A key Big Ten showdown awaits Saturday as the No. 11 Michigan Wolverines visit the No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers. Kickoff is set for noon ET from Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers are 3.5-point favorites and the over-under for total points scored is 44.5 in the latest Wisconsin vs. Michigan odds. 

Before locking in any Michigan vs. Wisconsin  picks of your own, you NEED to see what Mike Tierney has to say. The veteran sportswriter, whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, has covered college football of all levels for decades. He hit nearly 60 percent of his college football spread picks last season and has consistently emerged as one of SportsLIne's top handicappers in all sports.

What's more, he has had a particularly keen eye for the tendencies of these programs, posting a stunning 13-2 record on against the spread picks involving the Wolverines or Badgers over the past two seasons! Anyone who has followed him is up HUGE.

Now he's studied Michigan vs. Wisconsin from every possible angle. We can tell you he's leaning Over and he's also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of this spread. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before you lock in your own picks.

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