#Mike Macdonald

If you're the glass half-full type, it was another season of stellar defense in the Big Ten. Of the top 10 teams nationally in scoring defense, 5 were from the B1G. Glass half-empty types will point out that the ineptitude of Big Ten offenses could be a factor in this. But it's more of a chicken-and-egg scenario. Do Big Ten offenses struggle…

With Week Zero of the college football season fast approaching, it's worth analyzing the current odds to win this season's Big Ten Championship, via BetOnline. The reigning champion Michigan Wolverines ended Ohio State's four-year (2017-20) string of dominance by claiming their first Big Ten title since 2004 with a convincing victory over Iowa. Jim…

The most-anticipated event of the college football season begins on New Year's Eve as the College Football Playoff commences. In the second playoff matchup of the day on Friday, No. 2 Michigan battles No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl. Either the Wolverines or Bulldogs will move on to the CFP National Championship if they can come out on top at Hard…

Back just a few months ago over the summer, there weren't many who believed Michigan was capable of reaching this year's College Football Playoff. The Wolverines were coming off a 2-4 season and showed no signs of closing the gap on Ohio State in the Big Ten, forget providing a hint that they could beat the Buckeyes and compete on the national…

Ja'Marr Chase has been held in check by double-teams early in 2022, but the Bengals' young star has the right union of narrative and matchup to get more targets in Week 5. Find out why with our NFL picks for Bengals vs. Ravens on Sunday Night Football. The AFC North shines in the primetime lights when the Cincinnati Bengals visit the Baltimore…

COLUMBUS, Ohio - COLUMBUS, Ohio - We invited our Buckeye Talk Subtext subscribers to send their questions about Ohio State football. After a two-week FREE trial it's only $3.99 per month. or text to 614-350-3315. Hey Nathan: "How does the Iowa defense compare to Michigan? Are there direct correlations we can take from our performance against Iowa…

Joe Burrow and the Bengals could easily be sitting with a 4-0 record at this point but have to make do at 2-2 after a couple of poor starts to open the season. The market may not be fully re-adjusted to them and the Ravens defense might be in trouble. Four weeks of NFL results are flowing through the oddsmakers' power ratings, which means the Week…

This weekend's edition of "Sunday Night Football" figures to provide NFL bettors and fans with a tightly contested matchup that figures to come down to the wire. Joe Burrow and the reigning AFC champion Bengals hit the road after their most recent TNF win to face Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in prime time. As we've done in the past two weeks, we…

Our college football conference preview continues as we take a deep dive into the Big Ten Conference. The win totals, conference title odds and national championship odds for every FBS team have been released, and below our experts -- Bill Connelly, David Hale, Doug Kezirian, Joe Fortenbaugh and Tyler Fulghum -- give their best best bets for the…