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The Spartans are on a bye this week and will have the week off to heal up and start to prepare for their annual hated rivalry game against Michigan on November 7. With the Spartans' off, we can focus all of our attention this weekend to the other notable games in the Big Ten -- including Ohio State traveling to USC. That's just one of a full slate of games this weekend.
The Spartans Wire crew is back again this week to provide our picks against the spread for each Big Ten matchup. Before we turn the page to next week's picks, here are the ongoing standings and break down of how our picks have fared so far this season:
- Robert Bondy: 46-44-0
- Andrew Brewster: 46-44-0
- Cory Linsner: 43-47-0
Let's take a look at each of our picks against the betting
spread for this week:
Illinois (minus-2.5) at Maryland
Andrew Brewster: Illinois
Cory Linsner: Illinois
Robert Bondy: Illinois
Wisconsin at Iowa (minus-3.5)
Andrew Brewster: Iowa
Cory Linsner: Wisconsin
Robert Bondy: Iowa
Michigan (minus-14.5) at Rutgers
Andrew Brewster: Michigan
Cory Linsner: Michigan
Robert Bondy: Michigan
Minnesota at Indiana (minus-19.5)
Andrew Brewster: Minnesota
Cory Linsner: Indiana
Robert Bondy: Minnesota
Northwestern at Oregon (minus-3.5)
Andrew Brewster: Oregon
Cory Linsner: Oregon
Robert Bondy: Northwestern
Nevada at UCLA (minus-22.5)
Andrew Brewster: UCLA
Cory Linsner: UCLA
Robert Bondy: UCLA
Purdue at Penn State (minus-7.5)
Andrew Brewster: Penn State
Cory Linsner: Penn State
Robert Bondy: Purdue
Ohio State (minus-6.5) at USC
Andrew Brewster: Ohio State
Cory Linsner: Ohio State
Robert Bondy: USC
Washington at Nebraska (minus-8.5)
Andrew Brewster: Nebraska
Cory Linsner: Nebraska
Robert Bondy: Washington
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This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Spartans Wire Big Ten Football Picks: Week 9
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