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The B1G bowl season and College Football Playoff are at the forefront of the conversation this week. Four teams from the B1G will be rounding out there season with a postseason matchup in the coming days.
Iowa would’ve been the fifth B1G squad in action, but the Music City Bowl matchup against Missouri was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns. Still, Indiana, Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin will all be in action this week, as the B1G attempts to send a message to the college football world that, even though it didn’t play as many games as other leagues, it’s still a strong conference.
With the bowl games just around the corner, we’ve made a selections against the spread, which includes games featuring all four B1G teams, plus the two College Football Playoff games.
Our pickers for the bowl season are:
- Dustin Schutte, Saturday Tradition Managing Editor
- Ryan O’Gara, Saturday Tradition B1G Columnist
- Connor O’Gara, Saturday Tradition/Saturday Down South National Columnist
- Paul Harvey, Saturday Tradition News Editor/News Writer
Here’s a look at our B1G bowl and College Football Playoff picks against the spread:
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin (-7)
Dustin: Wisconsin (-7)
Ryan: Wake Forest (+7)
Connor: Wake Forest (+7)
Paul: Wake Forest (+7)
Citrus Bowl: Auburn vs. #14 Northwestern (-3.5)
Dustin: Northwestern (-3.5)
Ryan: Northwestern (-3.5)
Connor: Northwestern (-3.5)
Paul: Northwestern (-3.5)
Outback Bowl: Ole Miss vs. #11 Indiana (-7.5)
Dustin: Indiana (-7.5)
Ryan: Ole Miss (+7.5)
Connor: Indiana (-7.5)
Paul: Ole Miss (+7.5)
CFB Playoff semifinal, Sugar Bowl: #3 Ohio State vs. #2 Clemson (-7.5)
Dustin: Clemson (-7.5)
Ryan: Ohio State (+7.5)
Connor: Clemson (-7.5)
Paul: Ohio State (+7.5)
CFB Playoff semifinal, Rose Bowl: #4 Notre Dame vs. #1 Alabama (-19.5)
Dustin: Alabama (-19.5)
Ryan: Alabama (-19.5)
Connor: Alabama (-19.5)
Paul: Alabama (-19.5)
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