College Football: Rose Bowl Betting: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Oregon Ducks - January 2nd 2012  Perhaps the most anticipated bowl game of the season outside of the national championship game is the Jan. 2 Rose Bowl, a titanic showdown between No. 5 Oregon, the Pac-12 champion, and No. 8 Wisconsin, the Big Ten winner. The Ducks are 6-point favorites on BOVADA Sportsbook NCAA football odds. Get all your college football odds at BOVADA Sportsbook The Badgers (11-2, 7-5-1 ATS) are in their second straight Rose Bowl after losing 21-19 to TCU last year. Wisconsin was perhaps only two plays and about 20 seconds from playing in the national title game this season: UW lost on a last-second Hail Mary to Michigan State and then the following week on a 40-yard TD pass with 20 seconds left to Ohio State. But the Badgers have been mostly dominant since that OSU loss and got payback against Michigan State with a 42-39 victory in the first Big Ten title game. Running back Montee Ball, a Heisman finalist, leads the nation with 1,759 rushing yards and 38 total touchdowns on the season, which is one short of tying Barry Sanders’ FBS record. Ball has scored at least twice in 13 straight games, an NCAA record. And QB Russell Wilson was second in the nation in passer rating. The Ducks (11-2, 6-5-2 ATS) are still looking for their first bowl win under Chip Kelly. They lost to Terrelle Pryor and Ohio State in the Rose Bowl two seasons ago before falling in the BCS title game last season to Auburn. Oregon was positioned well to play in the title game again before being upset at home by USC on Nov. 19 (Ducks’ other loss was in the opener to now No. 1 LSU in which Oregon outgained the Tigers but committed four turnovers). Following that, the Ducks blew out Oregon State and then UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 title game. This likely will be the final game for star running back LaMichael James, who reportedly will enter the NFL draft. James finished fourth in the nation in rushing yards despite missing two games with injuries. The total in this one at BOVADA Sportsbook is 72, which is the second-highest of any bowl game. Oregon ranked No. 3 in the nation in scoring this year at 46.2, while Wisconsin was No. 4 at 44.6 ppg. Neither team has been held under 27 points in a game so far. This is Wisconsin’s eighth Rose Bowl – the Badgers last won it on Jan. 1, 2000. Oregon has made five appearances in the Rose Bowl, but hasn't won it since beating Pennsylvania 14-0 in the third edition of the game on Jan. 1, 1917. Oregon and Wisconsin haven’t played since 2001. They did have a common opponent this year. The Badgers beat Oregon State 35-0 back on Sept. 10 in Madison, while Oregon beat the visiting Beavers 49-21 on Nov. 26. THE STAGE IS SET: Bet the bowls now at BOVADA Sportsbook Need help deciding whether to play the chalks or underdogs in any of College or NFL action, join The Nations Best Handicappers at the Guaranteed Picks Page for WINNING selections   100% GUARANTEED TO WIN OR YOU DON'T PAY! We offer a unique guarantee to purchasers of  picks: If you don't win, you don't pay! You will only be billed for picks that win; multi-pick packages must show a profit or there is no charge. Be sure to check-in with your favorite handicapper for Guaranteed Pick in this weeks Basketball action.