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Week 3 B1G Picks: Which teams pick up statement wins?
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Let’s be honest, the first two weeks weren’t that tough.
Fellow Saturday Tradition writer Dustin Schutte and I were a combined 44-10 to start the season. Not picking against the spread in non-conference play often yields that kind of result.
Week 3 could be a different story.
As you’ve seen, there are smaller spreads for B1G teams than the first two weeks. Much of that is because finally, we have some headliner games. In the B1G’s only headliner game so far, Wisconsin won. Dustin and I, of course, got that one wrong.
This week, we got three chances to pick a headliner game right. And maybe we’ll sweep the other eight.
But don’t count on it.
Last week
Connor: 11-2
Dustin: 9-4
Season
Connor: 23-4
Dustin: 21-6
| GAMES | DUSTIN’S PICKS | CONNOR’S PICKS |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico vs. Rutgers | Rutgers 37, New Mexico 27 | New Mexico 28, Rutgers 24 |
| Temple vs. Penn State | Penn State 24, Temple 10 | Penn State 31, Temple 28 |
| North Dakota State vs. No. 13 Iowa | Iowa 31, NDSU 20 | Iowa 35, NDSU 17 |
| Georgia State vs. No. 9 Wisconsin | Wisconsin 54, Georgia State 13 | Wisconsin 52, Georgia State 7 |
| Colorado vs. No. 4 Michigan | Michigan 42, Colorado 20 | Michigan 28, Colorado 10 |
| No. 22 Oregon vs. Nebraska | Nebraska 30, Oregon 27 | Oregon 49, Nebraska 42 |
| Western Michigan vs. Illinois | WMU 28, Illinois 24 | WMU 31, Illinois 24 |
| Maryland vs. UCF | Maryland 38, UCF 20 | Maryland 38, UCF 35 |
| Duke vs. Northwestern | Northwestern 17, Duke 13 | Northwestern 17, Duke 14 |
| No. 12 Michigan State vs. No. 18 Notre Dame | Notre Dame 37, MSU 31 | Notre Dame 24, MSU 21 |
| No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Oklahoma | OSU 38, Oklahoma 24 | OSU 38, Oklahoma 35 |
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.