So it appears Purdue beat Arizona last night

[itsofficial101]

I think a lot of people had that going the other way. Iowa pulling a win off was something I had suspected.

I see all but one B1G team is favored in the remaining bowls (Mich St is 2.5 pt dog to Wash St tonight). Northwestern -7.5 over Kentucky. Ohio St -6.5 over USC. PSU -4.5 over Wash. Wisc -6 over Miami. Mich -8.5 over S.Car.

Where does the B1G end up?

I'm going with 6-2. Could very well end up 8-0 though.

 

[psuro]

Not sure why MSU is not favored over Wazzu. I am not sure that Ohio St. beats USC.

 

[itsofficial101]

Not sure why MSU is not favored over Wazzu. I am not sure that Ohio St. beats USC.

I agree on MSU. I could easily see that go their way. USC has been playing well but same with Ohio St lately as well. In that one, I wonder if any draft eligible guys have opted out? Either team has some that could go that route.

 

[PSUArnie]

I think a lot of people had that going the other way. Iowa pulling a win off was something I had suspected.

I see all but one B1G team is favored in the remaining bowls (Mich St is 2.5 pt dog to Wash St tonight). Northwestern -7.5 over Kentucky. Ohio St -6.5 over USC. PSU -4.5 over Wash. Wisc -6 over Miami. Mich -8.5 over S.Car.

Where does the B1G end up?

I'm going with 6-2. Could very well end up 8-0 though.

I'd be perfectly fine if the conference ended up 3-5.

 

[VaNtyLion]

Most of these games are toss ups as they should be given the conference has games with similarly slotted teams.

Win - #4 B1G West vs. #4 ACC Atlantic
Win - #3 B1G West vs. #3 P12 South
#3 B1G East vs. #3 P12 North
#2 B1G West vs. #3 SEC East
B1G Champ vs. P12 Champ
#2 B1G East vs. #2 P12 North
#1 B1G West vs. #1 ACC Coastal
#3 B1G East vs. #2 SEC East

I think PSU and OSU are most in harm's way because of the matchups presented. Regardless, there's no reason the conference shouldn't post a winning record. This is actually where the playoff snub should pay off. In years past the conference had very unfavorable matchups because of how the teams were playing up 2 or 3 slots.

 

[Grass]

I live in California and watched USC quite a few times this year. I just don't see how they win this game. Their Oline is not very good (I think they start a True Fr and a Redshirt FR) and they struggle stopping the run. Their weaknesses are OSU's strengths. It all depends on what OSU team shows up.

 

[VaNtyLion]

I live in California and watched USC quite a few times this year. I just don't see how they win this game. Their Oline is not very good (I think they start a True Fr and a Redshirt FR) and they struggle stopping the run. Their weaknesses are OSU's strengths. It all depends on what OSU team shows up.

OSU goes as Barrett goes. I think OSU's D will do a decent enough job of keeping USC in check. They have the front 4 to pressure and coral Darnold. Offensively, it's always amazing to me to watch how under-utilized Dobbins becomes in big games. There seems to be a big tendency to put game in Barrett's hands as opposed to trusting a more reliable weapon in that running game.

 

[BBrown]

I live in California and watched USC quite a few times this year. I just don't see how they win this game. Their Oline is not very good (I think they start a True Fr and a Redshirt FR) and they struggle stopping the run. Their weaknesses are OSU's strengths. It all depends on what OSU team shows up.

Yea this years USC isn't even close to being as good as last year's USC.

 

[PSU.:.]

USC team has a lot weakness. OSU will take them apart.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

I think a lot of people had that going the other way. Iowa pulling a win off was something I had suspected.

I see all but one B1G team is favored in the remaining bowls (Mich St is 2.5 pt dog to Wash St tonight). Northwestern -7.5 over Kentucky. Ohio St -6.5 over USC. PSU -4.5 over Wash. Wisc -6 over Miami. Mich -8.5 over S.Car.

