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Wow what a surprise Northwestern has been this year! Finishing with a 10-2 record and beating some pretty good teams in the process such as Stanford and Wisconsin. The Wildcats get it done with an elite defense and a decent running game. Defensively Northwestern has played great shutting down opponents not allowing them to move the chains and hit on big plays. This unit is very tough and aggressive. Offensively for Northwestern it has been tough sledding. Relying on the ground game led by Justin Jackson who carried the ball 300 times for 1350 yards and just 4 td's. These guys if they can't move the football on the ground they just simply aren't moving it. This team relies on their defense to make plays to win ball games.
Tennessee is coming off of a bit of a disappointing season where they lost 4 very tough close games against Oklahoma, Arkansas, Florida and Alabama. If the ball bounced just a bit different the Volunteers could've had an amazing season. Offensively Tennessee relies on dual threat QB Joshua Dobbs and RB Jalen Hurd. The two combined for about 4100 yards of offense and 37 tds. The Tennessee offense has been pretty good moving the sticks and hitting on big plays occasionally. Defensively Tennessee has been solid as well. Playing against the run well and limiting opponents from moving the chains and explosive plays.
What I see happening in this game is that the better overall team Tennessee will have their way with the Wildcats today. Northwestern yes has a good defense but eventually Dobbs & company will make some plays and offensively Northwestern is incapable of answering as the Volunteers play stout against the run. I just don't see how the Northwestern offense can score and therefore I will be on Tennessee minus the points.
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