BTN.com staff, November 13, 2013
Every week during the 2013 football season, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart, Brent Yarina, Sean Merriman and hoops analyst Stephen Bardo, a huge football fan, make their Big Ten picks. We also provide polls for Big Ten fans to select their winners.
Eleven weeks down, Merriman sits atop the season standings, at 66-13. Big Ten fans are one game off the pace.
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Sean Merriman (@BTNSean)
Season record: 66-13
Week 12 picks: Penn State 27, Purdue 10; Wisconsin 56, Indiana 35; Ohio State 49, Illinois 14; Northwestern 27, Michigan 24; Michigan State 24, Nebraska 17
Stephen Bardo (@stephenbardo)
Season record: 65-14
Week 12 picks: Penn State 35, Purdue 21; Wisconsin 51, Indiana 35; Ohio State 45, Illinois 14; Michigan 31, Northwestern 30; Michigan State 24, Nebraska 21
Big Ten fans
Season record: 65-14
Week 12 picks: See polls below
Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
Season record: 64-15
Week 12 picks: Penn State 40, Purdue 10; Wisconsin 56, Indiana 29; Ohio State 58, Illinois 13; Northwestern 31, Michigan 28; Michigan State 27, Nebraska 14
Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
Season record: 64-15
Week 12 picks: Penn State 41, Purdue 13; Wisconsin 49, Indiana 24; Ohio State 55, Illinois 17; Northwestern 27, Michigan 24; Michigan State 20, Nebraska 17
WEEK 12 GAMES
Purdue (1-8, 0-5) at Penn State (5-4, 2-3) – noon ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Listen to Coach Darrell Hazell:
Listen to Coach Bill O'Brien:
Indiana (4-5, 2-3) at Wisconsin (7-2, 4-1) – noon ET, ESPN2
Listen to Coach Kevin Wilson:
Listen to Coach Gary Andersen:
Ohio State (9-0, 5-0) at Illinois (3-6, 0-5) – noon ET, ESPN
Listen to Coach Urban Meyer:
Listen to Coach Tim Beckman:
Michigan (6-3, 2-3) at Northwestern – 3:30 p.m. ET, BTN/BTN2Go
Listen to Coach Brady Hoke:
Listen to Coach Pat Fitzgerald:
Michigan State (8-1, 5-0) at Nebraska (7-2, 4-1) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Listen to Coach Mark Dantonio:
Listen to Coach Bo Pelini: