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Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan St., UCLA and Maryland , WHO WINS BT.

Jun 13, 2024
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Michigan is the team to beat it seems, H- Ill, Mary, Mich St. Rd- Mich St, Nebr. , Ohio St. = 3-3 + 11-2 =15-5
Purdue (not easy), H-Wisc, Ucla, Rutgers. Rd-Ill, IU, Mich St. = 4-2 + 11-3 =15-5
Wisconsin (easiest) H-Ill, Ore, Rut, Wash. Rd- Mich St. Minn, Purdue = 6-1 + 9-4= 15-5
Mich St. (brutal) H-Mich, Purdue, Wisc. Rd- Ill, Iowa, Mary, Mich = 4-3 + 10-3 =14-6
Maryland (2nd easiest) H- Iowa, Mich St, NW, USC Rd - Mich, Ohio St. = 5-1 + 9-5= 14-6
UCLA (doable) H- Minn, Ohio St., USC. Rd- IU, NW, Purdue = 5-1 + 9-5= 14-6
 
My gut feel:
I think Purdue will win out at home. Not saying it will be easy. Wisconsin and UCLA in particular will be 40-minute knock-down drag-outs. But this team has the talent and maturity to get it done. The other side of that coin is I can see Purdue losing all three of its remaining road games:

MSU: Not completely sold on Sparty, but Purdue has dominated that series in recent years. The payback could be coming Saturday. Plus, if MSU loses at Illinois, the Purdue game becomes Izzo's coronation for passing Knight in B1G wins.

Indiana: I think Purdue is the better team, but Indiana is much more desperate. The toughest games to win this time of year are road games at bubble teams. Indiana will also be confident after playing Purdue even in Mackey. The Hoosiers will want to send Woody out with a rivalry win. Purdue will have to overcome a lot of intangibles to win this one.

Illinois: I don't know what to make of the Illini. They're talented but inconsistent. Could depend on who's all healthy for both teams going into this game. It seems like Purdue has had Illinois's number in recent years, too.

I'd say Purdue has to win out at home and steal at least one on the road to stay in the fight. If Purdue drops another road game they'll probably have to win two on the road.
 
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To me Tuesday is everything. Granted yeah, we can't afford a slip-up at home. But if we go into this assuming Michigan and Michigan State split with each other - which is a fair assumption - then a win at East Lansing gives us the tiebreaker against both.
 
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