OK, well my boss isn't in yet so I might as well try to get my Saturday plays documented before I have to actually work.
Saturday
Michigan St -8 @ Indiana - I am a little worried about this one just because of it being a big public play. However, I think MSU is better than Ball St and look what they did to IU last week. And Ringer is a very good RB who should have a great game.
Ohio St -19 vs Minnesota - Ohio St is going to look to beat up on someone. Something they havent been able to do all year. But now with Pryor as QB and Beanie Welles back they should rout Minnesota. Minnesota is not a good team. At home against Florida Atlantic and at Ohio State are 2 totally different stories.
Clemson -10.5 vs Maryland - This is more an anti-Maryland play. Eastern Michigan pretty much played them even last week. I know the score was anything but as Maryland won by 27. But all that did was keep this line down. Maryland is not good. I see a 34-7 game or something like that.
Eastern Michigan +6.5 vs Northern Illinois - Eastern Michigan gained a ton of yards last week vs Maryland. I dont see how they are home dogs here to a not good Northern Illinois. EMU should win this game outright.
Cincinnati -11 @ Akron - Cinci can put up points. The new QB is playing well. And the defense is decent. Decent enough to shut down a team like Akron whose only strength is a semi-adequate QB. Akron struggled last week against Army. Cinci should score in the upper 30's to mid 40's here.
East Carolina -10.5 vs Houston - East Carolina has got to be glad to be at home again. At home they have beaten 2 ranked teams and on the road they strugled against Tulane and lost to NCSU. Houston has been getting blown out of every game they have played although they have made late runs to make the game look semi-respectable. That wont happen this week. ECU should win something like 27-7.
Troy +17 @ Oklahoma State - Troy played decent at Ohio State last week. Meanwhile Oklahoma State has just been beating up on teams with no defense. