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EVANSTON, Ill. NMD Sale . -- Coming off a tight victory and a return to the Top 10, No. 8 Wisconsin has every right to feel good about itself.The Badgers can also be excused if theyre a little nervous given who they play on Saturday.Wisconsin visits Northwestern, a team that has given the Badgers all sorts of trouble in recent years.Its going to be a tough, tough challenge, Wisconsin running back Corey Clement said. Were ready to embrace the opportunity to go into their stadium and come out with a victory.The Badgers (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten, No. 8 CFP) beat then-No. 7 Nebraska 23-17 in overtime last week after letting a lead slip away in regulation, and came away with a program-record third win against a Top 10 team this season.It vaulted them back into the Top 10 and put them a game behind the Cornhuskers in the Big Ten West race along with Northwestern (4-4, 3-2) and two other teams.Theyre facing a different challenge this week, against a team that has given them fits in recent years.The Wildcats have won four of six after a 0-2 start and nearly pulled off an upset at Ohio State last week, settling for a late field goal after driving to the 3 and losing 24-20.Were an average football team, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. Thats what we look like on tape. Saturdays another example of that. We had ample opportunities in all three phases, and we were really inconsistent fundamentally. I thought we were really inconsistent as a team in our effort, in our strain to not only finish, but to win in some one-on-one battles. I think that cost us in the long run.Here are some things to know as Wisconsin meets Northwestern:WISCONSIN BADGERED: Wisconsin has had its difficulties with Northwestern in recent years, dropping six of their past 10 meetings.The Badgers have dropped four in a row at Ryan Field since a win in 1999 and had no luck either at Camp Randall Stadium last year.Wisconsin lost that game after three touchdowns were negated by calls from the officials, who had snowballs thrown at them as they left the field.ONE OR THE OTHER: Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says freshman Alex Hornibrook will start against Northwestern, though he still apparently intends to play backup quarterback Bart Houston, too. Hornibrook took over from Houston as the starter in Week 4. Houston has been playing more the last couple weeks in a designed move that is supposed to give the offense a change of pace. Houston, a senior, is more mobile. But the results of the two-quarterback system have been mixed. Houston was the quarterback for the overtime drive last week against Nebraska that led to the Badgers go-ahead touchdown run.THORSONS RISE: Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson is settling in after a shaky start.He has 10 touchdowns and two interceptions in the past four games after throwing for five TDs and getting picked off four times in the first four. He has also thrown for more than 250 yards the past three games and ranks third in the Big Ten in passing.ON THE LINEBACKERS: The Badgers keep finding productive backups to step in for injured linebackers. Ryan Connelly was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week last week for his 11-tackle performance against Nebraska. He helped fill in for leading tackler Jack Cichy, who is out for the year with a torn pectoral muscle. Leon Jacobs also had 11 tackles in his most extensive action inside to help replace Cichy. The Badgers long-term plan to rotate players in spring ball and training camp has been paying off with productivity. They might have to dip into their depth again since outside linebacker T.J. Watt was questionable at midweek with a right shoulder injury. Garrett Dooley and Zack Baun would fill in for Watt if he cant go.RUSH FOR MILESTONE: Justin Jackson needs 132 yards to become the first Northwestern player to rush for 1,000 in three straight seasons. The junior is the Big Tens second-leading rusher this year.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org NMD For Sale . LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. NMD Wholesale . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. Negredo broke the deadlock from close range after a simple move in the 99th minute before Dzeko took the ball round goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal the victory in the 105th. https://www.cheapnmdoutlet.com/ . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. So you think this is easy? Heres what Pro Picks was up against on opening weekend: road teams going 9-7, nine teams trailing in the fourth quarter before winning.Well take our 13-3 straight up, not publicize barely breaking .500 against the spread, and look to Thursday nights Jets vs. Rex, Part 3.Rex Ryans current club, the Bills, swept his former team, the Jets, in 2015, including keeping New York from making the playoffs with a victory in the season finale.I think when you put everything you had into a place, and then you leave it, it was more emotional, Ryan said of being fired after the 2014 season, then landing immediately in Western New York.But now its been a year away, and Im firmly, well, firmly, maybe some people dont think Im firmly situated here. But I feel that Im firmly grounded here, and this is my new team and my new home in Buffalo. All the other stuff I think is not in play as much as it probably was last year.While Buffalos offense was invisible in a 13-7 defeat at Baltimore, New York fell 23-22 to Cincinnati in part because its always-reliable placekicker, Nick Folk, missed a field goal and, for the first time in his nine-plus NFL seasons, an extra point.The Jets (No. 16 in AP Pro32) are 3-point underdogs at Buffalo (No. 25). Thats the value of a Folk field goal. Hell actually make more than one -- and all his extra pointsJETS, 20-10---KNOCKOUT LEAGUE TIPWere not very prescient when it comes to these picks, as our choice of the Chiefs last week showed. But they survived in overtime, which leads us to selecting CAROLINA this week.No. 27 Atlanta (plus 4 1-2) at No. 12 OaklandJack Del Rio wont need to go for the 2-point conversion to win at the end of this one.BEST BET: RAIDERS, 30-21No. 9 Kansas City (plus 2) at No. 11 HoustonKC nearly burned us in knockout pool last week. We didnt learn.UPSET SPECIAL: CHIEFS, 24-23No. 22 (tie) Indianapolis (plus 6) at No. 2 DenverTempting to make this the best bet.BRONCOS, 22-13No. 4 Green Bay (minus 2 1-2) at No. NMD Replica. . 10 MinnesotaNew stadium, but Vikings need some old-fashioned Adrian Peterson, which wasnt there vs. Titans.PACKERS, 27-23No. 26 San Francisco (plus 13) at No. 5 CarolinaA huge spread, but Niners come off Monday nighter for cross-country journey.PANTHERS, 30-12No. 20 Miami (plus 6 1-2) at No. 1 New EnglandDolphins will give Patriots a good test.PATRIOTS, 17-14No. 6 (tie) Seattle (minus 3 1-2) at No. 31 Los AngelesIf the Rams play in their return to L.A. like they did at the 49ers, SoCal might boot them back to St. Louis.SEAHAWKS, 19-13No. 24 Dallas (plus 3) at No. 21 WashingtonIf the Redskins play in their second home game like they did vs. Pittsburgh ...REDSKINS, 17-16No. 15 Tampa Bay (plus 6 1-2) at No. 8 ArizonaAfter winning at Atlanta, the Bucs could make a real statement here.Nope.CARDINALS, 30-23No. 6 Cincinnati (plus 3 1-2) at No. 3 PittsburghBoth teams are 1-0 despite being short-handed. Both have plenty left.STEELERS, 24-23No. 19 Philadelphia (plus 3) at No. 30 Chicago, Monday nightThese arent the Browns that Philly is facing.BEARS, 16-14No. 22 (tie) New Orleans (plus 5) at No. 14 New York GiantsDrew Brees will pile up more yards, TDs, points -- and another loss.GIANTS, 33-30No. 29 Tennessee (plus 6) at No. 17 DetroitTitans showed little at home against Minnesota. Lions showed plenty at Indy.LIONS, 31-17No. 13 (tie) Baltimore (minus 6 1-2) at No. 32 ClevelandRavens used to call Cleveland home. It will feel comfy Sunday.RAVENS, 18-6No. 18 Jacksonville (plus 3) at No. 28 San DiegoEach team performed decently in opening defeat.CHARGERS, 28-26---2016 RECORD: Against spread (8-7-1). Straight up:(13-3)Best Bet: 0-1 against spread, 1-0 straight up.Upset special: 1-0 against spread, 1-0 straight up.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' ' 
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