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SP+ projects outcomes in every B1G Week 1 game

Hunter Hodies

By Hunter Hodies

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With Week 1 just 1 day away for some B1G teams, that means it’s time to look at some SP+ picks as it projects each game around not just the B1G, but college football overall.

There’s a lot of juicy matchups around the conference this weekend, including Indiana-Iowa, Penn State-Wisconsin, and Michigan State-Northwestern.

Indiana-Iowa is likely the biggest matchup of the 3 here though, as it’s between 2 of the top 20 teams in the country.

Here’s who SP+ thinks is going to win each game across the conference and by what score:

  • Ohio State 37, Minnesota 28
  • Wisconsin 27, Penn State 23
  • Iowa 28, Indiana 21
  • Michigan State 21, Northwestern 18
  • Maryland 28, West Virginia 24
  • Michigan 39, Western Michigan 20
  • Rutgers 30, Temple 21
  • Illinois 31, UTSA 26
  • Purdue 37, Oregon State 29
  • Nebraska 48, Fordham 5

Some of these matchups yield the expected result, though it is interesting that SP+ has Maryland taking down West Virginia. The Mountaineers bring a lot of experience back for this season, and considering how Maryland is still a young team, it’s a bit surprising the pick isn’t WVU.

It’s also intriguing that the Buckeyes-Golden Gophers game is below 10 points but Mohamed Ibrahim could be a major factor in that game.

Here are the full picks:

Hunter Hodies