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2022 Big Ten win totals, odds, picks: Predictions for each team as Ohio State, Michigan face large numbers
The Big Ten saw plenty of surprises last season. Michigan won the conference for the first time since 2004 and went to the College Football Playoff, while Ohio State and Michigan State played in New Year's Six bowls. In the conference's West division, Minnesota recovered from a down 2020 to win nine games, as did Purdue, which notched its highest win total since 2003.
On the other side, Penn State had another mediocre (7-6) season and Northwestern followed up a division title with a 3-9 record. Will we see as many surprises in 2022, or will things return to normal? I have no idea, but that's never stopped me from trying to peak into the future anyway. Let's do that with a look at 2022 Big Ten win totals from Caesars Sportsbook
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2022-big-ten-win-totals-odds-picks-predictions-for-each-team-as-ohio-state-michigan-face-large-numbers/
Nebraska
Over/under 7.5 wins
Wins: Northwestern, North Dakota, Georgia Southern, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota
Losses: Oklahoma, Rutgers, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa
Analysis: Can the greatest 3-9 team of all time improve to 8-4 in 2022? Considering Nebraska played like a 6-6 team last year, it technically wouldn't be that large a leap, but I'm not going to bet on it. Honestly, I don't know what anybody has seen from Nebraska over the last eight years that would make them optimistic about anything. However, I think we'll see a rebound from a lot of the horrific breaks this team suffered last year. The Greatest 3-9 Team Of All Time will be a perfectly mediocre 6-6 team. It might even get to 7-5, but betting on 8-4 feels foolish.
Pick: Under 7.5 (-125)