Your Spartans have a well-deserved week off, and yield to a rather boring slate of games in the Big Ten. My picks are right here, but MSU clearly has to hope for some upsets this week. Here's the conference schedule:
- Noon ET: Iowa at Northwestern (ESPN)
- Noon ET: Indiana at Wisconsin (ESPN2)
- Noon ET: Michigan at Purdue (BTN)
- Noon ET: Minnesota at Illinois (BTN)
- 3:30 ET: Penn State at Ohio State (ABC)
Wins by Northwestern and especially Penn State would help MSU immensely in the quest for Pasadena. Whether they'll happen is another question entirely. Your full slate of games is after the jump. I'll be dropping by from time to time; feel free to discuss any and all of the games here.
All times Central
| TIME | GAME | TV | LINE |
| 11:00 | Iowa at Northwestern |
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IA -10 |
| 11:00 | Indiana at Wisconsin |
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WISC -21.5 |
| 11:00 | South Florida at Louisville |
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UL -2.5 |
| 11:00 | Michigan at Purdue |
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MICH -13 |
| 11:00 | Ole Miss at Tennessee |
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TN -2.5 |
| 11:30 | Kansas St. at Missouri |
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MU -13 |
| 1:30 | Utah at Notre Dame |
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UT -5.5 |
| 2:30 | Penn St. at Ohio St.MAP |  |
OSU -18 |
| 2:30 | Texas Tech at OklahomaMAP | |
OU -15 |
| 2:30 | Virginia Tech at North CarolinaMAP | |
UNC -3.5 |
| 2:30 | Georgia at Auburn |
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AUB -6.5 |
| 2:30 | Syracuse at Rutgers |
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SYR -2.5 |
| 3:00 | San Diego St. at TCU |
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TCU -27 |
| 6:00 | South Carolina at Florida |
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UF -6.5 |
| 6:00 | Texas A&M at Baylor |
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A&M -3 |
| 6:00 |
UTEP at Arkansas |
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AR -28.5 |
| 6:15 | Mississipi St. at Alabama |
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BAMA -13.5 |
| 6:30 | Oregon at California |
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ORE -19.5 |
| 7:00 | USC at ArizonaMAP |
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AZ -4.5 |
| 7:00 | Clemson at Florida StateMAP |
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FSU -5.5 |
| 7:00 | Oklahoma St. at TexasMAP |
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OSU -5.5 |
| 7:00 | Tulsa at Houston |
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UH -2.5 |
| 9:30 | Nevada at Fresno St. |
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NEV -8 |
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