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A look at Week 10 SP+ projections for Big Ten football

Alex Bozich
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UCLA football coach Bob Chesney.
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The 2026 Big Ten football schedule continues this weekend with eight games.

The most notable games on this weekend’s slate: UCLA at Minnesota, Oregon at Ohio State and Iowa at Northwestern.

Two Big Ten teams are on a bye this weekend: Indiana and USC. The Hoosiers and Trojans will meet in Week 11 in Bloomington.

Here’s a look at SP+ projections for Week 10 games featuring Big Ten programs:

(All final score projections are rounded.)

Nebraska at Illinois (Friday, 8 p.m. ET, FOX)

Projected score: Nebraska 28, Illinois 22
Projected margin: Nebraska by 6.4
Win probability: 66 percent

UCLA at Minnesota (Saturday, 12 p.m. ET, FOX)

Projected score: UCLA 28, Minnesota 17
Projected margin: UCLA by 11
Win probability: 76 percent

Maryland at Purdue (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET, BTN)

Projected score: Purdue 30, Maryland 26
Projected margin: Purdue by 4
Win probability: 60 percent

Oregon at Ohio State (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)

Projected score: Ohio State 31, Oregon 19
Projected margin: Ohio State by 11.6
Win probability: 77 percent

Penn State at Washington (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FS1)

Projected score: Washington 25, Penn State 23
Projected margin: Washington by 1.9
Win probability: 55 percent

Rutgers at Wisconsin (Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET, BTN)

Projected score: Wisconsin 33, Rutgers 18
Projected margin: Wisconsin by 15.1
Win probability: 83 percent

Iowa at Northwestern (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, FOX)

Projected score: Iowa 24, Northwestern 24 (Pick ’em)
Projected margin: Northwestern by 0.7
Win probability: 52 percent

Michigan State at Michigan (Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, Peacock)

Projected score: Michigan 30, Michigan State 13
Projected margin: Michigan by 17.1
Win probability: 86 percent