Schedule Analysis: Northwestern

Games in which Northwestern will be heavily favored:
South Dakota
Indiana
Illinois

Games in which Northwestern will be a heavy underdog:
@Michigan
@Michigan State

Favorable matchup games:
@Syracuse
Vanderbilt
Boston College
@Penn State
Iowa

Unfavorable matchup games:
@Minnesota
Nebraska

Summary:
The Cats will have a shot to win nearly every game on their schedule.  If you take away the road trips to the state of Michigan they have not only a shot to win all those other games, but they could be favored in all or most.  I think the schedule sets up perfectly for Pat Fitzgerald to have his best season yet in what I believe is a slightly overrated Big Ten Conference in 2012.

Prediction:
8-4