10 Most watchable Bowl Game matchups

7. Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 2): No. 15 Western Michigan vs. No. 8 Wisconsin

Wisconsin comes into the Cotton Bowl after blowing a huge lead in the Big Ten championship against Penn State. Meanwhile, Western Michigan comes in as MAC champions with an undefeated record.

When it comes to Western Michigan, how can you not talk about P. J Fleck? In four years, Fleck has taken this team from a one-win season to a bowl game to the first bowl game win in Western Michigan program history and now to a New Year’s Six game with an undefeated record. WR Corey Davis will be huge for the Broncos if they are going to win. He will have to challenge the Wisconsin secondary and make big plays in the passing game.

Wisconsin is built on their defense and on their ability to run the ball. Corey Clement ran for 1,304 yards and 14 touchdowns this season. Wisconsin’s defense ranked 19th in points against thanks to players like Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt. They only allow 15.5 points per game. That’s a huge difference when compared to the amount of points that Western Michigan puts up which is almost 44 a game. Wisconsin’s front seven will dictate this game. If they play well, Wisconsin will play well. If they are off, then Western Michigan will be in this game.

Western Michigan may have two wins over Big Ten schools this year, but this will be their toughest test since arguably Week 1. Prediction: Wisconsin 24, Western Michigan 17