Daniel Olinger: Minnesota 32, Northwestern 10
If you just ignore the week in which the Gophers were taken down by a MAC opponent who is 2-6 and 0-4 in conference, Minnesota holds the resume of a fairly intimidating foe. P.J. Fleck’s squad went toe-to-toe with Ohio State during their Friday night opener in September, which seems more impressive by the day given that the Buckeyes are back into full death star mode. Likewise, Minnesota is a perfect 3-for-3 in its other conference matchups thus far, with its defense showing major improvements in limiting Purdue, Nebraska and Maryland to 13, 23 and 16 points, respectively.