Every Thursday during football season, we'll be presenting reasons why Northwestern will or won't come away from its Saturday game victorious. It's not so much an argument for or against either result as it is envisioning the scenarios in which the Wildcats come away from the game with a win or a loss.
This week, the Wildcats travel to Durham, North Carolina for their second smart school matchup of the season and, more importantly, first road game. They'll take on a Duke Blue Devils team fresh off a 55-0 drubbing of North Carolina Central. In fact, neither defense has given up double-digit points in a game this season, although Northwestern has faced much tougher competition.