#90

Wisconsin Badgers

Big Ten · 4-8

Camp Randall Stadium · 80,321 seats

Wisconsin Badgers rank #90 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.012 points per play (Elo 1508), a 4-8 record in the Big Ten, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 6-6 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.012
#90 of 136
Elo
1508
Off EPA/play
-0.069
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.038
lower is better
Off success
-0.028
Def success
-0.005
Off explosive
-0.012
Def explosive
-0.010
Rush EPA
-0.025
offense
Pass EPA
-0.114
offense
Pts / drive
1.40
9.6 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.00
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Wisconsin's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.026

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production40%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.72σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-12.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Danny O'Neil4 startsLast game: Hunter Simmons

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.03-0.03Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsMiami (OH)W 170-7.2-18.0L
2vsMiddle TennesseeW 4210-24.6-28.5W
3@AlabamaL 1438-15.1-18.5L
4vsMarylandL 1027-0.6-10.5L
6@MichiganL 1024-17.6-17.5W
7vsIowaL 037+5.6+5.0L
8vsOhio StateL 034+22.7+24.5L
9@OregonL 721-31.7-31.5W
11vsWashingtonW 1310+17.4+10.5W
12@IndianaL 731-31.9-28.0W
13vsIllinoisW 2710+16.0+8.5W
14@MinnesotaL 717-6.6+2.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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