Hello and welcome friends to another edition of This B1G Week. We're in the homestretch of the Big Ten season. Just two weeks remain and we're about to get a lot of games played in those 14 days. Michigan has pulled away a little in the standings but due to them still having five games left there's plenty of reason to keep a few teams in the hunt for the conference crown. This week will prove a lot but the most shocking thing is that one of us has selected Nebraska as a favorite to win a Big Ten game, dun dun dun.
Big Ten Game of the Week
Thursday - 7 pm - ESPN - Iowa @ Michigan - The Wolverines has been the most impressive team in the Big Ten this season while Luka Garza has been the most impressive individual player. A win in this game will only further move Michigan ahead of the pack.
Actual Rankings
B1G Picks
Nonconference Game of the Week
Saturday - 8 pm - ESPN - Baylor @ Kansas - Time is quickly running out for Baylor to lose a game this season. Multiple Covid pauses has given the Bears less games than usual which makes it seem likely they'll enter post season play undefeated. This will will be testing with games against West Virginia and Kansas.
Team of the Week
Team of the Weak
Michigan Wolverines - The Wolverines haven't lost anything from their multiweek pause. Michigan beat Rutgers in a game they didn't play particularly well in and followed it up by winning what was the best basketball game played so far this season.
Team of the Weak
Rutgers Scarlet Knights - The Scarlet Knights bounced their way back into the Bubble with two loses last week. No one in the world will blame them for losing to Michigan but their failure to win at home against Maryland doesn't bode well for New Jersey's Big Ten team.
Bracketology Report
Teams In The Field (According to Bracket Matrix) - Ten Teams In The Field - Michigan (1 Seed), Ohio State (1 Seed), Illinois (2 Seed), Iowa (2 Seed), Wisconsin (5 Seed), Purdue (6 Seed), Rutgers (7 Seed), Indiana (11 Seed), Minnesota (11 Seed), Maryland (12 Seed)
- Michigan - 11-1 - 16-1
- Illinois - 12-3 - 16-5
- Ohio State - 12-5 - 18-5
- Iowa - 11-5 - 17-6
- Purdue - 10-6 - 15-8
- Wisconsin - 10-7 - 16-8
- Maryland - 8-9 - 14-10
- Rutgers - 8-9 - 12-9
- Indiana - 7-8 - 12-10
- Minnesota - 6-10 - 13-10
- Michigan State - 5-9 - 11-9
- Penn State - 4-11 - 7-12
- Northwestern - 3-13 - 6-14
- Nebraska - 1-12 - 5-15
B1G Picks
Tuesday
7 pm - FS1 - Illinois @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: , Troy's Pick: Illinois
TBD - BTN - Penn State @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Penn State, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
Wednesday
8 pm - BTN - Indiana @ Rutgers
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
Thursday
7 pm - ESPN - Iowa @ Michigan
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
7 pm - BTN - Nebraska @ Illinois
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
9 pm - ESPN - Ohio State @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
9 pm - BTN - Northwestern @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
Friday
7 pm - FS1 - Purdue @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Purdue
Saturday
Noon - Fox - Michigan @ Indiana
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
2 pm - ESPN - Illinois @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Illinois
7 pm - BTN - Minnesota @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
Sunday
2 pm - CBS - Michigan State @ Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
4 pm - CBS - Iowa @ Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
Grant's Previous Week Pick Record: 12-3
Grant's Total Pick Record: 135-44
Troy's Previous Week Pick Record: 12-3
Troy's Total Pick Record: 132-47
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