College Football: Best Bets and Player Props for Alabama at Wisconsin

The third week of the college football season is upon us, and there will be plenty of eyes on the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide traveling to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the early window on Saturday. Even though both teams are 2-0 entering Week 3, they have vastly different outlooks from the masses.

The Crimson Tide cruised to a 63-0 victory over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in Week 1 before needing a 28-point fourth quarter to defeat the South Florida Bulls 42-16 in Week 2. Meanwhile, the Badgers secured uninspiring wins over the Western Michigan Broncos and South Dakota Coyotes -- an FCS school -- by a combined 28 points while scoring only 55 points on offense.

While using the college football odds at FanDuel Sportsbook, let's take a look at some of the best bets for Saturday's showdown between Alabama and Wisconsin that kicks off at 12 p.m. ET.

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Alabama at Wisconsin Betting Picks

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Justice Haynes Over 50.5 Rushing Yards (-114)

Ahead of Saturday's clash, Alabama should have a major advantage with their rushing attack against Wisconsin's run defense. The Crimson Tide are averaging the 12th-most rushing yards per game (266.5) to begin the season, and the Badgers are giving up 121.5 rushing yards per game and nearly 4.0 yards per attempt on the defensive side of the ball.

Both Jamarion Miller and Justice Haynes have essentially split Alabama's backfield workload evenly through the first two weeks of the campaign. While Miller has 194 yards and 2 touchdowns on 20 attempts, Haynes isn't too far behind with 148 yards and 2 touchdowns on 17 attempts.

Despite facing inferior teams in their first two contests, Wisconsin has allowed at least one running back to record 64-plus rushing yards in each game. Miller's rushing yards prop is set at 68.5 despite seeing similar touches to Haynes, so we'll take the lower line in a split backfield.

According to PFF, Haynes leads all college RBs with 15-plus attempts in breakaway percentage (81.3%). Breakaway yards are defined by rushing yards gained on designed rushing attempts that go for more than 15 yards, proving that Haynes can achieve this line in just a few touches for the Crimson Tide on Saturday.

Alabama Over 32.5 Points (-115)

Once again, Alabama should have no issues establishing the run on Saturday with Wisconsin's run defense being much weaker than their pass defense. While running the ball can chew the clock, the Crimson Tide will create a few chunk plays on the ground, and win the field-position battle as quarterback Tyler Van Dyke struggles to get much going against Alabama's stout defense.

Wisconsin hasn't gotten much out of Van Dyke and the passing game as they are averaging just 203 passing yards per game with just 1 passing touchdown through two contests. Taking that into account, it's tough to see Van Dyke suddenly have success through the air with Alabama's defense limiting opponents to the ninth-fewest passing yards per game (103.0) thus far.

This Crimson Tide defense has a slew of playmakers, and they'll come away with a turnover or two that creates short fields for the offense. On the surface, the Badgers' defense has permitted an average of only 13.5 points per game, but that came against inferior teams.

At the moment, Alabama is producing the seventh-most points per game (52.5), and they'll dominate both sides of the ball to easily clear 33-plus points on the road.

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