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After a week in which the Big Ten was favored to win every contest, the oddsmakers weren’t as kind. Big Ten teams were favored in eight of the 12 non-conference tilts, with Penn State and Rutgers battling within the conference.
According to the CG Technology spreads, here are the current Big Ten lines:
UNLV vs. Michigan (-34)
Kent State vs. Minnesota (-23)
Troy vs. No. 24 Wisconsin (-35)
Illinois vs. UNC (-9.5)
Northern Illinois vs. No. 1 Ohio State (-34)
No. 23 Northwestern vs. Duke (-3)
Virginia Tech (-6) vs. Purdue
Nebraska vs. Miami (FL) (-3.5)
South Florida vs. Maryland (-7)
Western Kentucky vs. Indiana (-1.5)
Rutgers vs. Penn State (-10)
Pittsburgh vs. Iowa (-5.5)
Air Force vs. Michigan State (-26.5)
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.