B1G Predictions: Week 9

Purdue 24, Minnesota 17: The Gophers continue to give up big plays in the run game and Saturday against the Boilermakers will be no different. Akeem Shavers rips off two long touchdown runs and Caleb TerBush adds a touchdown pass in the 4^th quarter to seal the win for the Boilermakers. Minnesota true freshman Philip Nelson, making his second career start and first at home will put up 250 yards of offense on his own, but he won’t get any help from his tailback committee and the Purdue defense will completely shut him down in the 4^th quarter.

 

Northwestern 28, Iowa 21: Mark Weismann reaffirms himself as a threat for the Iowa offense and the Hawkeyes will enjoy their most offensive success since the Minnesota game. Northwestern meanwhile will dink and dunk Iowa to death before Venric Mark catches the Hawkeyes asleep and rips off a long touchdown run in the 4^th quarter to ice the game for the Cats.

 

Indiana 38, Illinois 27: I think this is a real bad matchup for Illinois, not that any matchup is real good for the Illini at the present time. Indiana is real close to not only winning their first Big Ten game under Kevin Wilson, but putting a real whopping on someone and the Illini seem like the perfect first victim.

 

Wisconsin 27, Michigan State 13: Before the season started I thought the Spartans were overrated considering all the weapons they lost on offense and with the way the Badgers have been playing lately the Spartans chances of keeping up with Bucky in Madison seem hopeless. The Badgers will win this one comfortably. The Spartans are absolutely dreadful offensively.

 

Ohio State 34, Penn State 28: The Nittany Lions couldn’t even beat Ohio U at home, do you really think they are going to beat Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes, especially after TOSU is coming off a lackadaisical game against Purdue? No chance! Braxton Miller is healthy and against a Penn State defense that has major depth issues the Lions will be completely out of breath in the 4^th quarter and that is when Miller and the Buckeyes will clinch the game.

 

Nebraska 35, Michigan 31: The location of this one is the difference. The Huskers will ride the home field advantage to victory. The Huskers don’t match up particularly well with the Wolverines, but I think the crowd wills them to victory. The winner of this game will represent the Legends Division in Indianapolis the first week of December.

 

 Last Week: 5-1, Overall: 55-13 (.809)