Northwestern at Duke

A pair of unbeaten 2-0 teams clash, which means both defenses will bring their "A" games as they are already thinking bowl. And both defenses have been dominant. Northwestern followed up its 16-6 upset of Stanford with a 41-0 victory over Eastern Illinois. The Wildcats' defense has allowed a total of six points and 378 yards in the first two games. That defense is getting plenty of rest thanks to an offense leaning heavily on the run game, which has produced a total of 569 yards on the ground in the first two contests. Northwestern is on a 15-6 run UNDER the total, including 7-0 UNDER in September The Northwestern defense held opponents to 3-of-26 on third downs in the first two games! The Wildcats are also an impressive 16-5 UNDER the total against a team with a winning record. Duke has dominated Tulane and North Carolina Central by a combined 92-7 in their first two games. Duke is home and on an 8-3 run UNDER the total, including 9-3 UNDER on natural grass and 5-1 UNDER in September when defenses are usually ahead of the offenses. Look for a battle of ball control offenses and field goals. Take the UNDER in this one.