7-3 last week is a good week. My season record now stands at 42-18. Last week's losers were Michigan, Wisconsin, and Auburn (maybe I should just avoid these teams considering my terrible 1-6 record in games involving these teams since the day of the 3-2 game).
Game of the week - Oklahoma vs Texas
Oklahoma is the better team, but they are not so much better that they will roll over Texas. Texas would take 3 out of 10 from Oklahoma and this game will happen to be one of those days.
Texas 27, Oklahoma 23
LSU @ Florida
I don't understand why Florida is favored in this game and the line has gone up in their favor. The Gator offense has been only slightly above average this season while the defense can still be had. Meanwhile, LSU managed 26 points on a whole lot tougher defense than this one when they played at Auburn.
LSU 31, Florida 21
Oklahoma St. @ Missouri
Get the calculator out, it will be needed for all the points and yards these teams will put up. The averages on offense (both teams average over 50 points a game) are staggering. When in doubt at this point in the season, look at three factors: competition so far, quarterback, and homefield. Missouri has the edge in all three areas and will win this game because of that.
Missouri 45, Oklahoma St. 31
Penn St. @ Wisconsin
Wisconsin is reeling after blowing fourth quarter leads the last two weeks. They are backed into a corner and will play a great game this week. Too bad Penn St. is just better. Nittany Lions roll over Wisconsin.
Penn St. 34, Wisconsin 17
Michigan St. @ Northwestern
Michigan St.'s loss was a hard-fought one to Cal (why aren't they ranked?), while Northwestern is still undefeated. The Wildcats will be motivated as they are legitimate Big Ten Title contenders with a win (the Wildcats miss both Wisconsin and Penn St. in the rotation). Meanwhile, Michigan St. is a one-man show, and that one-man show faces a bad matchup this week.
Northwestern 24, Michigan St. 20
Colorado @ Kansas
Colorado had two big opportunities the last two weeks and fell flat on their faces getting blown out both weeks. Kansas has turned into a big questionmark considering they are the only team in the top half of the Big 12 with a loss and they struggled last week with Iowa St. This should be a defensive game (like last season). First team to 20 wins.
Kansas 20, Colorado 14
Notre Dame @ North Carolina
Notre Dame has shown considerable improvement and they might be nationally relavent, next season. The Irish are too young to win this type of road game while North Carolina is playing with a lot of confidence, even with backup quarterbacks playing.
North Carolina 27, Notre Dame 21
Clemson @ Wake Forest
Clemson is playing for the future of the program here. Its win here or everything is about to fall apart. The good news for the Tigers is that Tommy Bowden tends to win these types of games, particularly on the road.
Clemson 34, Wake Forest 21
Boise St. @ Southern Miss
Boise St. is going to roll over Southern Miss on offense considering Auburn managed 27 points despite 4 turnovers on the Golden Eagles. The question is if Southern Miss can score enough to gain some confidence and stay in the game until the end. The answer is no, but it will be close for a half.
Boise St. 37, Southern Miss 24
Tennessee @ Georgia
Tennessee is in the same situation as Clemson with a coach who excels in these situations. The difference is Tennessee has less talent than Clemson and Georgia has a whole heck of a lot more talent than Wake Forest. Georgia wins in a rout.
Georgia 31, Tennessee 10
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