This B1G Week 2/8-14

Hello and welcome friends to another edition of This B1G Week. Well we officially have less than a month remaining in the regular season. Do we know who is going to win the league? No idea. There's too many teams still left to make a real guess. I can tell you that Nebraska is going to finish 14th in the league but that's about it. We'll see if things become more clear in the near future. 

Big Ten Game of the Week

Sunday - 1 pm - CBS - Michigan @ Wisconsin - This is going to tell us a lot about the final stretch in the title race. Michigan is finally coming off of their COVID pause and we've seen mixed results from teams coming off extended pauses. Some have picked off where they left off and others have struggled. If the latter happens Michigan will have a rough go of things as they have one of the toughest remaining schedules remaining plus the five games they have to make up. 

Nonconference Game of the Week

Saturday - 5 pm - Fox - Villanova @ Creighton - This is a big one in that great eastern city of Omaha. Nova currently has three fewer loses than Creighton in the Big East standings but pauses have it where Villanova has plenty of opportunities to gain those loses. 

Team of the Week

Illinois Illini - Illinois is start to take shape in the conference season. The picked up a tough overtime win at Indiana midweek then beat Wisconsin on Saturday in a game that wasn't as close as the score would dictate. 

Team of the Weak

Iowa Hawkeyes - Folks the February Fran Flop is very much in effect. Iowa has a history of falling off come January and if last week where they picked up two loses is any indication, things aren't changing this year.  

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 (3 Seed), Wisconsin (4 Seed), Purdue (6 Seed), Rutgers (7 Seed), Minnesota (9 Seed), Indiana (11 Seed), Maryland (12 Seed)

Actual Rankings

1. Michigan - 8-1 - 13-1
2. Illinois - 9-3 - 13-5
3. Ohio State - 9-4 - 15-4
4. Wisconsin - 8-5 - 14-6
5. Purdue - 8-5 - 13-7
6. Iowa - 7-5 - 13-6
7. Rutgers - 7-6 - 11-6
8. Indiana - 5-6 - 10-8
9. Minnesota - 4-7 - 11-7
10. Penn State - 4-7 - 7-8
11. Maryland - 4-8 - 10-9
12. Michigan State - 3-7 - 9-7
13. Northwestern - 3-9 - 6-10
14. Nebraska - 0-6 - 4-9

B1G Picks

Monday

8 pm - BTN - Nebraska @ Minnesota 

Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota

9 pm - FS1 - Ohio State @ Maryland

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

Tuesday

7 pm - ESPN 2- Penn State @ Michigan State

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

Wednesday

7 pm - BTN - Rutgers @ Iowa

Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Rutgers

9 pm - BTN - Indiana @ Northwestern

Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana

Thursday

5 pm - ESPN 2 - Wisconsin @ Nebraska

Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin

8 pm - BTN - Purdue @ Minnesota

Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota

Saturday

Noon - ESPN - Indiana @ Ohio State

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

2:30 pm - Fox - Iowa @ Michigan State

Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Iowa

5 or 5:30 or 6 pm (Get it together BTN) - BTN - Northwestern @ Rutgers

Grant's Pick: Rutgers, Troy's Pick: Rutgers

Sunday

1 pm - CBS - Michigan @ Wisconsin 

Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin

3 pm - BTN - Nebraska @ Penn State

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

7 pm - BTN - Minnesota @ Maryland

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

Grant's Previous Week Pick Record: 7-4

Grant's Total Pick Record: 113-38

Troy's Previous Week Pick Record: 7-4

Troy's Total Pick Record: 111-40



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