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Week nine Big Ten predictions

For the second week in a row, four teams in the Big Ten move into a bye, this time including Ohio State, Michigan State, Indiana and Northwestern. We take a look at the five contests that remain on the slate, giving our prediction on each.

Illinois (4-3) at Penn State (6-2)

University Park, Pa.

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Both teams enter this game off a loss with Penn State dropping one to Ohio State and Illinois falling each of the last two weeks to Iowa and Wisconsin. In some regards, this is a more important game for the Fighting Illini, who need two more wins to reach bowl eligibility, still with the Buckeyes and Northwestern on the schedule ahead.