Where does the B1G end up?

I'm going with 6-2. Could very well end up 8-0 though.

8-0 isn't out the realm of possibility. I thought Purdue had the toughest matchup (not opponent) so them winning was a really good sign for the Big Ten IMO. I'd be very disappointed if Northwestern or Wisconsin lost--I think they should both wins those games easily. I really like Michigan State against Washington State. Penn State and Ohio State are definitely favorites but those won't be easy games. I don't think Michigan wins--they haven't beaten a team with a winning record all year--no reason to believe it starts now but South Carolina is far from great. Should be an interesting few days

 

[PSUcup1]

I like OSU to win as well .... not a blow out but a comfortable win IMO

 

[itsofficial101]

So much for Wash St being favored over Mich St

 

[PSU.:.]

Was wash st really favored? Vegas really dropped the ball. I had Mich st winning this one comfortably.

 

[PSUcup1]

I believe MSU was -2

Also the Wash State QB did not play

 

[itsofficial101]

I believe MSU was -2

Also the Wash State QB did not play

Game opened Wash St -4.5 then apparently did move to Mich St -2. The site I looked at earlier had Wash St -2.5.

 

[sss]

WSU missing their QB and top two WRs contributed to that line swing. Pretty big deal for an air raid team.

 

[wbcincy]

Michigan State was -3 at kickoff. The bowl pick em league I'm in had MSU as -2.5 back in mid-December. If it ever opened with WSU as favorites, it flipped really quickly.

 

[ivan brunetti]

Yea this years USC isn't even close to being as good as last year's USC.

Last year's USC team lost a game by 46 points. They are comparable to this year's team.

 

[Lion8286]

Last year's USC team lost a game by 46 points. They are comparable to this year's team.

Hey fat cartoonist, GTFO and go back to slobbering all over the Rutgers board.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Michigan State did what I expected. Never understood why that was considered a toss up.

Tomorrow things get interesting

 

[LionJim]

Hey fat cartoonist, GTFO and go back to slobbering all over the Rutgers board.

What is your problem?

 

[itsofficial101]

Michigan State was -3 at kickoff. The bowl pick em league I'm in had MSU as -2.5 back in mid-December. If it ever opened with WSU as favorites, it flipped really quickly.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ate-holiday-bowl-prediction-odds-live-stream/

The line for this game has actually moved to favor the Spartans after they opened as a 4.5-point underdog. They're 5-3 in games in which they are favored this season. Still, with Wazzu going back to San Diego for the second straight year, and with uncertainty mounting about Grinch's future, Sparty would have been a safe pick plus the points anyway.

 

[BBrown]

Last year's USC team lost a game by 46 points. They are comparable to this year's team.

Sorry I'm not seeing the JuJu Shuster Smith (you know the guy who's tearing it up for the Steelers) or Adore Jackson you know the other guy thats starting in the NFL or 2 of their OL that I believe are also on NFL teams, on this years version.
Not to mention that said game was their first game of the season against Alabama and that they had Max Browne (you know that crap QB we played against at Pitt) as the starter.
I maintain that the USC team RIGHT NOW isn't even close to the USC team we played in the Rose Bowl.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Last year's USC team lost a game by 46 points. They are comparable to this year's team.

They aren't. USC was elite in the second half of last season. They never reached that point this year

 

[Nittany1997]

I agree.

 

[baircub1!]

I think a lot of people had that going the other way. Iowa pulling a win off was something I had suspected.

I see all but one B1G team is favored in the remaining bowls (Mich St is 2.5 pt dog to Wash St tonight). Northwestern -7.5 over Kentucky. Ohio St -6.5 over USC. PSU -4.5 over Wash. Wisc -6 over Miami. Mich -8.5 over S.Car.

Where does the B1G end up?

I'm going with 6-2. Could very well end up 8-0 though.

Hoping all Big 10 teams WIN..except OSU and Michigan...