Big Ten Week 2 College Football Predictions, Schedule, and Odds

17-1.

The new and improved Big Ten that enjoys 18 member institutions of higher learning went 17-1 in the opening of the college football season that spanned Week 0 up until the Sunday night before Labor Day.

And it would've been 18-0 had Minnesota's game-winning field goal attempts against North Carolina gone a few feet to the left.

Yes, there were several mismatch paycheck tune-up games, but USC beat LSU, Penn State whacked a West Virginia team that became the darling of the pregame circuit, and for the most part, the conference overall did its job.

This week is even bigger.

Iowa and Iowa State is always a thing. Kansas and Illinois should be interesting. The newbies will have a late night fun with Oregon hosting BOise state and USC welcoming in Utah State, but ...

Colorado is going to Nebraska. That's a thing, and Texas is going to Michigan. That's REALLY a thing.

So with all of that, welcome to Week 2 of the Big Ten college football season.

Big Ten Week 2

Friday, September 6

Western Illinois at Indiana

7:00 pm ET, BTN
Line: 42.5, o/u: 5e.5
Western Illinois at Indiana Game Preview & Prediction

Duke at Northwestern

9:00 pm ET, FS1
Line: Northwestern -2.5, o/u: 39.5
Duke at Northwestern Game Preview & Prediction

Saturday, September 7

Texas at Michigan

12:00 pm ET, FOX
Line: Texas -7.5, o/u: 44.5
Texas at Michigan Game Preview & Prediction

Bowling Green at Penn State

12:00 pm ET, BTN
Line: Penn State -34.5, o/u: 48.5
Bowling Green at Penn State Game Preview & Prediction

Rhode Island at Minnesota

12:00 pm ET, Peacock
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
Rhode Island at Minnesota Game Preview & Prediction

Akron at Rutgers

12:00 pm ET, BTN
Line: Rutgers -23.5, o/u: 39.5
Akron at Rutgers Game Preview & Prediction

Iowa State at Iowa

3:30 pm ET, CBS
Line: Iowa -2.5, o/u: 35.5
Iowa State at Iowa Game Preview & Prediction

Michigan State at Maryland

3:30 pm ET, BTN
Line: Maryland -9.5, o/u: 43.5
Michigan State at Maryland Game Preview & Prediction

Eastern Michigan at Washington

3:30 pm ET, BTN
Line: Washington -24.5, o/u: 47.5
Eastern Michigan at Washington Game Preview & Prediction

South Dakota at Wisconsin

3:30 pm ET, FS1
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
South Dakota at Wisconsin Game Preview & Prediction

Kansas at Illinois

7:00 pm ET, FS1
Line: Kansas -5.5, o/u: 55.5
Kansas at Illinois Game Preview & Prediction

Western Michigan at Ohio State

7:30 pm ET BTN
Line: Ohio State -38, o/u: 53.5
Western Michigan at Ohio State Game Preview & Prediction

Colorado at Nebraska

7:30 pm ET Peacock
Line: Nebraska -7.5, o/u: 58.5
Colorado at Nebraska Game Preview & Prediction

Boise State at Oregon

10:00 pm ET Peacock
Line: Oregon -19.5, o/u: 61.5
Boise State at Oregon Game Preview & Prediction

Utah State at USC

11:00 pm ET BTN
Line: USC -28.5, o/u: 63.5
Utah State at USC Game Preview & Prediction

CFN Expert Picks, Week 2
BYU at SMU | Duke at NW
Texas at Mich | Iowa St at Iowa
S Carolina at UK | Mich St at MD
USF at Bama | Kansas at Illinois
WMU at Ohio St | Tenn at NC St
Colorado at Neb | Houston at OU
Boise St at Oregon | TTech at Wash St
Miss St at ASU | Utah State at USC