With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25 teams, according to the ESPN College Football Rankings. They break down each team's strengths and weaknesses, along with season win total bets and national title odds.
Odds from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Aug. 24.
Wisconsin Badgers
National title odds: 20-1 (opened 40-1)
Season win total: 10.5
FPI win total projection: 10.6
Phil Steele
Strengths: While the Badgers have their third defensive coordinator in three years, they also have my No. 5 defense overall. The line and defensive backs are both top-20 units, and the linebackers rank as my third-best in the country. On the other side of the ball, the offensive line (90 career starts) is the best since head coach Paul Chryst took over before the 2015 season.
Weaknesses: Wisconsin's special teams were