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Wisconsin opens as two-touchdown favorite vs. Northwestern
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Wisconsin is a heavy favorite for its B1G opener against Northwestern on Saturday.
SportsLine.com has the Badgers pegged as a 14.5-point favorite for the conference opener against the Wildcats. Wisconsin is currently ranked No. 10 in the nation and sits at 3-0 on the year. Northwestern is 2-1.
This will be the B1G opener for both teams. Both are also coming out of a bye week.
Wisconsin has been dominant in its first three weeks, beating Utah State, Florida Atlantic and BYU by an average of 33.3 points per game. Northwestern is coming off a 49-7 win over Bowling Green.
Saturday’s game is scheduled to kickoff at 12 p.m. ET and will be aired on ABC.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB