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Spartans Wire Picks: Our predictions for every Week 1 Big Ten game

Big Ten football is back.

The college football season officially kicked off this past weekend with seven Week 0 matchups, but none of which included a Big Ten team. So all 14 conference members will be returning to the field for the first time in 2023 this upcoming weekend.

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The Spartans Wire staff is back again this year to provide their picks against the spread for each Big Ten matchup. Odds are courtesy of BetMGM.

Here are our picks for every Big Ten game this upcoming week:

Nebraska at Minnesota (minus-7.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Nebraska

Cory Linsner – Nebraska

Andrew Brewster Nebraska

East Carolina at Michigan (minus-36.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Michigan

Cory Linsner – East Carolina

Andrew Brewster Michigan

Fresno State at Purdue (minus-4.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Purdue

Cory Linsner – Purdue

Andrew Brewster Purdue

Utah State at Iowa (minus-25.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Iowa

Cory Linsner – Utah State
Andrew Brewster Utah State

Ohio State (minus-29.5) at Indiana

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Ohio State
Cory Linsner – Ohio State
Andrew Brewster Indiana

Buffalo at Wisconsin (minus-27.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Wisconsin

Cory Linsner – Wisconsin

Andrew Brewster Wisconsin

West Virginia at Penn State (minus-20.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy West Virginia

Cory Linsner – Penn State
Andrew Brewster West Virginia

Toledo at Illinois (minus-9.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Toledo

Cory Linsner – Toledo

Andrew Brewster Illinois

Northwestern at Rutgers (minus-6.5)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy Northwestern

Cory Linsner – Rutgers

Andrew Brewster Rutgers

Towson at Maryland (no line)

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Maryland

Cory Linsner – Maryland

Andrew Brewster Maryland

Central Michigan at Michigan State (minus-14.5)

Click here to see our full analysis and score predictions for Friday’s Michigan State-Central Michigan matchup.

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