Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers prediction, odds and picks, November 27, 2026
Minnesota at Wisconsin: Bandwagon's model makes Wisconsin a 69% favorite (Wisconsin −8).
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers odds and win probability
Axle gives Wisconsin a 69% chance to win, by about 8 points.
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Why Axle has Wisconsin
All CFB ratings| MINN | WIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1501 69th of 138 | 1562 48th of 138 |
| Last 5 games | 2-3 | 3-2 |
| Streak | L2 | W1 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
| Meetings won | 3 | 1 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results and home advantage; last 5 results, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | WIS win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:52 PM ET | 69% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:52 PM ET | 69% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:43 PM ET | 69% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 69% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 69% | — |
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Badgers a 8-point favorite at home, with a 69% chance to win. The model total is 46.5. Ratings: Badgers 1562 (48th of 138), Golden Gophers 1501 (69th). The Badgers have won 3 of their last 5; the Golden Gophers 2 of their last 5. The two have met 4 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Badgers won 1, the Golden Gophers 3.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs UCLA Bruins | L 20–34 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Indiana Hoosiers | L 16–23 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Iowa Hawkeyes | W 13–10 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Purdue Boilermakers | L 13–41 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Michigan Wolverines | W 20–14 | – | – | matchup |
Wisconsin Badgers
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | W 31–10 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Iowa Hawkeyes | L 0–30 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs USC Trojans | W 24–7 | – | – | matchup | |
| at UCLA Bruins | L 7–17 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Michigan State Spartans | W 31–3 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers | 7–17 | – | – | matchup | |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers | 24–7 | – | – | matchup | |
| Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers | 28–14 | – | – | matchup | |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers | 23–16 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
Minnesota Golden Gophers: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Wisconsin Badgers: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Golden Gophers– 10th · L2
- Golden Gophers rating1501 69th of 138, 8 games
- Badgers– 7th · W1
- Badgers rating1562 48th of 138, 8 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I FBS football · 10th · streak L2
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NCAA Division I FBS football · 7th · streak W1
No stances yet today on $WIS: the share of the crowd ▲ on the Wisconsin Badgers bandwagon, fans and neutrals counted apart.
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I FBS football a line is made from the ratings and home advantage alone: a calibration layer using the other inputs did not beat rating-only out of sample here. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule in the data, not usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form in the data, not usedaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones unavailable for this game · No venue coordinates stored for the home sidedistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata venue coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones
- Weather unavailable for this game · No forecast stored before kickoffforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Wisconsin 69% to win. Projected score Wisconsin 27, Minnesota 19; spread Wisconsin −8, total 46.5. Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers, Fri, Nov 27, 7:30 PM ET.