OK. It’s time for Week 5 in the Big Ten. This time it looks like Ohio State’s game is on, and it’s a bigger than expected matchup with a top ten Indiana Hoosier program that’s already had one whale of a season.
As we do each week during Big Ten season, we’re bringing you our expert picks and predictions on all the league games against the spread, and straight-up. Also, as an added bonus you didn’t know you even craved, we’ll throw in six of the top games across the slate of all the college football games for the week. We’re the judge and jury on that one. It’s called our Pick Six and becoming increasingly hard to find meaningful games when a handful are canceled every week.
As a reminder, if there’s an asterisk next to the pick, that means the team will win, but not cover. We get our odds from BetMGM. In the event of a tie, George Washington settles it via the old coin-flip.
INSTRUCTIONS: Make your pick against the spread. For example …
– If you think Ohio State will win -3.5 over Michigan: OSU
– If you think Ohio State will win outright: OSU
– If you think Ohio State will win, but NOT cover: OSU*
Here we go for Week 5 in the heartland with the standings being updated each week after all the games.
RESULTS SO FAR
@PhilHarrisonBW: 35-13 SU, 22-26 ATS
@MarkRussell1975: 32-16 SU, 23-25 ATS
@DanRuppert: 35-13 SU, 27-21 ATS
CONSENSUS PICK: 35-13 SU, 26-22 ATS
First up … Big Ten early games
Friday, Nov. 20
Purdue at Minnesota
7:30 p.m. – BTN
Line: Purdue -3
@PhilHarrisonBW: Purdue
@MarkRussell1975: Purdue
@DanRuppert: Minnesota
CONSENSUS PICK: Purdue
Saturday, Nov. 21
Illinois at Nebraska
Noon – BTN
Line: Nebraska -14.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Nebraska*
@MarkRussell1975: Nebraska*
@DanRuppert: Nebraska
CONSENSUS PICK: Nebraska*
Michigan Stae at Maryland
Noon – BTN
Line: Maryland -6.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Maryland
@MarkRussell1975: Maryland
@DanRuppert: Maryland*
CONSENSUS PICK: Maryland
Indiana at Ohio State
Noon – FOX
Line: Ohio State -20.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Ohio State*
@MarkRussell1975: Ohio State*
@DanRuppert: Ohio State*
CONSENSUS PICK: Ohio State*
Next … Big Ten later games
Wisconsin at Northwestern
3:30 p.m. – ABC
Line: Wisconsin -7.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Wisconsin
@MarkRussell1975: Wisconsin
@DanRuppert: Northwestern
CONSENSUS PICK: Wisconsin
Iowa at Penn State
3:30 p.m. – BTN
Line: Iowa -2.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Iowa
@MarkRussell1975: Iowa
@DanRuppert: Iowa
CONSENSUS PICK: Iowa
Michigan at Rutgers
7:30 p.m. – BTN
Line: Michigan -10.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Michigan
@MarkRussell1975: Michigan*
@DanRuppert: Rutgers
CONSENSUS PICK: Michigan
Next … Pick Six (biggest non-Big Ten games)
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Saturday, Nov. 14
UCLA at Oregon
TBD
Line: Oregon -13
@PhilHarrisonBW: Oregon
@MarkRussell1975: Oregon
@DanRuppert: Oregon
CONSENSUS PICK: Oregon
Clemson at Florida State
Noon – ABC
Line: Clemson -35
@PhilHarrisonBW: Clemson*
@MarkRussell1975: Clemson
@DanRuppert: Clemson*
CONSENSUS PICK: Clemson*
Cincinnati at UCF
3:30 p.m. – ESPN
Line: Cincinnati -5.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Cincinnati
@MarkRussell1975: Cincinnati
@DanRuppert: Cincinnati
CONSENSUS PICK: Cincinnati
Kentucky at Alabama
4:00 p.m. – SECN
Line: Alabama -30.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Alabama
@MarkRussell1975: Alabama
@DanRuppert: Alabama
CONSENSUS PICK: Alabama
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. – ABC
Line: Oklahoma -7
@PhilHarrisonBW: Oklahoma State
@MarkRussell1975: Oklahoma
@DanRuppert: Oklahoma State
CONSENSUS PICK: Oklahoma State
USC at Utah
10:30 p.m. – ESPN
Line: USC -3
@PhilHarrisonBW: Utah
@MarkRussell1975: Utah
@DanRuppert: Utah
CONSENSUS PICK: Utah
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