Hello and welcome friends to another edition of This B1G Week. Do you smell that smell? That smelly smell that smells...smelly. That smell that your smelling is the beautiful scent of collegiate basketball. More importantly, Big Ten Basketball is back. This year is shaping up to be another hype competitive one. The league enters the 2019-2020 season with four ranked teams and two in the top ten with the top-ranked team in America.
The conference will once again be very deep. Almost the entirety of the Big Ten could legitimately make the tournament. The first week of the year is a majority of low mid-major schools going up against Big Ten teams with the exception of a couple high profile games including Michigan State vs Kentucky, Saint Mary's @ Wisconsin, and a couple more over the weekend.
Oh also This B1G Week is officially going to be going on every week of the college basketball season so you can tune in every week.
The conference will once again be very deep. Almost the entirety of the Big Ten could legitimately make the tournament. The first week of the year is a majority of low mid-major schools going up against Big Ten teams with the exception of a couple high profile games including Michigan State vs Kentucky, Saint Mary's @ Wisconsin, and a couple more over the weekend.
Oh also This B1G Week is officially going to be going on every week of the college basketball season so you can tune in every week.
Big Ten Game of the Week
Tuesday 11/5 - 9:30 PM - ESPN - 1 Michigan State vs 2 Kentucky - I feel like this is fairly obvious. The preseason number one team is playing the preseason number two seed on opening night. It's one and dones vs experience. The preseason favorite for Big Ten player of the year vs potential lottery picks. Being the first game of the year I give the edge to Michigan State and Cassius Winston in this game.
Nonconference Game of the Week
Tuesday 11/5 - 7 PM - ESPN - 3 Kansas vs 4 Duke - Another obvious pick here as the preseason number three is playing the preseason number four. This will be another hotly contested matchup between two young and highly talented teams. I think Kansas is a little more well balanced as to where they have their talent so I think they'll squeeze this one out.
Power Ranking
- Michigan State
- Maryland
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Purdue
- Wisconsin
- Indiana
- Penn State
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Rutgers
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Northwestern
B1G Picks
Tuesday
7 pm - BTN - Appalachian State @ Michigan
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
7 pm - BTN + - Western Illinois @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
7 pm - BTN + - Maryland-Eastern Shores @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Penn State
7:30 pm - BTN + - Holy Cross @ 7 Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
8 pm - BTN + - Nicholls @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
8 pm - BTN + - Cleveland State @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
9 pm - BTN - UC Riverside @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
9 pm - ESPNU - 20 Saint Mary's @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Saint Mary's, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
9:30 - ESPN - 1 Michigan State @ 2 Kentucky
Grant's Pick: Kentucky, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
7 pm - BTN + - Western Illinois @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
7 pm - BTN + - Maryland-Eastern Shores @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Penn State
7:30 pm - BTN + - Holy Cross @ 7 Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
8 pm - BTN + - Nicholls @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
8 pm - BTN + - Cleveland State @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
9 pm - BTN - UC Riverside @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
9 pm - ESPNU - 20 Saint Mary's @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Saint Mary's, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
9:30 - ESPN - 1 Michigan State @ 2 Kentucky
Grant's Pick: Kentucky, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
Wednesday
7 pm - BTN - Green Bay @ 23 Purdue
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Purdue
8:30 pm - FS1 - Cincinnati @ 18 Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
8:30 pm - FS1 - Cincinnati @ 18 Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
Thursday
7 pm - BTN - Bryant @Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Rutgers
Friday
8 pm - BTN + - Eastern Illinois @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
8 pm - BTN + - Merrimack @ Northwestern
Grant's Pick: Northwestern, Troy's Pick: Northwestern
9 pm - BTN - SIU-Edwardsville @ Iowa
Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Iowa
9 pm - Illinois @ Grand Canyon
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
Saturday
8 pm - BTN + - Eastern Illinois @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
8 pm - BTN + - Merrimack @ Northwestern
Grant's Pick: Northwestern, Troy's Pick: Northwestern
9 pm - BTN - SIU-Edwardsville @ Iowa
Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Iowa
9 pm - Illinois @ Grand Canyon
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
Saturday
2 pm - BTN + - Southern Utah @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
2 pm - BTN + - Portland State @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
5 pm - BTN + - Wagner @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Penn State
7 pm - FS1 - Texas @ 23 Purdue
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Texas
8 pm - BTN - Oklahoma vs Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Oklahoma, Troy's Pick: Oklahoma
9 pm - FS1 - Rhode Island @ 7 Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
2 pm - BTN + - Portland State @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
5 pm - BTN + - Wagner @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Penn State
7 pm - FS1 - Texas @ 23 Purdue
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Texas
8 pm - BTN - Oklahoma vs Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Oklahoma, Troy's Pick: Oklahoma
9 pm - FS1 - Rhode Island @ 7 Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
Sunday
1 pm - BTN + - Niagara @ Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Rutgers
4 pm - ESPNU - UMass Lowell @ 18 Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
7 pm - BTN - Binghampton @ 1 Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
9 pm - PAC-12 Network - Illinois @ 21 Arizona
Grant's Pick: Arizona, Troy's Pick: Arizona
Grant's Previous Season Pick Record: 60-43 (58.3%)
Troy's Previous Season Pick Record: 72-41 (63.7%)
4 pm - ESPNU - UMass Lowell @ 18 Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
7 pm - BTN - Binghampton @ 1 Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
9 pm - PAC-12 Network - Illinois @ 21 Arizona
Grant's Pick: Arizona, Troy's Pick: Arizona
Grant's Previous Season Pick Record: 60-43 (58.3%)
Troy's Previous Season Pick Record: 72-41 (63.7%)
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