Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State picks, predictions: Guaranteed Rate Bowl schedule, odds, spread, lines

Picks and predictions for Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl as the college football bowl season marches on

College football bowl season brings us a quadruple-header of games on Tuesday, culminating in the primetime kickoff between Wisconsin and Oklahoma State in this year's edition of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

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Both teams predictably are dealing with some high-profile opt-outs whether they're headed for the NFL Draft or the college football transfer portal.

Including both their starting quarterbacks: Wisconsin lost Graham Mertz to the portal, while Oklahoma State's Spencer Sanders elected to change schools, too.

Wisconsin comes in at 6-6 overall, losing two of the last three overall including to rival Minnesota, while the Cowboys started off the year at 5-0 and emerged as a Big 12 title contender, but lost five of their last seven and four of the last five, not scoring over 19 points in any of those four losses.

This is also the last time we'll see Jim Leonhard coaching the Badgers from the sideline: the UW alum and defensive coordinator stepped in as interim when the school fired Paul Chryst, but said he won't be on staff once new coach Luke Fickell comes in for good.

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What do the experts think of the matchup? Let's see how the College Football Power Index computer prediction model projects the game.

Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State picks, predictions

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Wisconsin prediction: The computer is siding with the Badgers in the game, who have a 53.8 percent chance to win the game outright.

Oklahoma State prediction: That leaves the Cowboys with a 46.2 percent edge to pull off the upset and take down the Big Ten challengers.

Point spread: Wisconsin comes into the game as 3.5 point favorites against Oklahoma State, according to the lines at SI Sportsbook.

Total: The book set the over/under mark at 43 points for the game.

Moneyline: Wisconsin -188 | Oklahoma State +138

Spread consensus pick: Wisconsin -3.5

Score prediction: Team Rankings projects that Wisconsin will defeat Oklahoma State by an estimated score of 24.1 to 20.5 and win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

How to watch, stream: The game is set for Tues., Dec. 27 at 9:15 p.m. Central time on the ESPN2 network and streams live on fuboTV (Try for free).

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2. Michigan
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6. Tennessee
7. Clemson
8. Utah
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15. Oregon
16. Tulane
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22. Mississippi State
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25. UTSA

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