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Alabama vs. Wisconsin CFB Week 3 odds, prediction and best bet: Take Tide as big favorite
The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide head north to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday for a showdown with head coach Luke Fickell’s Wisconsin Badgers.
This will be an unfamiliar matchup with only two previous meetings in each school’s rich history. Oddsmakers lean heavily in favor of Alabama, as the Crimson Tide are 16-point favorites and the total (over/under) sits at 49.5.
CFB Week 3 Alabama vs. Wisconsin odds
When the early college football betting lines were released in May, Alabama was an 8.5-point underdog. The point spread slowly increased during the offseason and spiked greatly when the season began.
The Badgers are undefeated through two weeks but failed to cover the spread in both matchups.
Wisconsin trailed in the fourth quarter of Week 1 vs. Western Michigan but earned a 28-14 victory. The Badgers maintained control in Week 2, beating South Dakota (FCS) 27-13.
Alabama had another scare vs. USF, but the Tide’s offense couldn’t be stopped in the fourth quarter. The Crimson Tide have a +89 scoring differential with defeats of Western Kentucky and South Florida.
Why Alabama could win as the favorite
The Jalen Milroe-Ryan Williams connection has been stellar through two weeks. Williams has racked up 207 receiving yards and three touchdowns, giving Alabama an excellent downfield threat.
Jam Miller and Justice Haynes have formed a great backfield duo. The Crimson Tide’s 266 rushing yards per game are second-best in the SEC. The Badgers have struggled to limit opponents on the ground, creating a significant weakness for Miller and Haynes to exploit.
Unlike Wisconsin teams of years past, led by superstar running backs such as Ron Dayne, Melvin Gordon and Jonathan Taylor, the Badgers aren’t as dominant on the ground in 2024. QB Tyler Van Dyke has been average, and the offense doesn’t excel in any area.
Alabama has a lot of matchup edges vs. Wisconsin and should leave the crowd at Camp Randall Stadium silent by the end of the game.
Why Wisconsin could win as the underdog
Keeping pace with Alabama early would help keep the Wisconsin faithful engaged. If the Badgers trail big by halftime, it’s hard to imagine Camp Randall Stadium providing much energy in the second half.
Wisconsin must find a way to slow Miller and Haynes, which will be more difficult with star LB Jake Chaney out for the first half of Saturday’s game.
Van Dyke needs to step up for the Badgers to pull the upset. The Miami transfer has 406 passing yards and one touchdown, ranking in the bottom half of Big Ten starting QBs.
When a heavily favored team like Alabama suffers an upset, the underdog typically wins the turnover battle. Wisconsin’s offense has four fumbles and two fumbles lost, which must be eliminated to stay in the fight vs. the Crimson Tide.
Alabama vs. Wisconsin prediction
Alabama to cover the 16-point spread is my prediction for Saturday’s game in Madison, Wisconsin. The Crimson Tide’s victory over USF wasn’t pretty, but Milroe and the offense got in rhythm when it mattered the most.
Head coach Kalen DeBoer’s squad has handled its first two opponents, while the Badgers have yet to earn an overly impressive win. Alabama has matchup advantages all over the field and should leave Madison 3-0 with another blowout victory.
Wisconsin
Stepmom from hell accused of starving 35-pound teen daughter enters plea — could spend the rest of her life behind bars
The Wisconsin stepmother from hell accused of abusing her 35-pound 14-year-old daughter by depriving her of food and water has entered a no-contest plea in the twisted case.
Melissa Goodman, 52, now faces up to 46 years in prison if she’s handed the maximum sentence for charges of chronic neglect causing great bodily harm, chronic neglect causing emotional damage and false imprisonment.
She’s set to be sentenced on July 1.
Goodman, along with husband Walter Goodman, has been accused of starving her autistic stepdaughter.
Goodman’s daughter Savanna Goodman and her girlfriend Kayla Stemler were also charged over the alleged abuse, People reported.
The family is accused of locking the teen in a bedroom without a mattress, restricting her to only her room for years and depriving her of food and water, according to Wisconsin prosecutors.
