Maryland Terrapins vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 09/20/25

One of the early kickoffs in the B1G features the Maryland Terrapins vs the Wisconsin Badgers. In years past, this would be an obvious blow-out spot for the Badgers, but I don’t think that is true anymore. The Badgers have fallen way down in the conference pecking order, and they didn’t look like they belonged on the same field as Alabama last week. Sure, that was at Alabama, but Wisconsin was never at any moment in that game or even remotely competitive. They had to start a backup QB, so they were probably doomed from the start, but they may well go into the Maryland game in the same situation. That is one of several reasons that has me looking at the Terrapins here. I’ll take Maryland plus the points.

Billy Edwards Jr would love to start against his former team (he just transferred from Maryland to Wisconsin), but he is splitting reps with backup Danny O’Neil early in the week. Whichever guy starts, this is once again a run-first Wisconsin attack. Maryland, of course, wants to be a fast-paced, high-volume offense, even if they have struggled to find the personnel to run it effectively. They are working with a freshman QB in Malik Washington, but he has a high ceiling. He has plenty of receivers to work with, so if Wisconsin struggles to score or has to kick FGs instead of finding the end zone, Maryland could very well hang around here. The Terps’ primary liability is, of course, their defense, so that will probably be the story of the game. Still, I won’t be surprised if the Terps hang around in this one, even in a tough road environment.

Maryland vs Wisconsin Prediction: Maryland +10 available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.