COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Indiana enters unbeaten and has been dominant on both sides of the ball, scoring 48.3 points per game while allowing just 5.3. The Hoosiers average 461.0 yards per game, including 221.0 rushing yards and 240.0 passing yards, and their defense has held opponents to 203.3 yards per game with only 4.3 yards allowed per play. Northwestern is also unbeaten, scoring 37.5 points per game and averaging 460.0 yards per game, led by 257.0 passing yards per game and 203.0 rushing yards per game, but it has allowed 12.5 points and 390.0 yards per game. This sets up a game where Indiana has the cleaner defensive edge and the stronger path to controlling the scoreboard.
Indiana should control this game from the start and force Northwestern into a lower-scoring script than it has seen so far. The Hoosiers’ defense has been far more disruptive and efficient, and that points to a final score in the range of Indiana 38, Northwestern 13. That keeps Indiana comfortably ahead while leaving Northwestern below its team scoring expectation.
