Hello and welcome friends to another edition of this B1G Week. The conference season is finally about to truly start. December Big Ten games are nice but they're nothing compared to the two and half month onslaught of Midwest basketball (and whatever you want to call New Jersey). There are two more non-conference games left but come January 2nd we have the joy of nonstop Big Ten basketball.
Big Ten Game of the Week
Sunday - 1:30 PM - CBS - Michigan @ Michigan State - A very good one here early in the conference play. The Spartans came into the year as pre-season number team and haven't lived up to that just yet while the Wolverines have seemed to surpass expectations coming into the year. I like the way MSU has been playing recently which is why I'm going with Sparty at home.
Nonconference Game of the Week
Saturday - 2 PM - ESPN 2 - Florida State @ Louisville - Things are about to get tasty in the KFC Yum! Center. I'll be honest I've been waiting to use that line for a while which is why it's the game of the week.
Power Ranking
- Michigan State (+2)
- Ohio State (-1)
- Michigan (+1)
- Maryland (-2)
- Penn State (+0)
- Iowa (+3)
- Purdue (+0)
- Indiana (-2)
- Illinois (-1)
- Minnesota (+1)
- Rutgers (-1)
- Wisconsin (+0)
- Nebraska (+0)
- Northwestern (+0)
Power Ranking Thoughts
Actual Rankings
The final power ranking that are reflecting nonconference games. With that, we have a new number team in Michigan State. Ohio State hasn't looked as dominant as they were and Michigan State is finally starting to live up to their potential.
Actual Rankings
- Michigan State - 2-0 - 10-3
- Indiana - 1-1 - 11-2
- Maryland - 1-1 - 11-2
- Ohio State - 1-1 - 11-2
- Penn State - 1-1 - 11-2
- Iowa - 1-1 - 10-3
- Michigan - 1-1 - 10-3
- Rutgers - 1-1 - 9-3
- Illinois - 1-1 - 9-4
- Purdue - 1-1 - 8-5
- Minnesota - 1-1 - 7-5
- Wisconsin - 1-1 - 7-5
- Nebraska - 1-1 - 6-7
- Northwestern - 0-2 - 5-7
B1G Picks
Monday
7 pm - BTN + - Coldwell @ Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Rutgers
Tuesday
7 pm - BTN - Rider @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
Thursday
7 pm - BTN - Minnesota @ Purdue
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Purdue
8 pm - FS1 - Illinois @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Purdue
8 pm - FS1 - Illinois @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
Friday
7 pm - FS1 - Wisconsin @ Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
8 pm - BTN - Rutgers @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
Saturday
7 pm - FS1 - Wisconsin @ Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
8 pm - BTN - Rutgers @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
Saturday
Noon - Fox - Indiana @ Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
2 pm - BTN - Iowa @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Penn State
2 pm - BTN - Iowa @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Penn State
Sunday
1:30 pm - CBS - Michigan @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
7:30 pm - BTN - Northwestern @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
8 pm - FS1 - Purdue @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Illinois
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
7:30 pm - BTN - Northwestern @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
8 pm - FS1 - Purdue @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Illinois
Grant's Previous Week Pick Record: 9-4
Grant's Total Pick Record: 109-39
Troy's Previous Week Pick Record: 9-4
Troy's Total Pick Record: 110-38
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