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ESPN’s SP+ predicts final score for every B1G game in Week 1

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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ESPN’s SP+ has weighed in on the Week 1 schedule for college football, and the system has predicted the final score for all the action.

The system – compiled by ESPN’s Bill Connelly – is an intriguing one and produces rankings each week throughout the season. It also spits out the results for game-by-game picks each week of the year.

In the B1G, there will be 11 games dotting the landscape of Week 1. Coming off of a Week 0 win, Northwestern is the lone conference team idle with Nebraska and Illinois getting right back on the field.

Crossover matchups between Penn State-Purdue and Illinois-Indiana are expected to be particularly close battles while Ohio State’s matchup against Notre Dame is expected to be closer than the 17-point spread. However, the Buckeyes are still projected as a double-digit winner.

Here are the full B1G SP+ picks for Week 1:

  • Penn State 26, Purdue 22
  • New Mexico State 3, Minnesota 45
  • Western Michigan 13, Michigan State 40
  • Illinois 23.6, Indiana 23.0
  • Buffalo 21, Maryland 39
  • Colorado State 11, Michigan 42
  • Rutgers 20, Boston College 25
  • South Dakota State 10, Iowa 33
  • North Dakota 14, Nebraska 37
  • Illinois State 3, Wisconsin 40
  • Notre Dame 23, Ohio State 35

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.