Things to watch this week in the Big Ten:

Game of the week

No. 9 Illinois (3-0) at No. 19 Indiana (3-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)

Although this will be the 75th matchup between these two border rivals, it’s only the second time both teams were in the Top 25 at the time they faced off. The other instance came in 1950, when No. 12 Illinois beat No. 19 Indiana 20-0.

Illinois has won seven straight games to match defending national champion Ohio State and Memphis for the longest active winning streaks of any Bowl Subdivision team.

BetMGM Sportsbook has Indiana as a 5 1/2-point favorite.

The undercard

No. 21 Michigan (2-1) at Nebraska (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Nebraska seeks to beat a Top 25 team for the first time in nine years when it puts its unbeaten record at stake ag

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