Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Wolverine Wednesday: Big Ten Week 14 Preview

We all know the most important game this weekend, so no need to cover that.  There are a few interesting games that could swing the pendulum of the Big Ten Championship game.   There are also a couple of Friday games. 

Friday:

Iowa (-6,5) @ Nebraska: A battle of 7-4 teams, which seems to be right.  Both teams are average at best and playing for a Black Friday corn trophy.  Iowa 17 Nebraska 13 

Indiana (-28.5) @ Purdue:  What a miss-match game for two teams close to each other in Indiana.  IU will be in Indy for a home game against a foe TBD.  IU 41 Purdue 10

Saturday:

Oregon (-6.5) @ Washington:  UW plays well at home but its a short trip for the Ducks.  Oregon has something to play for in maybe Indy and probably the playoffs.  Oregon 28 Washington 27

Wisconsin @ Minnesota (-1.5): The Badgers have been playing better and the Golden Gophers are doing their late season dive.  I think Wisconsin wins this one 21 Minnesota 17 

Penn State (-13.5) @ Rutgers: Both teams have 5 wins and the winner gets two more weeks of practice and a bowl game.   Neither team wants to pass.   Penn State 30 Rutgers 21

Maryland @ MSU (-3.5): Is this game a Ford Field?  Don't watch or attend this game.  Maryland 17 MSU 16 

UCLA @ USC (-21.5): USC is clearly the better team.  USC 38 UCLA 21 

Northwestern @ Illinois (-6.5): Both teams are bowl eligible and nobody cares about this game.  Illinois was way over ranked all year.  Northwestern 28 Illinois 17


2 comments:

Goblu said...

It’s interesting that “rivalry week” for OR and WA is now each other vs their in-state teams. Guess that’s the price of joining the b10

Chowman said...

I generally like watching B1G football. I mean besides Michigan but this season has been vomit inducing. The only enticing game might be the B1G championship game if the B1G gets its way and its OSU vs IU. Most of these teams have the entertainment value of watching paint dry. Iowa/Nebraska? yuck. I heard they can't give away the Maryland/MSU tickets