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Updated Big Ten Point Spreads for Week 1

All 14 Big Ten teams are in action in Week 1, and there are four important conference games on the opening-week schedule that's so loaded it starts on Thursday night with Ohio State traveling to Minnesota.
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Updated Big Ten Point Spreads for Week 1
Updated Big Ten Point Spreads for Week 1

College football kicks into high gear this week, with a loaded Week 1 season-opening schedule that includes four Big Ten conference matchups. There are games Thursday through Saturday, and the point spreads on the games have been fluid.

Here's the latest on the 10 games this weekend involving Big Ten games:

Week 1 Big Ten games

The rest of the Big Ten jumps into action this week after we got a little taste in Week 0 with Illinois' 30-22 win over Nebraska. The Week 1 schedule starting on Thursday night. Here's the list of Week 1 games coming up. The list includes matchups, national rankings, game times, TV and point spreads as of Wednesday morning courtesy of FanDuel.com.

Thursday, Sept. 2

  • TEMPLE at RUTGERS: 6:30 p.m. ET at Piscataway, N.J. TV: Big Ten Network. Rutgers is a 14.5-point favorite according to Fanduel.com. The line has moved from 13.5 to 14.5 since Monday. The over/under is 52.
  • NO. 4 OHIO STATE at MINNESOTA: 8 p.m. ET at Minneapolis, MInn. TV: Big Ten Network. Ohio State is a 13.5-point favorite according to FanDuel.com, and that line has stayed steady all week. The over/under is 62.5

Friday, Sept. 3

  • MICHIGAN STATE at NORTHWESTERN: 9 p.m. ET, at Evanston, Ill. TV: ESPN. Northwestern is a 3.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. The over/under is at 44.5 points. This line has bounced between 3 and 3.5 points throughout the week.

Saturday, Sept. 4

  • NO. 19 PENN STATE at NO. 12 WISCONSIN: Noon ET at Madison, Wisc. TV: FOX. Wisconsin is a 5.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. The line was 4.5 last week. The over/under is at 49.5.
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN at MICHIGAN: Noon ET at Ann Arbor, Mich. TV: ESPN. Michigan is a 17.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. The line was 17.5 last week and dipped to 16.5 on Monday, but has gone back up. The over/under is 67.5.
  • FORDHAM at NEBRASKA: Noon ET at Lincoln, Neb. TV: Big Ten Network. There is no line on the game, according to FanDuel.
  • NO. 17 INDIANA at NO. 18 IOWA: 3:30 p.m. ET at Iowa City, Iowa. TV: Big Ten Network. Iowa is a 3.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. This line opened at 5.5 points and has gotten down as low as 3 points. The over/under is 45.5
  • WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND: 3:30 p.m. ET at College Park, Md. TV: ESPN. West Virginia is a 2.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. This line opened at 4.5 for West Virginia but has been dropping steadily. The over/under is 56.6
  • OREGON STATE at PURDUE: 7 p.m. ET at West Lafayette, Ind. TV: FOX Sports 1. Purdue is a 6.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. The line was 7.5 last week. The over/under is at 68.5, the highest of any Big Ten game.
  • TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO at ILLINOIS: 7:30 p.m. ET at Champaign, Ill. TV: Big Ten Network. The Illini have opened as a 5.5-point favorite, and are looking for their second straight home win after beating Nebraska 30-22 in Week 0. 

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