This B1G Week 1/21-27

Hello and welcome friends to another edition of this B1G Week. Not going to lie, last week wasn't the best picking week Grant and I ever had. Some may say we're not great at this, but I like to think of it as the conference being good and unpredictable. That unpredictability is our B1G storyline of last week. Wisconsin upsetting Michigan might have been a surprise to some, but not I, the genius who correctly predicted that, and certainly the majority of people didn't see Illinois beating Minnesota by almost 27 points. 

Nonconference Game of the Midweek

Monday - 7 pm - ESPN - 10 Virginia Tech @ 11 North Carolina - Another week, another top 15 matchup in the midweek featuring Virginia Tech. The Hokies go to Chapel Hill for a showdown with the Tar Heels. These two teams are challenging for a top spot in the ACC, and it will be a tight contest. I like UNC to pull it out in the end due to something in the biz we like to call being the home team.

Nonconference Game of the Weekend

Saturday - 6 pm - ESPN - 9 Kansas @ 8 Kentucky - A battle of the K states is going down on Saturday night. UK has been playing well the last few games and are going up against the Jayhawks, who had a tough loss the past weekend. I like Kansas in this one, though I expect it to be a close, tough battle. 

Power Ranking

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

Actual Rankings

1. Michigan State 7-0 - 16-2
2. Maryland 7-1 - 16-3
3. Michigan 6-1 - 17-1
4. Purdue 5-2 - 12-6
5. Iowa 5-3 - 16-3
6. Minnesota - 4-3 - 14-4
7. Wisconsin 4-3 - 12-6
8. Nebraska 3-4 - 13-5
9. Indiana - 3-4 - 12-6
10. Ohio State 2-4 - 12-5
11. Northwestern 2-5 - 11-7
12. Rutgers 1-6 - 8-9
13. Illinois 1-6 - 5-13
14. Penn State 0-8 - 7-12

B1G Picks

Monday

6:30 - FS1 - 13 Maryland @ 6 Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State

8:30 - BTN - Nebraska @ Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska

Tuesday

7 pm - BTN - Minnesota @ 5 Michigan
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan

9 pm - BTN - Indiana @ Northwestern 
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana

Wednesday

7 pm - BTN - Purdue @ Ohio State

Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State

9 pm - BTN - Wisconsin @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin

Thursday

7 pm - FS1 - 6 Michigan State @ 19 Iowa
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Iowa 

Friday

6:30 pm - FS1 - 5 Michigan @ Indiana

Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan

Saturday

Noon - BTN - 13 Maryland v Illinois (Game @ Madison Square Garden, NYC)

Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland

Noon - FS1 - Ohio State @ Nebraska 
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Nebraska

2:15 pm - BTN - Northwestern @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin

4:30 pm - BTN - Rutgers @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Penn State 

Sunday

1 pm - CBS - 6 Michigan State @ Purdue

Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State

5 pm - FS1 - 19 Iowa @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Iowa 

Grant's Previous Week Pick Record: 5-7

Grant's Total Pick Record: 13-11

Troy's Previous Week Pick Record: 6-6

Troy's Total Pick Record: 16-8



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