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And then there were five.
Two games have been marked off the Week 7 slate with Northwestern-Minnesota and Maryland-Michigan both canceled for this Saturday. That means we have five games being played in the B1G for a second-consecutive weekend.
Saturday should be an interesting day with plenty of intriguing matchups. No. 12 Indiana will take on No. 16 Wisconsin in a Top 25 showdown, Purdue and Nebraska are both attempting to get something positive out of disappointing seasons and No. 4 Ohio State travels to Michigan State to battle a Spartans team with two wins over ranked opponents.
Before we start looking at this week’s picks, here’s a glimpse of last weekend’s results, as well as the overall standings with the season winding down:
- Dustin Schutte, Managing Editor: 4-1 (25-11)
- Paul Harvey, News Editor/Writer: 2-3 (19-17)
- Ryan O’Gara, B1G Columnist: 3-2 (16-20)
- Connor O’Gara, National Columnist: 2-3 (13-23)
Here are our weekly picks for the Week 7 games in the B1G:
#4 Ohio State (-24) vs. Michigan State
Dustin: Ohio State (-24)
Paul: Ohio State (-24)
Ryan: Michigan State (+24)
Connor: Ohio State (-24)
Nebraska vs. Purdue (-2)
Dustin: Purdue (-2)
Paul: Nebraska (+2)
Ryan: Purdue (-2)
Connor: Purdue (-2)
Penn State (-10) vs. Rutgers
Dustin: Rutgers (+10)
Paul: Penn State (-10)
Ryan: Rutgers (+10)
Connor: Rutgers (+10)
#12 Indiana vs. #16 Wisconsin (-14)
Dustin: Indiana (+14)
Paul: Indiana (+14)
Ryan: Indiana (+14)
Connor: Wisconsin (-14)
#19 Iowa (-13.5) vs. Illinois
Dustin: Iowa (-13.5)
Paul: Iowa (-13.5)
Ryan: Illinois (+13.5)
Connor: (+13.5)
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB