Creature vs Creature Wisconsin Badgers-Indiana Hoosiers: A Badger's Take

The Wisconsin Badgers enter this Saturday's game in Bloomington Indiana with a 6-2 record and ranked no. 21 in the BCS rankings.

The Hoosiers hope to trip up Wisconsin after having Iowa on the ropes last week, and letting them come back.

Wisconsin will have another shot at an opponent with little or no defense, after soundly pummelling Purdue, 37-0 last week.

The Hoosiers' pass defense ranks dead last in conference play, while their run defense is eighth.

The Badgers have struggled in some games this year to close out opponents.

Not this time, and the Badgers hope to improve on their record and wind up in a January bowl game.

Wisconsin will give Indiana all they can handle, and then some. The Badgers game plan should be the same as last week, come out and establish the run, and never get away from it.

John Clay leads the conference in rushing yards per game as well as touchdowns, and the Badgers as a team have rushed for 194.6 yards per game, third in the Big Ten.

Junior quarterback Scott Tolzien will have the opportunity to get back on track against a weak Indiana secondary.

Final Prediction: Badgers 27  Hoosiers - 13

Keep an Eye On -

Chris Borland —The Badgers special teams standout got his first start as a linebacker last week against Purdue, and played well most of the time he was in. He had some over pursuit issues, but nothing the coaching staff won't address this week.

Indiana's Ends— Jammie Kirlew and Greg Middleton are nothing to be trifled with, and Tolzien has been horrific when he is pressured.

Running game —Not only do the Badgers have the conference's leading rusher, but the leading run defense. The Badgers allowed only 66 yards on the ground last week and have averaged only 73.8 yards per game during conference play.

Special Teams— If there is anywhere Indiana has an advantage, this is it. The Badgers rank dead last in the conference in kick return yardage for the second year in a row, and their return defense has been atrocious all year long. The bad news for the Hoosiers is that senior cornerback, Ray Fisher, who is fourth in the country in return yards, will be out for the season.

Check out Dan Karell's Badgers vs Hoosiers article.