The ESPN “College GameDay” staff all listed their picks to watch Saturday’s primetime showdown between the Wisconsin Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) and No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) to win. .

The expanded panel for the Week 9 edition of the show included Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and guest selector Philadelphia Phillies DH Kyle Schwarber.

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All six picked the Nittany Lions to leave Camp Randall with a win.

There is a common thought that when the entire GameDay panel picks the same team to win, the underdog has a higher chance of an upset. In this case, that thinking favors the Badgers.

However, the GameDay panel all picked Alabama to beat the Badgers in Week 3. Wisconsin went on to lose 42-10.

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Badgers fans are hoping the GameDay curse can work in the opposite direction on Saturday night. Wisconsin and Penn State kick off at 7:30 PM ET, 6:30 PM CT, as Luke Fickell looks forward to a defining moment early in his tenure.

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