Big 10 Games Prediction Thread for 2/7 & 2/8

[bac2therac]

2/7

Maryland at Penn State.....MARYLAND
Ohio State at Purdue.....PURDUE

2/8

Wisconsin at Illinois.....ILLINOIS

2/5-2/6: 1-3
Season to Date: 65-22

 

[Vegas pj]

]2/7
MARYLAND
PURDUE

2/8
ILLINOIS

No brainer picks in these games, so they'll probably be some upsets. lol

2/5-2/6: 2-2
Season to Date: 65-22

 

[TobyTyler1]

Bac you think Maryland upsets Penn State?they have been competitive on road but too young to close teams out. sounds like their 7 footer will sit again. Fernando might play hesitant so doesn't get into the usual foul trouble.

 

[bac2therac]

its a big game for both teams....loser in a very tough spot for the NCAA..as it is right now. PSU lagging way behind in rpi number while Maryland is better placed. Its a 50/50 game but is PSU ready to take the next step in a pressure game

 

[Sideline20]

2/7

Maryland at Penn State.....MARYLAND
Ohio State at Purdue.....PURDUE

2/8

Wisconsin at Illinois.....ILLINOIS

2/5-2/6: 1-3
Season to Date: 65-22

2/5-2/6: 1-3
YTD: 62-25

PSU
Purdue

Illinois

 

[Sweet Pea's Corner]

Maryland
Purdue
Wisconsin

Last games 1-3
YTD 59-28

 

[G- RUnit]

PSU and Nebraska now have to be in tourney conversations.

 

[huskersalways]

PSU and Nebraska now have to be in tourney conversations.

Could turn out that the winner of the last game of the regular season when they meet in Lincoln may be for a birth in the tourney.

 

[huskersalways]

OSU battles back from down 14 on the road to get the win. Great game.

 

[G- RUnit]

Could turn out that the winner of the last game of the regular season when they meet in Lincoln may be for a birth in the tourney.

I suspect Nebraska will be in the tourney by then. PSU’s end of season looks like the beginning of the RU B1G season.

 

[bac2therac]

Penn State got a win they had to have if they wanted to stay in the NCAA race. Their rpi is just 86 but thats up from around 100 before the Maryland win. They do have one top 25 wins..but its one that keeps getting better...and it was on the road no less...Ohio State. However they lack any other top 50 wins so are just 1-62 vs those schools...a more encouraging 5-6 vs top 100. Playing just 3 top 50 schools thus far shows the weakness of the Big 10 this year and shows up in the 120 SOS and the woeful 268 non conference SOS. Their best non conference win is just Montana and they have a bad loss to Wisconsin that really could haunt them. At 17-9/7-6, the schedule is tough but provides opportunities for quality wins....at Illinois, Ohio State, at Purdue, Michigan, at Nebraska. At minimum they need to go 3-2 to stay on the bubble heading into the NCAA, 4-1 would have them probably on the right side of the bubble.

 

[bac2therac]

Nebraska at 18-8/9-4 may be lacking quality wins...only one top 50 win Michigan, 1-5 vs top 50 and 3-8 vs top 100 but they pass the eye test and have a very winnable 5 game stretch of RU, MD, at Ill, Indy, PSU....4 of 5 games at home, sweep them and they are going dancing at 14-4 in league, i dont care that they still will not pick up any top 50 wins. I think 4 of 5 puts them right there, its hard to deny that conference mark even though the NCAA says that does not figure in, would they really leave out a team with 22 wins that won 13 Big 10 league games. Short on quality wins but note no bad losses

 

[G- RUnit]

Their losses are actually very impressive if NCAA considers. I think they are in unless Northwestern or PSU go on major rolls.

 

[bac2therac]

all losses are in the top 100..that can negate the lack of quality wins, need to avoid tripping up the bottom feeding Rutgers or Illinois

 

[G- RUnit]

Hmmm Top 100 losses?? Top 10 losses! They might have the best losses in the country for any bubble team: Purdue, Ohio State, Kansas, MSU, Creighton. Their loss to St. John’s no longer looks so bad.

 

[bac2therac]

recap

Penn State 74 Maryland 70
Ohio State 64 Purdue 63

Wisconsin 78 Illinois 69

 

[Ray1125]

]2/7
MARYLAND
PURDUE

2/8
ILLINOIS

No brainer picks in these games, so they'll probably be some upsets. lol

lol

 

[Vegas pj]

lol

My prediction to my dismay came true. Whacky world of college football.

 

[huskersalways]

My prediction to my dismay came true. Whacky world of college football.

Since you think it's football, that might be part of the trouble going 0-3.

 

[TDIrish27]

Wiscy with 4 wins now and was surprised they beat Ilini in Champaign

 

[Ray1125]

Wiscy with 4 wins now and was surprised they beat Ilini in Champaign

1. I feel Wiscy is still underrated. They are not good, but if they are playing their brand of bball, they are tough. When they have an "off" day or night, they are awful. But overall, not too terrible.

2. Illinois is overrated. Yes, overrated. There is still a popular opinion out there, even nationally, that Illinois is some juggernaut who just hasn't quite realized their potential. Many people echoing that BS.

Both teams have the potential to pull upsets and I would argue Illinois has had worse luck this season. But I'm not buying what others are selling pertaining to Illinois. They are still a bottom of the barrel bball program right now. Good teams should not lose to them and Wiscy beating them, even on the road, isn't some upset or shock. Jmo