Guess the Score: Wisconsin

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Predict the Score this weekend!! My pick is 28-7 Michigan!! Go Blue
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Zoltanrules

November 17th, 2017 at 3:47 PM ^

Wisky scripts first drive a scores without passing once. We come back in the second quarter and  the Iron jock comes through giving us a 10 - 7 lead at the half. We get worn down in the second half and lose 21 -17 but cover the spread.

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Perkis-Size Me

November 17th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^

What my heart tells me:

21-17 Michigan. The defense capitalizes on a few key mistakes from Hornibrook and sets the offense up with quite a few short fields and easier scores. Michigan dominates the field position battle and Wisconsin can't go the length of the field consistently. Peters throws a pick in the first quarter, but shakes it off and drives his offense right down the field on the next series for a TD. Plays largely mistake-free football for the rest of the game, doesn't do anything flashy, but he moves the chains on third down and keeps the defense rested. The defense holds off one last desperation drive from Wisconsin to seal the game and carry a lot of momentum into next week. 

What my head tells me:

24-10 Wisconsin. Defense plays well for most of the game, Hornibrook still throws a pick or two in this game, but the offense just can't capitalize and stalls over and over. Wisconsin constantly brings the house on Peters and he's sacked 4-5 times. Run game is shut down, wideouts can't get open, and the defense just can't carry the whole team for four quarters. Wisconsin doesn't do anything flashy, game is 14-7 at the half, but they're content to be conservative and slowly chip away at the defense. By midway through the fourth quarter, Johnathan Taylor breaks off a few big runs against a gassed defense and puts the game away for good. It's one of those games where it's technically close, but you never really feel like you're in it because the offense just can't get anything going. 

Michigan can win this game, but too many things have to go right for me to feel confident that it'll happen. Hope they prove me wrong, but my final guess is 24-14 Wisconsin. 

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