THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS
September 25, 2011 at 12:24AM
NO. 9 NEBRASKA AT NO. 6 WISCONSIN
7 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 5
• This matchup is so good, we might get to see it twice -- on Saturday in Madison and Dec. 3 in Indianapolis for the first Big Ten title game.
NORTHWESTERN AT NO. 24 ILLINOIS
11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN2
• The return of QB Dan Persa from injury might be enough to swing this game the Wildcats' way, especially since the Illini struggled vs. Western Michigan.
SATURDAY'S OTHER GAMES
• Gophers at No. 22 Michigan, 11 a.m.
• Penn State at Indiana, 11 a.m.
• Michigan St. at Ohio St., 2:30 p.m.
• Notre Dame at Purdue, 7 p.m.
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The Gophers had lost their previous three games and their past seven meetings with the Hoosiers. Guard Amaya Battle helped change all that by scoring a game-high 16 points to surpass 1,000 in her career.