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Big Ten football predictions and other big game picks for Week 11

Every year (and every week of the season) we have a little friendly competition among our writers for world domination when it comes to picking Big Ten and some of the bigger college football games.

The Big Ten race seems to be coming down to Ohio State and Michigan in the East, and though Illinois is barely sitting in the driver’s seat in the West, almost every team not named Northwestern has a shot at the title over there.

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So, how will Week 11 play out in the Big Ten? What about some of the top national games as well? Our writers take turns picking all the games in the Big Ten straight up and against the spread as well as the same drill on the top six in the nation outside of that (our “pick six”)

As a reminder, if there’s an asterisk next to the pick, that means the team will win, but not cover. If there is a tie, rather than have a cage match or old-fashioned duel, we’ll settle it with less violence and go with the tried, yet true, coin flip where George Washington has the say.

EXAMPLE:
– If you think Ohio State will win minus-3.5 over an opponent: OSU
– If you think Ohio State will win outright: OSU
– If you think Ohio State will win, but NOT cover: OSU*

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

Here are our expert picks for what could be another wild Week 11, but first, here are the results so far.

Results So Far

@PhilHarrisonBW: 93-33 (straight up), 63-63 (against the spread)
@MarkRussell1975: 90-36 SU, 56-70 ATS
@JoshKeatley16: 95-31 SU, 69-57 ATS
CONSENSUS PICK: 92-34 SU, 63-63 ATS

NEXT … Big Ten games

Indiana at Ohio State

Saturday, Nov. 12

Noon ET | Fox
Tipico Line:
Ohio State -40

@PhilHarrisonBW: Ohio State*
@MarkRussell1975: Ohio State
@JoshKeatley16: Ohio State
CONSENSUS PICK: Ohio State

Purdue at Illinois

Saturday, Nov. 12

Noon ET | ESPN2
Tipico Line:
Illinois -6.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Illinois
@MarkRussell1975: Illinois
@JoshKeatley16: Purdue
CONSENSUS PICK: Illinois

Rutgers at Michigan State

Saturday, Nov. 12

Noon ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line:
Michigan State -10

@PhilHarrisonBW: Michigan State
@MarkRussell1975: Michigan State
@JoshKeatley16: Michigan State
CONSENSUS PICK: Michigan State

Nebraska at Michigan

Saturday, Nov. 12

3:30 p.m.  ET | ABC
Tipico Line:
Michigan -29

@PhilHarrisonBW: Michigan
@MarkRussell1975: Michigan*
@JoshKeatley16: Michigan
CONSENSUS PICK: Michigan

Maryland at Penn State

Saturday, Nov. 12

3:30 p.m. ET | Fox
Tipico Line:
Penn State -10

@PhilHarrisonBW: Penn State
@MarkRussell1975: Penn State
@JoshKeatley16: Penn State
CONSENSUS PICK: Penn State

Wisconsin at Iowa

Saturday, Nov. 12

3:30 p.m. ET | FS1
Tipico Line:
Wisconsin -1.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Iowa
@MarkRussell1975: Iowa
@JoshKeatley16: Wisconsin
CONSENSUS PICK: Iowa

Northwestern at Minnesota

Saturday, Nov. 12

3:30 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line:
Minnesota -17.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Minnesota
@MarkRussell1975: Minnesota
@JoshKeatley16: Minnesota
CONSENSUS PICK: Minnesota

NEXT … “Pick Six” national games (six best of the rest)

LSU at Arkansas

Saturday, Nov. 12

Noon ET | ESPN
Tipico Line: LSU -3

@PhilHarrisonBW: LSU
@MarkRussell1975: LSU
@JoshKeatley16: Arkansas
CONSENSUS PICK: LSU

Alabama at Ole Miss

Saturday, Nov. 12

3:30 p.m. ET | CBS
Tipico Line:
Alabama -11.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Alabama
@MarkRussell1975: Alabama*
@JoshKeatley16: Alabama
CONSENSUS PICK: Alabama

UCF at Tulane

Saturday, Nov. 12

3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Tipico Line:
Tulane -2

@PhilHarrisonBW: UCF
@MarkRussell1975: Tulane
@JoshKeatley16: UCF
CONSENSUS PICK: UCF

Washington at Oregon

Saturday, Nov. 12

7:00 p.m. ET | Fox
Tipico Line:
Oregon -13.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Oregon
@MarkRussell1975: Oregon
@JoshKeatley16: Oregon
CONSENSUS PICK: Oregon

TCU at Texas

Saturday, Nov. 12

7:30 p.m. ET | ABC
Tipico Line:
Texas -7

@PhilHarrisonBW: Texas*
@MarkRussell1975: Texas*
@JoshKeatley16: Texas
CONSENSUS PICK: Texas*

North Carolina at Wake Forest

Saturday, Nov. 12

7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Tipico Line: Wake Forest -3.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Wake Forest
@MarkRussell1975: North Carolina
@JoshKeatley16: Wake Forest
CONSENSUS PICK: Wake Forest

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