Big Ten Week Nine Picks

I went 6-3 in picking Big Ten games last week, putting me at 56-29 on the season. Just two weeks left in the season and the race is heating up big time!

Tuesday
Iowa @ Minnesota: Pick: Iowa
Indiana @ Wisconsin: Pick: Wisconsin

Wednesday
Michigan @ Purdue: Pick: Michigan
Nebraska @ Illinois: Pick: Illinois

Thursday
Ohio St @ Penn St: Pick: Ohio St
Iowa @ Indiana: Pick: Indiana

Saturday
Illinois @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Northwestern @ Nebraska: Pick: Nebraska
Minnesota @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Purdue @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa

Sunday
Wisconsin @ Penn St: Pick: Wisconsin
Ohio St @ Indiana: Pick: Ohio St

Big Ten Standings: The Badgers win over Iowa has them firmly in the 3rd spot, While Michigans win over Michigan St has them firmly in the top state. There is a 3 game divide between the six and seven spot, so the top half is really seperating from the bottom half.

1. Michigan: 11-3
2. Michigan St: 10-4
3. Wisconsin: 9-5
4. Iowa: 8-5
5. Ohio St: 9-6
6. Nebraska: 8-6
7. Minnesota: 6-9
8. Indiana: 5-8
9. Purdue: 5-9
10. Northwestern: 5-10
11. Illinois: 4-10
12. Penn St: 4-10

Big Ten Week Eight Picks

I went 8-3 in picking last week, putting me at 50-26 on the season. The Big Ten season continues to be absolutely wild, as major upsets continue to pile in. This week it was Nebraska going into Michigan State and pulling off the shocker. This Big Ten basketball season has been one of the craziest conference races Ive ever seen, showing the amazing depth in the conference this year. Four weeks left and this has opened up back to a four team race for the top spot, with the Badgers win over Michigan keeping them at an outside chance if they can run the table.

Tuesday
Iowa @ Indiana: Pick: Iowa

Wednesday
Northwestern @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St
Illinois @ Minnesota: Pick: Minnesota

Thursday
Michigan St @ Purdue: Pick: Michigan St
Penn St @ Nebraska: Pick: Nebraska

Saturday
Wisconsin @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa
Minnesota @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St
Indiana @ Northwestern: Pick: Indiana

Sunday
Purdue @ Nebraska: Pick: Purdue
Michigan St @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan

Big Ten Standings
1. Michigan St: 10-3
2. Michigan: 10-3
3. Iowa: 8-4
4. Wisconsin: 8-5
5. Ohio St: 7-6
6. Nebraska: 6-6
7. Minnesota: 6-7
8. Purdue: 5-7
9. Northwestern: 5-8
10. Indiana: 4-8
11. Penn St: 4-9
12. Illinois: 3-10

Big Ten Week Seven Picks

Only four weeks remain in the Big Ten season and the race is heating up. Iowa with a huge win over Michigan has put itself back in title contention. It appears to only be a three team race for that championship between the Spartans, Wolverines, and Hawkeyes. The real exciting race however is the race for the 4th seed. The 4th seed in the Big Ten tournament gets a bye in the first round along with the top 3 teams, and there are a lot of teams muddled together fighting for that 4 spot. Ohio St, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Northwestern are all within one game of each other for that 4th spot, and Indiana is just a game and a half back. I went 7-4 last week in my picks, putting me at 42-23 on the season.

Tuesday
Michigan @ Ohio St: Pick: Michigan

Wednesday
Penn St @ Indiana: Pick: Indiana
Illinois @ Nebraska: Pick: Nebraska

Thursday
Minnesota @ Wisconsin: Pick: Wisconsin
Northwestern @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St

Saturday
Iowa @ Penn St: Pick: Iowa
Indiana @ Purdue: Pick: Purdue
Ohio St @ Illinois: Pick: Ohio St

Sunday
Wisconsin @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Nebraska @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Minnesota @ Northwestern: Pick: Minnesota

Big Ten Standings
1. Michigan: 9-2
2. Michigan St: 9-2
3. Iowa: 7-4
4. Ohio St: 6-5
5. Wisconsin: 6-5
6. Minnesota: 5-6
7. Northwestern: 5-6
8. Indiana: 4-6
9. Nebraska: 4-6
10. Purdue: 4-7
11. Illinois: 3-8
12. Penn St: 3-8

Big Ten Week Six Picks

I went 6-4 last week, putting me at 35-19 on the season. What a wild and crazy Big Ten season this has been, only further proving that the Big Ten is the best conference in the country. Penn St knocking off Ohio St, Northwestern outshining expectations, this conference has 12 solid teams up and down, no complete pushovers. Unfortunately therefore, that means some really good teams are going to fall victims to their meat grinder schedule, and right now my Badgers are one of those teams, as is Ohio St and Indiana. It may be shaping into a two team race between the two Michigan schools for first place but dont rule out Iowa. And look at this, Northwestern, who many experts thought would go 0-18 on conference play, currently sits in fourth place. Craziness in the Big Ten

Tuesday
Wisconsin @ Illinos: Pick: Illinois
Ohio St @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa

Wednesday
Nebraska @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Minnesota @ Purdue: Pick: Purdue

Thursday
Penn St @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St

Saturday
Nebraska @ Northwestern: Pick: Northwestern
Michigan @ Iowa: Pick: Michigan
Purdue @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St
Indiana @ Minnesota: Pick: Minnesota

Sunday
Michigan St @ Wisconsin: Pick: Wisconsin
Illinois @ Penn St: Pick: Penn St

Big Ten Standings
1. Michigan: 8-1
2. Michigan St: 8-1
3. Iowa: 6-3
4. Northwestern: 5-5
5. Ohio St: 4-5
6. Wisconsin: 4-5
7. Minnesota: 4-5
8. Indiana: 4-5
9. Nebraska: 3-5
10. Purdue: 3-6
11. Penn St: 3-6
12. Illinois: 2-7