It's bye week people! I hate bye weeks. I know they make sense to get the players healthy, add suspense to the season, blah, blah, blah fishcakes. A week without Ohio State football is 7 days too long. So, I will look at other B1G games and games of interest to help get us through until Penn State on October 28.
Disclaimer - while on occasion I am scary good at predicting Ohio State scores, on these others, ehhhhh, not so much. That being said, here we go.
Iowa (4-2) at Northwestern (3-3): Iowa - 1.5
Who you should root for: Iowa. We play them. I want them to have a good record.
Who you should bet on: Iowa. N'western has been a disappointment and Iowa is 9-2 in their last 11 Big Ten road games.
Purdue (3-3) at Rutgers (2-4): Purdue - 9
Who you should root for: Rutgers. Purdue is not on our schedule.
Who you should bet on: Rutgers. Can Rutgers make it 2 consecutive wins in B1G after going 0-9 last year? No, but Purdue hasn't beaten a B1G opponent on the road (except Illinois) since 2012.
Maryland (3-3) at Wisconsin (6-0): Wisconsin - 24
Who you should root for: Wisconsin. Having them unbeaten in B1G Championship would be good for us.
Who you should bet on: Wisconsin. They have been inconsistent, but will wear Maryland out.
Indiana (3-3) at Michigan State (5-1): Michigan State - 6.5
Who you should root for: MSU. Might as well have them highly ranked when they come to the Shoe.
Who you should bet on: MSU. They have a history of handling Indiana in East Lansing and should roll.
Illinois (2-4) at Minnesota (3-3): Minnesota - 14
Who you should root for: Don't care.
Who you should bet on: Illinois. They stink but Minnesota has had 4 of 6 decided by 14 or less. This one will be within that too.
Michigan (5-1) at Penn State (6-0): Penn State - 9.5
Who you should root for: I cannot root for UM. I cannot advise you to root for UM. And, it is likely in Ohio State's best interest to have Penn State unbeaten next week.
Who you should bet on: Never bet a Michigan game. Never, ever, never, ever. They will always disappoint you. But if you feel so compelled, take the Wolverines and the points because their defense will keep this close and low scoring. Harbaugh is 8-3 on the road S/U and 5-5-1 ATS. PSU is 17-1 in their last 18 home games, but 12-6 ATS. Too much uncertainty. My gut tells me it is a 20-14 bloodbath.
Some others:
USC (6-1) at Notre Dame (5-1): Notre Dame - 3.5
Who you should root for: Notre Dame. I don't think a one loss Irish leaps over us, but I fear if USC runs the table, they could.
Who you should bet on: USC. They may win outright. If they lose, it will probably be by a FG.
Tennessee (3-3) at Alabama (7-0): Alabama - 36
Who you should root for: Tennessee. It would be hilarious if it happened.
Who you should bet on: Bama. The Vols are a dumpster fire.
Kansas (1-5) at TCU (6-0): TCU - 37.5
Who you should root for: Kansas. Ain't gonna happen but you can try.
Who you should bet on: Kansas. It's a huge spread in a matchup that TCU has had difficulty winning, let alone covering. TCU's last five wins by an average of 7 points.
Oklahoma State (5-1) at Texas (3-3): Oklahoma State - 7
Who you should root for: Texas. Need the Big 12 to eliminate themselves.
Who you should bet on: Texas. Longhorns are 18-1 in the games immediately following the Red River Shootout. Expect something unexpected.
Syracuse (4-3) at Miami, Fla. (5-0): Miami - 16.5
Who you should root for: Syracuse. Never, ever root for the Canes.
Who you should bet on: Miami. Yes, they have barely won the last 2 weeks, but Syracuse will be hung over after their upset of Clemson. Miami will beat them up.
No comments:
Post a Comment