Spartans Wire Picks: Our predictions for every Week 5 Big Ten game

Another fun week of Big Ten action is on the agenda for Saturday.

Big Ten action will resume for most teams this week with only two out-of-conference games on the schedule. Michigan State will head on the road for the first time this year in a tough night game at Iowa.

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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: 28-14-1
• Robert Bondy: 24-18-1
• Andrew Brewster: 22-20-1

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

Penn State (minus-25.5) at Northwestern

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Penn State

Cory Linsner – Penn State

Andrew Brewster – Penn State

Louisiana at Minnesota (minus-12.5)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Louisana

Cory Linsner – Minnesota

Andrew Brewster – Minnesota

Michigan (minus-18) at Nebraska

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Michigan

Cory Linsner – Michigan

Andrew Brewster – Michigan

Indiana at Maryland (minus-14)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Maryland

Cory Linsner – Maryland

Andrew Brewster – Maryland

Illinois at Purdue (minus-1)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Illinois

Cory Linsner – Illinois

Andrew Brewster – Illinois

Wagner at Rutgers (no line)

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Our Picks

Robert Bondy – Rutgers

Cory Linsner – Rutgers

Andrew Brewster – Rutgers

Michigan State at Iowa (minus-11.5)

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

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