B1G Pick’em Week 5

It’s all bunched up now.

by Carl James • @jovian34 • April 3rd, 2026

Chris and Zach are right back in the hunt. Carl and Zach are going with a home strategy. Will it pan out?

PicksCarlCassZachChrisDrewBowen
Illinois@PurduePurduePurduePurdueIllinoisIllinoisIllinois
Minnesota@IowaIowaIowaIowaIowaIowaIowa
Oregon@MichiganIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisMichiganIllinoisIllinois
Michigan State@NorthwesternNorthwesternNorthwesternNorthwesternMichigan StateNorthwesternNorthwestern
Maryland@Ohio StateOhio StateMarylandOhio StateOhio StateOhio StateOhio State
Penn State@NebraskaNebraskaNebraskaNebraskaNebraskaNebraskaNebraska
USC@UCLAIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinoisIllinois
Week6-15-26-15-25-25-2
Start20-520-519-619-617-817-8
YTD26-625-725-724-822-1022-10

Pick’em results color code key:

Series startIndiana
Series winning 1-0Indiana
Series losing 1-0Indiana
Series tied 1-1Indiana
Series wonIndiana
Series lostIndiana
Series does not qualify*Indiana

*for a series to qualify it must go at least two official games and have a clear winner. A clear winner almost always requires two wins. In the rare case of a two-game series it can be a win plus a tie. Only the last game of a B1G series can be declared a tie.