Predicting every Big Ten football game in Week 13

It’s easily the biggest weekend of the year in the Big Ten! Here’s how we think it will play out.

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It’s rivalry week, and there’s a lot at stake all across the conference.

From bowl eligibility (Maryland at Rutgers) to a New Year’s Six bowl for one team (Michigan State against Penn State) to the Big Ten West (Wisconsin at Minnesota) to the Big Ten East and more (Ohio State at Michigan), it’s easily the biggest slate of games in the conference.

It all starts Friday afternoon as Iowa travels to Lincoln to take on Nebraska, but Saturday features the main event — The Game, where both Fox ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ and ESPN ‘College GameDay’ will be. We have a decent understanding of the complexion of the conference, but upsets happen in college football. Will any of the above manage to walk away with a win over its rival?

Here is how the WolverinesWire crew is expecting the weekend to play out and why.

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