Big 10 Games Prediction Thread for 1/9 & 1/10

[bac2therac]

1/9

Penn State at Indiana.....INDIANA
Wisconsin at Nebraska.....NEBRASKA
Purdue at Michigan.....PURDUE

1/10

Rutgers at Michigan State.....MICHIGAN STATE
Minnesota at Northwestern.....NORTHWESTERN

Weekend: 3-2
Season to Date: 22-7

 

[dpwhite]

18-11 YTD

Penn State
Wisconsin
Michigan
MSU
Northwestern

 

[Sideline20]

1/9

Penn State at Indiana.....INDIANA
Wisconsin at Nebraska.....NEBRASKA
Purdue at Michigan.....PURDUE

1/10

Rutgers at Michigan State.....MICHIGAN STATE
Minnesota at Northwestern.....NORTHWESTERN

Weekend: 3-2
Season to Date: 22-7

Weekend: 3-2
YTD : 20 - 9

IND
NEB
PUR

MSU
MINN

 

[Vegas pj]

1/9
INDIANA - close call but going with home cooking
NEBRASKA
PURDUE

1/10
MICHIGAN STATE
NORTHWESTERN - a week ago this wouldn't be my pick

Weekend: 3-2
Season to Date: 21-8

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

17-12 (5 back from 1st?)
PENN STATE
WISCONSIN
MICHIGAN

MICHIGAN STATE (like getting 400 points on the SAT for putting your name on the test)
Northwestern (will change before tip if Turtle is hurt)

4 out of 5 games with a kenpom point spread within 3
purdue -2
penn state -2
nebby -3
nw -1
RU +21

 

[TobyTyler1]

Shouldn't Nebraska at home be favored by more than 2 over Wisconsin? Weird line.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

It's not a line. It's what kenpom analytics predicts. kenpom likes Wisconsin's close losses to good team early in the year AND it doesn't know Wisconsin is dealing with injuries.

 

[RocktheRac]

Indiana
Nebraska
Purdue
MSU
Northwestern

Last games 2-3
YTD 16-13

 

[bac2therac]

Purdue survives to beat Michigan...Haase fouled, makes one of 2 and 35 foot heave near sideline just misses

Nebby dispatches Wisky

 

[TobyTyler1]

watched some of Nebraska last night. they are going to be tougher then some might expect. they have been playing very good defense.

 

[huskersalways]

watched some of Nebraska last night. they are going to be tougher then some might expect. they have been playing very good defense.

The Nebraska team that played last night won't do so hot. They were like 2-16 from 3 and had a lot of unforced turnovers. Glen Watson and James Palmer were playing so poorly they got benched for half of the second half. If they put a lineup of Watson, Gill, Palmer, Copeland, and Roby on the floor they are really long and athletic and can all shoot the 3. Palmer at 6' 7" and Copeland at 6' 9" are matchup nightmares because of their ability to create. They are all going to half to play much better to stay competitive in the Big 10. They also played without Duby Okeke(6' 8" 250) who is strictly a shot blocker and rebounder and is probably the most imposing physical specimen in college basketball. To say he is chiseled is selling it short. Ha Nobody has said why he didn't play last night.

They can be a decent team but inconstancy has been the norm. I would say they will finish in the 5-13 area in the Big 10.

 

[bac2therac]

Recapping

Indiana 74 Penn State 70
Nebraska 63 Wisconsin 59
Purdue 70 Michigan 69

MIchigan State 76 Rutgers 72 OT
Northwestern 83 Minnesota 60