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Spartans Wire Picks: Our predictions for every Week 4 Big Ten game

Conference play is in full gear this week.

Big Ten action will begin for most of the league this weekend, with the Boilermakers and Badgers kicking off the fun on Friday night. Michigan State will open up its conference schedule this week against Maryland on Saturday.

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

Here is a breakdown of how we’ve done so far this year in our weekly picks:

  • Cory Linsner: 25-10
  • Robert Bondy: 23-12
  • Andrew Brewster: 20-15

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

Wisconsin (minus-6) at Purdue

Credit: Nikos Frazier / Journal & Courier

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Wisconsin

Cory Linsner – Wisconsin

Andrew Brewster – Wisconsin

Minnesota (minus-11.5) at Northwestern

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Minnesota

Cory Linsner – Minnesota

Andrew Brewster – Minnesota

Florida Atlantic at Illinois (minus-14)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Illinois

Cory Linsner – Illinois

Andrew Brewster – Florida Atlantic

Louisiana Tech at Nebraska (minus-19.5)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Nebraska

Cory Linsner – Nebraska

Andrew Brewster – Nebraska

Akron at Indiana (minus-16.5)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Indiana

Cory Linsner – Indiana

Andrew Brewster – Indiana

Rutgers at Michigan (minus-24)

Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Rutgers

Cory Linsner – Michigan

Andrew Brewster – Rutgers

Ohio State (minus-3.5) at Notre Dame

Credit: Kyle Robertson-USA TODAY Sports

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Ohio State
Cory Linsner – Notre Dame
Andrew Brewster – Ohio State

Iowa at Penn State (minus-14.5)

Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Iowa

Cory Linsner – Penn State

Andrew Brewster – Iowa

Maryland (minus-7.5) at Michigan State

Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

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

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