, marching 69 yards in 15 plays from its own 6-yard line before settling for Nathanial Vakos’ 42-yard field goal with 1:39 left in the first period.
2025 Wisconsin Badgers Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 30 |
vs. Miami-OH Redhawks |
W 17-0 |
1-0 |
| Sep 6 |
vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
- |
- |
| Sep 13 |
at Alabama Crimson Tide |
- |
- |
| Sep 20 |
vs. Maryland Terrapins |
- |
- |
| Sep 27 |
OFF |
| Oct 4 |
at Michigan Wolverines |
- |
- |
| Oct 11 |
vs. Iowa Hawkeyes |
- |
- |
| Oct 18 |
vs. Ohio State Buckeyes |
- |
- |
| Oct 25 |
at Oregon Ducks |
- |
- |
| Nov 1 |
OFF |
| Nov 8 |
vs. Washington Huskies |
- |
- |
| Nov 15 |
at Indiana Hoosiers |
- |
- |
| Nov 22 |
vs. Illinois Fighting Illini |
- |
- |
| Nov 29 |
at Minnesota Golden Gophers |
- |
- |
Wisconsin began playing football in 1892 but did not become a consistent winner until the early 1990s when Barry Alvarez founded a new era of glory. Since their 1993 Rose Bowl and Big Ten championship, the Badgers have missed a bowl game only twice. The Badgers finished in the final national rankings every season but eight since 1998. Wisconsin has had six Big Ten titles since 1993 and five division titles since 2011.
Known as the Godfather, Alvarez retired as head coach in 2005 but remained in the position of athletic director until 2019. He firmly established a formula that has sustained success through three head coaches and tough competition.
Alvarez engineered a formula that combined in-state offensive linemen and skill players from both within and outside the state. The Badgers have used states like New Jersey to locate dominant running backs such as Jonathan Taylor. The Badgers have developed a reputation for being both “O-Line U” and “Running Back U.”
Previous head coach Paul Chryst epitomized a perfect fit. Chryst grew up in Madison and played quarterback at the University of Wisconsin. He led the Badgers to two final top ten national rankings and four in the top 25. However, current athletic director Chris McIntosh, a UW alumnus and former player and assistant athletic director, believes the Badgers are capable of more. And that is Luke Fickell’s task as the new head coach.
Wisconsin has had many great players, including the days before Alvarez. Alan Ameche won the Heisman trophy in 1954 as a top running back. While Alvarez’s running back, Ron Dayne, hoisted the Heisman in 1999. Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon, Montee Ball, Russell Wilson, Pat Richter, and Elroy Hirsch are among the past marquee men of Madison.
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