Every year (and every week of the CFB season) we have a little friendly competition among our writers for world domination when it comes to picking Big Ten and some of the bigger college football games.
We’ll bring you our expert picks and predictions on all the league games against the spread, and straight-up throughout the season. We’ll even give you what you didn’t know you wanted with six of the best non-Big Ten games known as our “Pick Six” now that we’ve entered the conference part of the schedule. As an added note, if there’s a tie with any of the picks, George Washington decides it via the old-fashioned coin flip.
As a reminder, if there’s an asterisk next to the pick, that means the team will win, but not cover.
EXAMPLE:
– If you think Ohio State will win minus-3.5 over an opponent: OSU
– If you think Ohio State will win outright: OSU
– If you think Ohio State will win, but NOT cover: OSU*
Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.
Here are our expert picks for a pretty big Week 6, but first, here are the modest results so far. We promise to try and be better …
Results So Far
@PhilHarrisonBW: 54-14 straight up, 29-39 against the spread
@MarkRussell1975: 50-18 SU, 29-39 ATS
@JoshKeatley16: 51-17 SU, 36-32 ATS
CONSENSUS PICK: 52-16 SU, 29-39 ATS
NEXT … Big Ten Games
Nebraska at Rutgers
Friday, Oct. 7
7:00 p.m. ET | FS1
Tipico Line: Nebraska -3
@PhilHarrisonBW: Rutgers
@MarkRussell1975: Rutgers
@JoshKeatley16: Nebraska
CONSENSUS PICK: Rutgers
Michigan at Indiana
Saturday, Oct. 8
Noon ET | Fox
Tipico Line: Michigan -22.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Michigan
@MarkRussell1975: Michigan
@JoshKeatley16: Michigan
CONSENSUS PICK: Michigan
Purdue at Maryland
Saturday, Oct. 8
Noon ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line: Maryland -3
@PhilHarrisonBW: Maryland
@MarkRussell1975: Maryland
@JoshKeatley16: Purdue
CONSENSUS PICK: Maryland
Wisconsin at Northwestern
Saturday, Oct. 8
3:30 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line: Wisconsin -9.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Wisconsin
@MarkRussell1975: Wisconsin*
@JoshKeatley16: Wisconsin
CONSENSUS PICK: Wisconsin
Ohio State at Michigan State
Saturday, Oct. 8
4:00 p.m. ET | ABC
Tipico Line: Ohio State -27
@PhilHarrisonBW: Ohio State*
@MarkRussell1975: Ohio State
@JoshKeatley16: Ohio State
CONSENSUS PICK: Ohio State
Iowa at Illinois
Saturday, Oct. 8
7:30 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line: Illinois -3.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Iowa
@MarkRussell1975: Illinois
@JoshKeatley16: Iowa
CONSENSUS PICK: Iowa
NEXT … Pick Six (biggest national games)
Tennessee at LSU
Saturday, Oct. 8
Noon ET | ESPN
Tipico Line: Tennessee -3
@PhilHarrisonBW: LSU
@MarkRussell1975: Tennessee
@JoshKeatley16: Tennessee
CONSENSUS PICK: Tennessee
TCU at Kansas
Saturday, Oct. 8
Noon ET | FS1
Tipico Line: TCU -6.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: TCU
@MarkRussell1975: TCU
@JoshKeatley16: TCU
CONSENSUS PICK: TCU
Utah at UCLA
Saturday, Oct. 8
3:30 p.m. ET | Fox
Tipico Line: Utah -3.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Utah
@MarkRussell1975: Utah
@JoshKeatley16: Utah
CONSENSUS PICK: Utah
Washington State at USC
Saturday, Oct. 8
7:30 p.m. ET | Fox
Tipico Line: USC -12.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: USC*
@MarkRussell1975: USC*
@JoshKeatley16: USC
CONSENSUS PICK: USC*
BYU at Notre Dame
Saturday, Oct. 8
7:30 p.m. ET | NBC
Tipico Line: Notre Dame -3.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Notre Dame
@MarkRussell1975: Notre Dame
@JoshKeatley16: Notre Dame
CONSENSUS PICK: Notre Dame
Texas A&M at Alabama
Saturday, Oct. 8
8:00 p.m. ET | CBS
Tipico Line: Alabama -24.5
@PhilHarrisonBW: Alabama*
@MarkRussell1975: Alabama
@JoshKeatley16: Alabama
CONSENSUS PICK: Alabama
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