LSU (-4.5) - Wisconsin Friday match at NCAAF, between two teams with good ranking in preseason polls. Wisconsin Badgers and Louisiana State Tigers will confront a neutral territory, the match will be made in Houston much closer, of course, far from Louisiana in relation to Wisconsin.
In the preseason polls the two schools are ranked 13 and 14 respectively with Tigers playing at the very strong SEC, a conference with an emphasis on aggressive play while Wisconsin comes from the slightly weaker Big 10 conference. For the LSU, I'm OK, but for the Badgers I have my objections, especially since a lot of things have changed in the defensive track this year.
Beyond the big changes in defense (7 first-line players have left, and only a starter has substantial experience on this line anymore), Wisconsin will have a new QB who also has little experience in the NCAA. Logically, the team will rely on the excellent running back Gordon in the attack but a cuckoo hardly brings in the spring. A trademark for the team remains the physical game and the time of the year, last season finished with record 9-4, if they do something similar I will consider it a success.
A little longer story about LSU and more dynamic as a group have the Tigers. Full offenders this season, with three outstanding running backs (the two returning and one top recruit a better run back to American high schools) will look to take advantage of Wisconsin's new defensive line. Although their qb is new, he was in the team last year and played the last games successfully, while he was well guided by the good Mettenberger who is in the NFL now. There are some changes to the defense plan this year as it lost 4 players in different positions but their last year's last card remains the same, this year with secondary and pass coverage not changing and returning the players who were in the 30 top in pass defense. 10-3 last year's LSU in a difficult conference, every season is difficult in the SEC, but something similar I expect this year as the team has not changed so much, while it remains explosive and capable of big plays.
The LSU is currently running a series of wins in non-conference matches such as the current 45, while it has been defeated by the distant 2002. Wisconsin opens a season against a ranked opponent for the first time since 97 'and then, in 7 times that has been given as outsider, 3 last year has a record of 1-6.
The cards look like a derby, but at roster's headlines I think the LSU's Tigers are the best, with a little more talent and stability in the attack, while defensively they have less trouble solving for tomorrow's match. Sometime maybe good football is played in Wisconsin but not so early in the season, especially for tomorrow I expect quite one-dimensional.
Nice to play for the first time and I think the LSU is able to find a score in the match. MyBet @ 4.5's best -1.90 line with the rest of the -5 line on -XNUMX.
