College Football Picks - Penn State Nittany Lions vs Wisconsin Badgers
- By Lisa Smith
- Published 10/11/2008
- Week Seven NCAA News
Penn State vs Wisconsin Saturday night the 6th ranked Penn State Nittany Lions head to Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin to take on the Badgers. Odds makers currently have the Lions as a 6 point favorite versus the Badgers.
Penn State will bring in the Big-10's most explosive offense to face a Wisconsin team that is desperately trying to avoid an 0-3 start in conference play.
Nittany Lions coach Joe Paterno will attempt to be on the side-line this week after spending last week in the press box recovering from a sore right hip he suffered in practice a few weeks ago.
"Actually, as far as making a significant contribution to the strategy side and on the tactical side, you're better off upstairs," Paterno said. "You can see more. But you like to be on the field, down there, get a feel what's going on."
The 6-0 Lions have been led by quarterback Daryll Clark and tailback Evan Royster. Clark leads the conference with a 162.5 passer rating, while throwing nine touchdowns
"They're a great team and they have a great quarterback, a great corps of receivers that can run," said Wisconsin cornerback Allen Langford. "They have a great tight end and two good running backs. So they're definitely going to be a difficult task."
The 3-2 Badgers are 0-2 in the conference after two heart-breaking losses to Michigan State and Ohio State by a total of five points.
"The expectations are high on this team, and we'd like them to be high," coach Bret Bielema said. "We've got a tremendous challenge on our hands and an opportunity to right the ship."
The Badgers are 17-1 in their last 18 games in Madison, the one loss coming last week against Ohio State. It does not look to get any easier this week against the Nittany Lions. Penn State is in a position to prove they are deserving of their no. 6 ranking. Paterno will have his team ready to play.
Take Penn State on the road and give the 6 points.