The mobile home they lived in became a house of horrors for the teenager, who was mistaken for a 6-year-old when she was found by cops in August 2025 and rushed to the hospital.
Walter Goodman, the victim’s father, called 911 to report that his daughter was lethargic and ill.
Responding officers found her weighing just 35 pounds; she was hospitalized with multi-organ dysfunction, including respiratory failure and pancreatitis.
From 2020 until August 2025, the victim, whose name is not disclosed because she is a minor, was allegedly isolated in a trailer on Hattie Lane, in Oneida, Wisconsin.
Extended family members were told she was away on vacation or with other relatives to explain her absence.
When “Song Sung Blue” – the biopic about Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute act Lightning & Thunder – had a premiere at the Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee last December, star Hugh Jackman gave Claire Sardina (played in the film by Kate Hudson) an engraved bench honoring Lighting & Thunder to be installed at Wisconsin State Fair Park.
In August, Sardina will get to have a seat on that bench – and sing again on a State Fair stage.
Sardina will perform with tribute act So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience Aug. 9 at the Bank Five Nine Amphitheater, the largest stage at the fair featuring free concerts with admission.
For Sardina, it will be a return to a place central to Lighting & Thunder. The band performed in the Milwaukee area from 1989 until Mike Sardina, aka Lightning, passed away in 2006. The State Fair was one of their favorite places to play, and the couple got married there in 1994.
The couple’s wild story – from a performance at a Pearl Jam Summerfest concert to major health issues – was the subject of the documentary “Song Sung Blue” that inspired the biopic, and earned Hudson an Oscar nomination for portraying Claire Sardina.
Fair officials May 8 revealed the full headliner lineup for the stage, which includes:
- Aug. 6: Sixteen Candles
- Aug. 7 and 8: Here Come The Mummies
- Aug. 10 and 11: Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
- Aug. 12: Hairbangers Ball
- Aug. 13: Too Hype Crew
- Aug. 14: The Gufs
- Aug. 15: Let’s Sing Taylor – An Unofficial Live Tribute Show
- Aug. 16: Pat McCurdy
All Bank Five Nine Amphitheater concerts are included with fair admission.
The lineup is also nearly complete for the Bank Five Nine Main Stage, with just a show on Aug. 11 to be announced.
Tickets are on sale for these shows at wistatefair.com and include same-day fair admission:
- Aug. 6: Hairball
- Aug. 7: Nelly
- Aug. 8: Bailey Zimmerman with Chandler Walters
- Aug. 9: Wynonna Judd and Melissa Etheridge
- Aug. 10: For King + Country with Rachel Lampa
- Aug. 12: John Mulaney
- Aug. 13: The All-American Rejects with Joyce Manor
- Aug. 14: Lindsey Stirling with PVRIS
- Aug. 15: AJR with Em Beihold
- Aug. 16: The Beach Boys
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW/GRAY NEWS) – A ransomware group has claimed to have breached the learning management system Canvas, possibly exposing the personal information of students, teachers and staff across the country.
According to a statement from the Universities of Wisconsin website, they were notified of a nationwide security breach experienced by Instructure, the provider of Canvas. Universities of Wisconsin schools use the cloud-based management system.
UW-Stevens Point tells NewsChannel 7 they have not confirmed UWSP was involved in the breach, but did send communication that Canvas was down and students should not perform any asked actions if prompted, as it may not be legitimate while Canvas is down.
Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, posted on May 1 about a cybersecurity incident that had been reported and was under investigation.
The next day, Chief Information Security Officer Steve Proud wrote that the information involved in the attack included names, student ID numbers, messages between users and email addresses.
“At this time, we have found no evidence that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved. If that changes, we will notify any impacted institutions,” he wrote.
The Wausau School District sent a letter to parents Wednesday regarding the cybersecurity incident. They said there is no evidence that passwords, single-sign-on credentials, financial information or social security numbers were impacted. They stressed that type of information is not stored in Canvas.
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