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Week 4 B1G Predictions
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By now, you’d think I’d have everything pretty figured out.
Three weeks to properly evaluate B1G teams should be more than enough time. Yet perfect I am not, nor are my picks. A 10-3 showing wasn’t necessarily poor, but it was my margin of victory that didn’t turn out so hot.
I predicted a a 7-point loss for Illinois…yikes. I predicted a 35-point win for Minnesota…double yikes. I predicted Indiana, Maryland and Northwestern all to lose…triple yikes.
It wasn’t my finest hour.
Having said that, I’m calling my shot for Week 4. Why? Because the odds are in my favor. Only four of the 14 spreads are single digits. If I’m not perfect, I should be close to it. Either that, or I still don’t have this conference quite figured out four weeks into the season.
Last Week: 10-3
Season total: 32-9
Michigan 24, No. 22 BYU 21
No. 2 Michigan State 42, Central Michigan 14
Nebraska 35, Southern Miss. 21
Bowling Green 42, Purdue 35
Rutgers 42, Kansas 28
West Virginia 35, Maryland 21
Penn State 24, San Diego State 7
No. 1 Ohio State 42, Western Michigan 7
Iowa 35, North Texas 7
Minnesota 21, Ohio 7
Middle Tennessee State 38, Illinois 35
No. 22 Wisconsin 35, Hawaii 7
No. 17 Northwestern 28, Ball State 10
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.