Rickenbach NCAAF Game #201: *10* Top Play Wisconsin Badgers +14 (or as many points as you can get - it's been a line mover) @ Alabama @ 8:00 ET - Last year I lost a heart-breaker with the Badgers in their season opener. It was against LSU and Wisconsin actually led 24-7 in the 3rd quarter and they were dominating the ground game in that match-up with the Tigers. However, they then lost some defensive lineman to injuries and they didn't have RB Gordon in the fourth quarter. They ended up narrowly missing the cover in the 4 point loss to LSU. Not only do I remember that game but the Badgers do too! They certainly want to start off this season on a winning note but that's a tall order as a two TD underdog at mighty Alabama. The key here is that we have all those points to play with in terms of getting "our" win on this game! The Badgers can absolutely hang tough throughout this game. They beat Auburn in the Outback Bowl after last season and that's the same Tigers team that outgained Bama by nearly 100 yards in their match-up last season. The Badgers love to get physical in the trenches and, as proven with Auburn, it's that type of team that can give the Crimson Tide some fits. With that said, this game is likely to stay much closer throughout than what many are forecasting. This line has jumped all the way from Alabama -9.5 all the way to -14 as of the time of my selection and now it's crashing back down to -10.5 as of the time of this final posting of analysis. The Big Dog is the way to go in this one. The Crimson Tide are of course a stellar team once again but they will have an adjustment phase early this season considering they return just 11 starters and do have some question marks at QB as well. The Badgers are on a long-term 46-33 ATS run as an underdog and Alabama has gone 2-7 ATS in non-conference action the past two seasons. Play Wisconsin PLUS the big points as a *10* Top Play Saturday.