The opening week of college football is in the books, and we are positioned for what should be an even better week of action ahead of us.
Spartans Wire started up with our weekly Big Ten picks last week, with mixed results in our picks across the league. One pick we all good right was the Spartans covering the spread in their week one victory against Toledo, though.
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:
- Andrew Brewster: 10-8-0
- Robert Bondy: 8-10-0
- Cory Linsner: 6-12-0
Let's take a look at each of our picks against the betting spread for this week's matchups below:
Rutgers at Boston College (minus-3.5)
Andrew Brewster: Boston College
Cory Linsner: Boston College
Robert Bondy: Rutgers
Wake Forest (minus-3.5) at Purdue
Andrew Brewster: Purdue
Cory Linsner: Wake Forest
Robert Bondy: Purdue
Penn State (minus-23.5) at Temple
Andrew Brewster: Penn State
Cory Linsner: Penn State
Robert Bondy: Penn State
Oregon (minus-22.5) at Oklahoma State
Andrew Brewster: Oregon
Cory Linsner: Oregon
Robert Bondy: Oregon
Howard at Indiana (minus-55.5)
Andrew Brewster: Howard
Cory Linsner: Indiana
Robert Bondy: Indiana
Oklahoma (minus-5.5) at Michigan
Andrew Brewster: Oklahoma
Cory Linsner: Michigan
Robert Bondy: Oklahoma
Maryland (minus-12.5) at UConn
Andrew Brewster: UConn
Cory Linsner: Maryland
Robert Bondy: Maryland
Mississippi State (minus-1.5) at Minnesota
Andrew Brewster: Minnesota
Cory Linsner: Minnesota
Robert Bondy: Mississippi State
Duke at Illinois (minus-6.5)
Andrew Brewster: Illinois
Cory Linsner: Illinois
Robert Bondy: Illinois
Utah State at Washington (minus-26.5)
Andrew Brewster: Utah State
Cory Linsner: Washington
Robert Bondy: Washington
Bowling Green at Nebraska (minus-28.5)
Andrew Brewster: Nebraska
Cory Linsner: Nebraska
Robert Bondy: Nebraska
San Diego State at UCLA (minus-12.5)
Andrew Brewster: UCLA
Cory Linsner: UCLA
Robert Bondy: San Diego State
Western Illinois at Wisconsin (no line)
Andrew Brewster: Wisconsin
Cory Linsner: Wisconsin
Robert Bondy: Wisconsin
Iowa State at Iowa (minus-14.5)
Andrew Brewster: Iowa State
Cory Linsner: Iowa State
Robert Bondy: Iowa
Ohio State at Texas (minus-1.5)
Andrew Brewster: Ohio State
Cory Linsner: Ohio State
Robert Bondy: Ohio State
Louisiana at USC (minus-30.5)
Andrew Brewster: USC
Cory Linsner: USC
Robert Bondy: USC
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State (minus-16.5)
Andrew Brewster: Michigan State
Cory Linsner: Michigan State
Robert Bondy: Michigan State
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This article originally appeared on Spartans Wire: Spartans Wire Big Ten Football Picks: Week 2
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