Week 11 viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting this weekend's biggest and best college football games
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It’s time for the Week 11 installment of my weekly viewing guide. For those of you who may need a reminder, this Friday staple typically includes the following:
My breakdown and prediction (both straight and against the spread) of Michigan’s game
My choices for the three biggest Big Ten games of the week that don’t involve Michigan, including predictions straight and against the spread
My choices for the three biggest non-Big Ten games of the weekend, including predictions straight and against the spread
Rapid-fire predictions for all other Big Ten games, both straight and against the spread.
My weekly Big Ten power rankings
Without a Michigan game this week, I can’t spotlight the “main event” like I typically do — a deeper-than-usual breakdown of the Wolverines’ matchup taking place that given week. But to try and make up for it during Michigan’s second and final bye of the 2025 season, I’ll add a fourth “BIG B1G” game in that section as a trade off, along with the other usual bells and whistles.
I had a really strong week last week in terms of my predictions, going 8-1 straight and 7-2 against the spread, with the lone miss being Oklahoma’s upset road win against Tennessee. For the season, I’m now 10 games above the .500 mark against the spread, with an 80 game cushion on straight picks.
Here’s a full breakdown of how this season’s picks have gone so far:
2025 results
Michigan games
Straight: 7-2
Against the spread: 4-5
B1G games
Straight: 87-16
Against the spread: 55-48
Overall
Straight: 107-27
Against the spread: 72-62
With that out of the way, let’s get to this week’s viewing guide, picks, predictions and power rankings on the other side of the paywall jump. 👇
