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There are reportedly a ton of bets on Wisconsin to cover at Iowa
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Vegas has been doubting Wisconsin all year. The Badgers have been at least seven-point underdog in four games this season.
They won two of those games outright and covered the spread in the other two.
So are people finally starting to believe in the Badgers?
It certainly looks like it. There are reportedly a whole bunch of bettors who happily gave the 4.5 points for Wisconsin to cover at Iowa City on Saturday:
William Hill says 20% of the $ on all college bets today at its 108 Nevada sports books are on Wisconsin-Iowa. 93% on Bucky to cover (-4.5)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 22, 2016
It was a surprisingly small spread to begin with. Originally a 3-point spread, the line surprisingly didn’t increase more with the amount of people jumping at that spread.
Will that provide a little more motivation for Iowa?
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.