TCU Horned Frogs vs Wisconsin Badgers 2011 Rose Bowl Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Quarterback Andy Dalton will lead his undefeated Texas Christian University Horned Frogs to the Grand Daddy of them all the ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO against a powerful Wisconsin Badgers team on Saturday at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN. TCU enters the game perfect 12-0 crashing the BCS as a non-qualifier while Wisconsin wins a 3 way tie for the Big Ten Title at 11-1 to go to the Big Game. “It’s awesome,” said coach Gary Patterson, whose team joins a BCS conference in 2012 with a move to the Big East. “To know all the players that have played there and walk out into a stage that as they say is ‘The Granddaddy of Them All,’ so to be a part of something like that is very special. I don’t think our kids will really understand how special it is until they get a chance to go there.” TCU will have to stop the smoking hot running game of the Badgers whose 3 backs have rolled up nearly 3,000 yards and won their last 7 games by more than 26 points. Vegas odds makers have the TCU Horned Frogs a -3 point favorite at the Rose Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers.
The Horned Frogs are coming off a blowout 66-17 over New Mexico and finished the season at 6-5 ATS. Quarterback Andy Dalton completed 9 or 14 passes for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns hitting a plethora of receivers and handing off to 8 different ball carriers in the victory. TCU most recently when playing in January are 0-1, when playing on grass are 9-1, after outgaining opponent are 10-0, when favored on the road are 9-1.
Wisconsin has bowled over opponents recently a 70-23 win at home over Northwestern to finish the season at 6-5 ATS. Quarterback Scott Tolzien completed 15 of 19 passes for 230 yards and 4 touchdowns while Montee Ball carried 20 times for 178 yards and 4 touchdowns. James White also carried 20 times for 134 yards and a score. “They’re a special group,” fifth-year coach Bret Bielema said. “They believe in something bigger than themselves.” “… They play extremely hard, play extremely tough,” he said of the Frogs. “… One thing that was very common amongst everybody that had seen them either play or practice is just how hard they play and how tough they are individually.” The Badgers have won their last 3 Rose Bowl appearances. Odds makers at JustBET have the over/under for the total score at 57 points combined of the TCU Horned Frogs and Wisconsin Badgers.
I predict a 4th straight Rose Bowl victory for the Badgers.
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