You’re Nuts: Who will win the Big Ten this season?

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Welcome back to another college basketball edition of Land-Grant’s weekly debate series, “You’re Nuts”, where our basketball writers pick an Ohio State basketball-related or general college basketball-related topic and defend their respective sides.

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The Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball broadcast and tip time information came out over the past week. While that news isn’t going to shake the ground for many people, we will point out four months in advance that you’re not a real fan if you don’t stay awake for 11:00 p.m. ET tipoff time against UCLA on Wednesday, February 17.

Thanks a bunch, conference realignment!

Last week, the guys debated who would will win the Big Ten Player of the Year award this season on the men’s side. While not a shock, neither of the guys picked an Ohio State player.

Justin went with Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears, who was also voted Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year in the unofficial Big Ten media poll conducted by the Columbus Dispatch. Connor picked Illinois small forward Andrej Stojakovic, because he thinks he will be the best player on the Big Ten’s best team.

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This week, the guys are once again making a Big Ten-related prediction – the league champion. Spoiler alert: the two players discussed last week will be very relevant to this week’s discussion, too.

This week’s question: Who will win the Big Ten this season?

Connor: Illinois

All signs currently point to Illinois being the best team in the Big Ten this season, and potentially the best team in the country.

If we look on the metrics side, KenPom has the Fighting Illini at No. 4, which is the highest of any Big Ten team. KenPom is projecting Illinois to be the second-best offensive team in the country this year, behind Florida, and the No. 22 defensive team.

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Both Haslametrics and EvanMiya have Illinois at No. 3 nationally, which (obviously) is also the highest rating for any Big…

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