No. 1 Oregon (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) at Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST (NBC)

BETMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 14

Series record: tie 3-3

What is at stake?

Oregon is trying to maintain its No. 1 ranking and is aiming for its first 11-0 start since 2010, the year it lost to Cam Newton and Auburn in the BCS championship game. Wisconsin needs one more win to become bowl eligible and two more wins to notch a 23rd straight winning season, the longest such active streak among Power Four teams. Wisconsin is trying to beat a top team for the first time since its 31-18 victory over Ohio State in 2010.

Key match

Wisconsin Run Matchup vs. Oregon Run Defense: Wisconsin’s best chance to pull off an upset is to shorten the game and keep Oregon’s offense on the sidelines as much as possible. Wisconsin’s recent success depends on the production of Tawee Walker. Walker totaled 418 yards and six touchdowns during a three-game winning streak that included routs of Purdue, Rutgers and Northwestern. But he was held to a combined 111 yards and one touchdown on 38 carries in his last two games as Wisconsin fell to No. 4 Penn State (No. 4 in the CFP) and Iowa . Oregon ranks just 10th out of 18 Big Ten teams in run defense.

Players to watch

Oregon: Quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed a Football Bowl Subdivision-leading 74.1 percent of his passes for 2,848 yards with 22 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He has been responsible for 180 career touchdowns (147 passing, 32 rushing, one receiving) and last week became the NCAA’s all-time leader in that category.

Wisconsin: LB Christian Alliegro just made 16 tackles in Wisconsin’s 42-10 loss to Iowa. That represented the highest single-game tackle total for any Badger since Leo Chenal had 17 against Army in 2021.

Facts and figures

This is the first meeting between these two teams since Oregon defeated Wisconsin 28-27 in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2020. Oregon has won its last three meetings with Wisconsin. … Wisconsin is 2-14 in its last 16 games against Top 25 teams. That includes going 0-5 in Luke Fickell’s two seasons as head coach. … Wisconsin has allowed just two plays of 40-plus yards this season to tie Ohio State for fewest FBS defenses. … Oregon is the third top-five team to visit Camp Randall Stadium this season. Wisconsin lost 42-10 to then-No. 4 Alabama on September 14 and fell 28-13 to then-No. 3 Penn State on October 26.

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