Penn State 41, Indiana 17: The Nitts will control this game from start to finish. The Indiana balloon is deflated after last week’s drubbing at the hands of Wisconsin. Penn State will use a balanced offense, rushing for over 200 yards and passing for more than 200 yards in the win. Bill O’Brien doesn’t remind me of a coach that will overlook anyone or allow his team to do so. Penn State will be sharp and ready to finish its season strong.
Michigan 38, Iowa 10: I can’t believe how bad Iowa is this year. They are the biggest dumpster fire west of the New York Jets. Iowa has a positive turnover margin and has a losing record, which is truly remarkable. Games left with Michigan and Nebraska make it all but certain that the Hawkeyes will miss a bowl game for the first time since 2007. I give the Hawkeyes about a .00002 percent chance of winning this game. Devin Gardener meanwhile gives the Wolverines a quarterback that can run and throw and a bright future at the position heading into the 2013 season.
Michigan State 27, Northwestern 21: The Wildcats can be exposed by running the ball up the middle and a heavy dose of Le’Veon Bell should do the trick. Northwestern can be pushed around easily up front, and that has been the case for the last decade and a ½. The last time Northwestern had a staunch interior defense was when their head coach, Pat Fitzgerald earned All-America honors playing linebacker in the mid 90’s. The Cats have gotten away with mediocre defense all year and Bell, an improving Andrew Maxwell and the rest of the Spartans will expose them on Saturday.
Purdue 23, Illinois 17: This game could be even uglier than the Iowa/Purdue game last week. Any game involving the Boilermakers has a chance to be hideous, but if you throw in the Illini it all but makes it a guarantee. Robert Marve and the Boilermakers are at least playing with a little emotion and determination, which should get them over the top against a hopeless Illinois team.
Nebraska 45, Minnesota 13: This is just about the worst matchup for Minnesota in the entire conference. The Cornhuskers can run the ball at you about 7 different directions with about 6 different people and that is easily Minnesota’s biggest defensive flaw. Meanwhile the Gophers will have the Huskers mystique and Memorial stadium to work against, not to mention the fact that Minnesota hasn’t beaten Nebraska since 1960. The average margin of victory for the Huskers in their 15 game winning streak is 32 points. So I will go with the average margin of victory in this year’s slaughtering.
Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 24: Urban Meyer will dissect Bret Bielema like a fetal pig. This is a huge mismatch coaching wise. Similar talent on the field, but I give the edge to the Pontiff (Meyer) and Braxton Miller over Bielema and something called Curt Phillips. Meyer will be extra motivated to win this one. If you remember, Bielema, in a jealous rage said what Urban Meyer did to get a kid to de-commit from Wisconsin and sign with Ohio State was illegal. That simply isn’t true and Meyer remembers those comments and will want to destroy Bielema and show him who his Daddy will be in the Big Ten’s Leaders Division.
Last Week: 4-1, Overall: 67-17 (.797)
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