Rose Bowl 2012: Last-Second Bets Against the Spread for Wisconsin vs. Oregon

It's now about that time.

The new year has officially arrived and that means that the real appealing bowl games are set to begin. One of the most anticipated bowl games of the year features two offensive powerhouses in Oregon and Wisconsin.

There is set to be a ton of scoring and possibly the most exciting game of the year. (If you love offense of course.)

But if you're a betting man and are trying to make some money off of this game, where do you go?

Well, both of these teams are very similar and it really comes down to which type of team you prefer. Do you like the speed that the Oregon Ducks have or the power that the Wisconsin Badgers play with?

I always tend to go with the more physical teams over the finesse teams. Sure, speed is very fun to watch but once they receive a couple of good hits, they tend to play a little differently. Just look at the Ducks game against the LSU Tigers.

Wisconsin is much bigger on the defensive and offensive lines, which should remove one of the Ducks huge advantages on defense. Oregon is one of the top pass-rushing teams in the country with a total of 43 sacks on the year. It won't be that easy when everybody on the Badgers offensive line is well over 300 pounds and at least 6'6".

Then of course you have Chip Kelly's bowl record, which is 0-2. He has reached a BCS bowl game the last two seasons and lost both of them. Some coaches just can't seem to get it done in the postseason and until Kelly does, I won't put my money on him.

The Badgers will be able to keep up with the Oregon Ducks scoring-wise. They have the better quarterback in Russell Wilson and a beast for a running back in Montee Ball. They also have a defense that allows only 17 points a game.

A power running game will wear down a defense much more than a speed game will. That's why I'll take the Badgers and the points in a game I believe they'll win straight up. 

The Badgers are 4-0 against the spread in their last four games as an underdog and are 6-1 against the spread in their last seven bowl games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0 points.

Pick: Wisconsin +5

Randy Chambers is a B/R Featured Columnist that covers College Football and the NFL. You can contact him @Randy_Chambers or [e-mail]