The 2026 Big Ten football schedule shifts into high gear this weekend with eight conference games.
Last weekend, conference play kicked off with USC beating Rutgers 42-35 in Piscataway and UCLA defeating Purdue 52-38 in Los Angeles.
All 18 Big Ten programs are in action this weekend, which includes a pair of non-conference matchups as Purdue hosts Notre Dame and Rutgers wraps up non-conference play against Howard.
Here’s a look at SP+ projections for Week 4 games featuring Big Ten programs:
(All final score projections are rounded.)
Howard at Rutgers (Friday, 7 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Rutgers 48, Howard 6
Projected margin: Rutgers by 41.7
Win probability: 100 percent
Northwestern at Indiana (Friday, 8 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Indiana 35, Northwestern 14
Projected margin: Indiana by 20.6
Win probability: 90 percent
Illinois at Ohio State (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Ohio State 37, Illinois 16
Projected margin: Ohio State by 21.1
Win probability: 91 percent
UCLA at Maryland (Saturday, 1:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Maryland 28, UCLA 26
Projected margin: Maryland by 1.4
Win probability: 53 percent
Notre Dame at Purdue (Saturday, 2 p.m. ET, Peacock)
Projected score: Notre Dame 41, Purdue 15
Projected margin: Notre Dame by 26.3
Win probability: 95 percent
Iowa at Michigan (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Projected score: Toss-up
Projected margin: Michigan by 0.3
Win probability: 51 percent
Wisconsin at Penn State (Saturday, 5 p.m. ET, Peacock)
Projected score: Penn State 32, Wisconsin 15
Projected margin: Penn State by 16.5
Win probability: 85 percent
Nebraska at Michigan State (Saturday, 5 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Nebraska 31, Michigan State 21
Projected margin: Nebraska by 9.7
Win probability: 73 percent
Oregon at USC (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Projected score: Oregon 30, USC 29
Projected margin: Oregon by 0.3
Win probability: 51 percent
Minnesota at Washington (Saturday, 11 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Washington 28, Minnesota 19
Projected margin: Washington by 9.4
Win probability: 72 percent
