Wisconsin Badgers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 9/6/2026 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Sunday, September 6, 2026

Location: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Fighting Irish (-21.0)

Total/Over-Under: 47

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-2 last year) welcome the Wisconsin Badgers (4-8 last season) at Lambeau Field on Sunday, September 6, 2026. Wisconsin opens as 21-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 47.

The Wisconsin Badgers wrapped up their year with a 4-8 mark. The last time they took the field, the Badgers went up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers and took a loss by a score of 17-7. The Wisconsin Badgers ran the ball 28 different times and tallied 86 yds, earning them an average of 3.1 yds per attempt. Overall, they ran 55 plays which totaled 268 yards. Wisconsin allowed 18 completions on 24 tries for a total of 90 yards, and a completion rate of 75.0%. Against the run, the Badgers conceded 128 yards on 32 tries, which is an average of 4.0 yds per rush surrendered.

The Badgers tallied 3,037 total yards over the course of last season. Wisconsin earned 10 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 17 different times. Wisconsin amassed 169 1st downs as a team, and they committed 43 penalties for 361 yards. As a team they averaged 116.7 yds via the ground game, ranking them 116th in Division 1. Regarding scoring, the Wisconsin Badgers averaged 12.8 points per outing.

The Badgers were sitting in 40th in the country in terms of the opposition scoring, giving up 21.6 PPG. They gave up an average of 3.4 yards per attempt on the ground and 105.3 yards on the ground per game last year. During the season, they conceded 1,264 yards via the ground game in 12 games. When talking about passing yards, the Badgers conceded 2,620 yds which put them in 43rd in the country. In their 12 games played, they relinquished 218.3 yards per outing via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 69.7%. They surrendered 323.5 yards per game which ranked them 24th in the nation. They granted 19 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Fighting Irish finished the season holding a 10-2 record. The last time they took the field, the Fighting Irish walked away with a victory by a final of 49-20 against the Stanford Cardinal. Notre Dame conceded 30 rush attempts for 86 yards (2.9 yds per carry). The Fighting Irish pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 50.0%, relinquishing 226 yds on 20 out of 40 passing. The Fighting Irish finished the game with 524 yds while running 74 plays (7.1 yds per play). Notre Dame rushed the ball for 4.9 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 187 yards on 38 attempts.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish maintained an average of 458.5 yards/outing, which had them ranked 12th in college football. The Notre Dame offense racked up 622 yds of penalties on 66 infractions, which had them sitting 101st in Division 1 in terms of helping out the other team. They averaged 203.4 rushing yards per game and ran for 2,441 yards for last year. They gave away 6 interceptions while surrendering 4 fumbles and they obtained 272 first downs. In terms of how much they scored, the Fighting Irish sat 2nd in the nation scoring 42.0 PPG. Last year, the Fighting Irish compiled 3,061 yards via the pass together with averaging 255.1 passing yards per outing, which ranked 37th in D-1.

The Fighting Irish surrendered 17.6 PPG, which put them in 10th in D-1. Notre Dame gave up a total of 1,201 yards via the ground game (100.1 yards per outing) as well as 8 touchdowns on the ground last year. They gave up 14 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 213.4 yards per game, which put them in 56th in the country. The Fighting Irish defense took part in 815 plays, which had them ranked 47th in Division 1. They earned 2 fumbles and 22 picks over the course of last year. Overall, they gave up 211 total points.

Who will win tonight's Badgers/Fighting Irish college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Badgers +21.0

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