A look at Week 2 SP+ projections for Big Ten football
- Alex Bozich
- 3m ago
Big Ten conference games don’t begin until Week 3, when USC travels to Rutgers and Purdue travels to UCLA, but Week 2 will feature several nationally appealing matchups.
All eyes will be on Austin, Texas, on Saturday night as No. 1 Ohio State takes on No. 4 Texas at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
This weekend’s game in Ann Arbor will also draw significant attention as the Wolverines, who fell from the top 25 rankings after a controversial win against Western Michigan, host No. 11 Oklahoma at 12 p.m. ET on FOX.
In other games featuring Big Ten teams taking on Power Four opponents, Rutgers plays at Boston College, Oregon travels to Oklahoma State, Purdue hosts Wake Forest, Illinois hosts Duke, Minnesota hosts Mississippi State and Iowa hosts Iowa State.
17 Big Ten teams are in action this weekend (Northwestern is off), and 16 of the 17 are favored in Bill Connelly’s SP+ projections.
Here’s a look at SP+ projections for Week 2 games featuring Big Ten programs:
(All final score projections are rounded.)
Rutgers at Boston College (Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Projected score: 28-27
Projected margin: Rutgers by 1.3
Win probability: 53 percent
Howard at Indiana (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Indiana 66, Howard 0
Projected margin: Indiana by 66.3
Win probability: 100 percent
Oklahoma at Michigan (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Oklahoma 27, Michigan 20
Projected margin: Oklahoma by 7
Win probability: 67 percent
Penn State at Temple (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Projected score: Penn State 39, Temple 17
Projected margin: Penn State by 22.2
Win probability: 92 percent
Oregon at Oklahoma State (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Projected score: Oregon 37, Oklahoma State 16
Projected margin: Oregon by 20.3
Win probability: 90 percent
Wake Forest at Purdue (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FS1)
Projected score: Purdue 26, Wake Forest 23
Projected margin: Purdue by 2.1
Win probability: 55 percent
Duke at Illinois (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
Projected score: Illinois 30, Duke 26
Projected margin: Illinois by 3.4
Win probability: 58 percent
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Michigan State 35, Eastern Michigan 16
Projected margin: Michigan State by 19.1
Win probability: 88 percent
Maryland at UConn (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network)
Projected score: Maryland 32, UConn 19
Projected margin: Maryland by 13
Win probability: 79 percent
Mississippi State at Minnesota (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Projected score: Minnesota 27, Mississippi State 25
Projected margin: Minnesota by 2.7
Win probability: 57 percent
Utah State at Washington (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Washington 38, Utah State 12
Projected margin: Washington by 26
Win probability: 95 percent
Bowling Green at Nebraska (Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, FS1)
Projected score: Nebraska 38, Bowling Green 10
Projected margin: Nebraska by 27.4
Win probability: 96 percent
San Diego State at UCLA (Saturday, 7:15 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: UCLA 30, San Diego State 22
Projected margin: UCLA by 8.6
Win probability: 71 percent
Western Illinois at Wisconsin (Saturday, 7:15 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Wisconsin 44, Western Illinois 7
Projected margin: Wisconsin by 37.5
Win probability: 99 percent
Iowa State at Iowa (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Projected score: Iowa 32, Iowa State 14
Projected margin: Iowa by 17.4
Win probability: 86 percent
Ohio State at Texas (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Projected score: Ohio State 27, Texas 25
Projected margin: Ohio State by 2
Win probability: 55 percent
Louisiana at USC (Saturday, 11 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: USC 42, Louisiana 16
Projected margin: USC by 25.9
Win probability: 95 percent
Here are the current SP+ rankings for each Big Ten team:
1. Ohio State
6. Indiana
7. Oregon
13. Penn State
16. Iowa
17. USC
26. Michigan
28. Nebraska
29. Washington
34. Minnesota
36. UCLA
37. Maryland
40. Northwestern
42. Illinois
68. Purdue
71. Michigan State
74. Wisconsin
78. Rutgers
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