ESPN's Chris 'The Bear' Fallica gives keys to know for B1G Championship Game
For the first time in five seasons, the winner of the B1G title game won’t be Ohio State.
This season’s edition of the championship game will feature the B1G East champion Michigan and B1G West champion Iowa. This is the first appearance for Michigan since the championship game format was introduced in 2011. It will be Iowa’s second appearance in the title game and first since 2015.
ESPN’s Chris Fallica offered up some interesting tidbits and facts to know about the upcoming B1G Championship:
Iowa hasn’t been a double-digit dog since 2017 when it lost 38-14 to Wisconsin. However the Hawkeyes have won two of the last four games they were a double-digit dog – in 2017 vs Ohio State and in 2016 vs Michigan…
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) December 2, 2021
Favorites not named Ohio State are 0-5 ATS in the Big Ten title game…
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) December 2, 2021
Michigan committed 0 (5) or 1 (5) turnover in ten of 12 games this year. Iowa’s opponents have committed 28 TO this year (3rd in FBS) and the Hawkeyes have scored 28% of their points directly off a TO…
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) December 2, 2021
Michigan defeated then-No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 for its 4th consecutive victory to close the season. Iowa is coming off a 28-21 victory at Nebraska for its 4th win in a row.
The last B1G title for Michigan and Iowa is when the 2 teams claimed a share in 2004. Michigan leads the all-time head-to-head series 42-15-4 and won the last meeting in 2019 vs. Iowa.
