Predicting every Big Ten game in Week 5

It’s a huge week for many Big Ten teams as they either prove they’re contenders or fall by the wayside.

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There are a lot of big tests this week, both for the ranked and unranked, alike, in the Big Ten.

If Maryland wants to prove it’s legit, it can do so with a Friday-night win over fifth-ranked Iowa. No. 11 Ohio State goes to Piscataway to take on a Rutgers team that gave Michigan all it could handle at home. No. 4 Penn State has the opportunity to avenge its 2020 season-opening loss to Indiana in front of a hostile home crowd in Happy Valley. And, of course, Michigan also heads on the road for the first time this season to take on a reeling Wisconsin offense and the vaunted Badger defense.

We’re going to know a lot more about the trajectory of many teams in the Big Ten, and here is how we predict it will unfold.

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