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Big Ten football and big game expert predictions and picks for Week 6

Every year (and every week of the CFB 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.

We’ll bring you our expert picks and predictions on all the league games against the spread, and straight-up throughout the season. We’ll even give you what you didn’t know you wanted with six of the best non-Big Ten games known as our “Pick Six” now that we’ve entered the conference part of the schedule. As an added note, if there’s a tie with any of the picks, George Washington decides it via the old-fashioned coin flip.

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As a reminder, if there’s an asterisk next to the pick, that means the team will win, but not cover.

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 a pretty big Week 6, but first, here are the modest results so far. We promise to try and be better …

Results So Far

@PhilHarrisonBW: 54-14 straight up, 29-39 against the spread
@MarkRussell1975: 50-18 SU, 29-39 ATS
@JoshKeatley16: 51-17 SU, 36-32 ATS
CONSENSUS PICK: 52-16 SU, 29-39 ATS

NEXT … Big Ten Games

Nebraska at Rutgers

Friday, Oct. 7

7:00 p.m. ET | FS1
Tipico Line:
Nebraska -3

@PhilHarrisonBW: Rutgers
@MarkRussell1975: Rutgers
@JoshKeatley16: Nebraska
CONSENSUS PICK: Rutgers

Michigan at Indiana

Saturday, Oct. 8

Noon ET | Fox
Tipico Line:
Michigan -22.5

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

Purdue at Maryland

Saturday, Oct. 8

Noon ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line:
Maryland -3

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

Wisconsin at Northwestern

Saturday, Oct. 8

3:30 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line:
Wisconsin -9.5

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

Ohio State at Michigan State

Saturday, Oct. 8

4:00 p.m. ET | ABC
Tipico Line:
Ohio State -27

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

Iowa at Illinois

Saturday, Oct. 8

7:30 p.m. ET | Big Ten Network
Tipico Line:
Illinois -3.5

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

NEXT … Pick Six (biggest national games)

Tennessee at LSU

Saturday, Oct. 8

Noon ET | ESPN
Tipico Line:
Tennessee -3

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

TCU at Kansas

Saturday, Oct. 8

Noon ET | FS1
Tipico Line:
TCU -6.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: TCU
@MarkRussell1975: TCU
@JoshKeatley16: TCU
CONSENSUS PICK: TCU

Utah at UCLA

Saturday, Oct. 8

3:30 p.m. ET | Fox
Tipico Line:
Utah -3.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Utah
@MarkRussell1975: Utah
@JoshKeatley16: Utah
CONSENSUS PICK: Utah

Washington State at USC

Saturday, Oct. 8

7:30 p.m. ET | Fox
Tipico Line:
USC -12.5

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

BYU at Notre Dame

Saturday, Oct. 8

7:30 p.m. ET | NBC
Tipico Line:
Notre Dame -3.5

@PhilHarrisonBW: Notre Dame
@MarkRussell1975: Notre Dame
@JoshKeatley16: Notre Dame
CONSENSUS PICK: Notre Dame

Texas A&M at Alabama

Saturday, Oct. 8

8:00 p.m. ET | CBS
Tipico Line:
Alabama -24.5

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

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