Penn State at Michigan

Early on, Michigan looked to be a young team on the rise as they recorded wins over UCLA and Duke. They then jumped out to a 3-1 mark in the Big-10 and looked to be a serious contender. Then the wheels fell off as the Wolverines are just 1-5 since. They are now having trouble locating the rim as they have managed just 56.3 points per game in the last six. The Nittany Lions, as it turns out, is the team no one expected to be as successful as they have been, but enter here at 17-5. A lot of their success can be attributed to the emergence of Taylor Battle who can dominate a game with his 19 ppg average, 5.5 rebounds, and five assists. He is the type of player that makes those around him better and Penn State has ridden his leadership and ability to much greater heights than expectations. Michigan may also get caught sleeping here, as they have No. 1 UConn next up. I like Penn State in this one.