Big Ten matchup features No. 5 Indiana against Northwestern

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Northwestern (2-0) at No. 5 Indiana (3-0), Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Indiana by 22.5. Against the spread: Indiana 0-3, Northwestern 2-0.

How to watch: FOX

Key stats

Indiana Offense

Overall: 461.0 yards per game (36th in FBS)

Passing: 240.0 yards per game (62nd)

Rushing: 221.0 yards per game (31st)

Scoring: 48.3 points per game (6th)

Indiana Defense

Overall: 203.3 yards per game (6th in FBS)

Passing: 126.3 yards per game (11th)

Rushing: 77.0 yards per game (18th)

Scoring: 5.3 points per game (2nd)

Northwestern Offense

Overall: 460.0 yards per game (37th in FBS)

Passing: 257.0 yards per game (51st)

Rushing: 203.0 yards per game (41st)

Scoring: 37.5 points per game (45th)

Northwestern Defense

Overall: 390.0 yards per game (106th in FBS)

Passing: 226.5 yards per game (93rd)

Rushing: 163.5 yards per game (108th)

Scoring: 12.5 points per game (20th)

Northwestern ranks 80th in third down percentage, converting 40.0% of the time. Indiana ranks 21st on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%.

Northwestern ranks 11th in the FBS with a +4 turnover margin.

Northwestern is 89th in the FBS averaging 60.5 penalty yards per game, compared to Indiana's 1st-ranked 26.0 per-game average.

Both teams have strong red zone offenses, each scoring on 100.0% of trips to lead the FBS.

Team leaders

Indiana

Passing: Josh Hoover, 649 yards, 10 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Turbo Richard, 315 yards on 41 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Charlie Becker, 272 yards on 12 catches, 6 TDs

Northwestern

Passing: Aidan Chiles, 514 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 67.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Gavin Sawchuk, 117 yards on 20 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Griffin Wilde, 189 yards on 8 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Indiana won 38-0 over Western Kentucky on Sept. 19. Hoover threw for 273 yards on 18-of-24 attempts (75.0%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Richard carried the ball 15 times for 149 yards and scored one touchdown. Becker put up 127 yards on five catches with one touchdown.

Northwestern won 41-7 over Colorado on Sept. 19. Chiles led Northwestern with 241 yards on 17-of-22 passing (77.3%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball nine times for 2 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Caleb Komolafe had 49 rushing yards on 11 carries, adding three receptions for 27 yards. Wilde had five receptions for 85 yards.

Next game

Indiana plays at Rutgers on Oct. 3. Northwestern hosts No. 13 Penn State on Oct. 2.