Big Ten football expert picks and predictions, Week 1

We pick all the Big Ten games for Week 1 as well as six of the biggest games outside of the conference. #B1G

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. As an added note, if there’s a tie with any of the picks, George Washington decides it via the old-fashioned coin flip.

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*

All Betting Lines are Courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook

Here are our expert picks for Week 1, but first, here are the modest results from the previous week.