The Northwestern Wildcats dropped their road opener this season, but they've actually been a great road bet over recent seasons. Last year the Wildcats went 3-2 straight up and 4-1 against the spread away from home, and over the last three-plus seasons, they're 9-6 SU and 10-5 ATS on the road.
Northwestern is a road dog to open Big Ten play against the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday at Camp Randall.
College football point spread: The Badgers opened as 14.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (line updates and matchup report available here)
College football betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 42.