Wisconsin is undefeated for a reason. It's good. Michigan, meanwhile, has done a fine job against middle-of-the-pack Big Ten teams only to fall by nearly 30 at Penn State. Well, the Wolverines are on the road again, and they're playing a Badgers team that has handled middling Big Ten competition the same but also blasted Iowa 38-14 a week ago. The hook is gone and so are any reservations I had about taking Wisconsin. Look for the Badgers' defense to hold the one-dimensional Wolverines offense down.

Michigan finds itself in a tough situation. The Wolverines are playing a really good Wisconsin team that is still vying for respect, despite being 10-0 on the season. Which means they will now start playing for style points.