On paper, this weekend has a chance to be the best Saturday in the B1G we’ve had this season. It certainly has some of those headliner games that should draw plenty of eyeballs to the Midwest.

No. 13 Wisconsin playing No. 3 Ohio State is the marquee game of the weekend, but No. 19 Michigan vs. No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 6 Penn State vs. Michigan State should be interesting, as well. And don’t ignore Maryland-Minnesota or Indiana-Nebraska, either.

There’s plenty to keep an eye on.

Before we jump into our weekly picks, here’s how we fared last weekend, with all four of us finishing .500 or better:

  • Connor O’Gara: 3-3 (38-28)
  • Paul Harvey: 5-1 (38-28)
  • Dustin Schutte: 5-1 (35-31)
  • Kevin Cunningham: 4-2 (30-36)

Connor, who has been leading all season, finally has some competition. Will we have a new leader next week?

Below are our Week 9 B1G picks against the spread. Keep in mind, the Notre Dame-Michigan and Indiana-Nebraska lines have shifted multiple times this week. These were the lines on Wednesday:

Week 9 Games Connor Paul Kevin Dustin
Illinois vs. Purdue (-9) Purdue Illinois Purdue Illinois
#20 Iowa (-10.5) vs. N’Western N’Western  Iowa Iowa N’Western
#13 Wisconsin vs. #3 Ohio St. (-14.5) Wisconsin  Wisconsin Ohio St. Wisconsin
Liberty (-7.5) vs. Rutgers Liberty  Liberty Liberty Rutgers
#6 Penn St. (-6.5) vs. Mich. St. Mich. St. Mich. St. Penn St. Penn St.
Maryland vs. #17 Minnesota (-17) Minnesota Minnesota Maryland Maryland
Indiana (-1.5) vs. Nebraska Nebraska Indiana Indiana Indiana
#8 Notre Dame vs. #19 Michigan (-1) Michigan Notre Dame Notre Dame Michigan