The 2026 Big Ten football schedule continues this weekend with six games.
The most notable games on the slate: Indiana at Michigan, Iowa at Minnesota, Michigan State at UCLA and USC at Wisconsin.
Six Big Ten teams are on a bye this week – Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Washington.
Here’s a look at SP+ projections for Week 8 games featuring Big Ten programs:
(All final score projections are rounded.)
Rutgers at Northwestern (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, Peacock)
Projected score: Northwestern 39, Rutgers 20
Projected margin: Northwestern by 18.8
Win probability: 88 percent
Indiana at Michigan (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FOX)
Projected score: Indiana 26, Michigan 18
Projected margin: Indiana by 8.1
Win probability: 69 percent
Oregon at Illinois (Saturday, 3 p.m. ET, BTN)
Projected score: Oregon 33, Illinois 23
Projected margin: Oregon by 10.3
Win probability: 74 percent
Michigan State at UCLA (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Projected score: UCLA 34, Michigan State 16
Projected margin: UCLA by 17.6
Win probability: 86 percent
Iowa at Minnesota (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
Projected score: Iowa 27, Minnesota 19
Projected margin: Iowa by 7.9
Win probability: 69 percent
USC at Wisconsin (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
Projected score: USC 28, Wisconsin 23
Projected margin: USC by 4.5
Win probability: 61 percent
