Big Ten Week Five Picks

I went a red hot 13-1 in picking Big Ten games in week four, putting me at 39-13 through four weeks. The Big Ten race is starting to heat up as we near the halfway point, the standings after the picks.

Tuesday
Nebraska @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Michigan St @ Rutgers: Pick: Michigan St

Wednesday
Minnesota @ Penn St: Pick: Minnesota
Indiana @ Purdue: Pick: Purdue

Thursday
Maryland @ Ohio St: Pick: Ohio St

Saturday
Wisconsin @ Iowa: Pick: Wisconsin
Penn St @ Illinois: Pick: Illinois
Rutgers @ Indiana: Pick: Indiana
Nebraska @ Minnesota: Pick: Nebraska
Purdue @ Northwestern: Pick: Northwestern

Standings
After two weeks having to share the perch, Wisconsin has restored its spot as the sole leader of the Big Ten thanks to losses this week from Indiana, Iowa and Maryland. Two from Iowa in fact. The top two in the conference should separate  itself as Maryland and Wisconsin. The truly exciting race will be who takes the 3-8 spots as Ohio St, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan St, Nebraska, and Michigan are all very equal in terms of talent. They all have flashes of brilliance and stages where they look bad. The race between those five teams will be fun to watch and should come right down to the last weekend.

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

Big Ten Week Four Picks

I went 19-7 in the past two weeks, putting me at 26-12 through 3 weeks of the Big Ten Season.

Tuesday
Michigan @ Rutgers: Pick: Michigan
Iowa @ Wisconsin: Pick: Wisconsin
Minnesota @ Nebraska: Pick: Nebraska

Wednesday
Penn St @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Purdue @ Illinois: Pick: Illinois

Thursday
Ohio St @ Northwestern: Pick: Ohio St
Maryland @ Indiana: Pick: Indiana

Saturday
Iowa @ Purdue: Pick: Purdue
Rutgers @ Penn St: Pick: Penn St
Illinois @ Minnesota: Pick: Minnesota
Michigan St @ Nebraska: Pick: Michigan St
Wisconsin @ Michigan: Pick: Wisconsin

Big Ten Standings
1. Maryland: 5-1
2. Wisconsin: 4-1
3. Iowa: 4-1
4. Indiana: 4-1
5. Michigan: 4-2
6. Michigan St: 3-2
7. Purdue: 3-2
8. Ohio St: 3-3
9. Nebraska: 2-3
10. Illinois: 2-4
11. Rutgers: 2-4
12. Northwestern: 1-4
13. Minnesota: 1-5
14. Penn St: 0-5

Big Ten Week Two Picks

This is certainly shaping up to be an unpredictable Big Ten season. Aside from the clear top team in the Badgers, Maryland is separating itself as the clear second best team, but teams 3-9 have very thing separation and will be neck and neck all season. I went a pedestrian 7-5 in week one of Big Ten season so I hope to step up my game this week as I try to get a read on each teams true talent level.

Monday
Indiana @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Nebraska @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa

Tuesday
Michigan @ Penn St: Pick: Penn St
Ohio St @ Minnesota: Pick: Ohio St

Wednesday
Purdue @ Wisconsin: Pick: Wisconsin
Maryland @ Illinois: Pick: Maryland

Thursday
Michigan St @ Iowa: Pick: Iowa
Rutgers @ Nebraska: Pick: Nebraska

Saturday
Ohio St @ Indiana: Pick: Indiana
Minnesota @ Michigan: Pick: Michigan
Maryland @ Purdue: Pick: Maryland

Sunday
Wisconsin @ Rutgers: Pick: Wisconsin
Northwestern @ Michigan St: Pick: Michigan St
Illinois @ Nebraska: Pick: Nebraska

Big Ten Standings
1. Wisconsin: 2-0
2. Maryland: 2-0
3. Purdue: 2-0
4. Iowa: 1-0
5. Indiana: 1-0
6. Ohio St: 1-1
7. Michigan: 1-1
8. Northwestern: 1-1
9. Rutgers: 1-1
10. Michigan St: 0-1
11. Nebraska: 0-1
12. Minnesota: 0-2
13. Illinois: 0-2
14. Penn St: 0-2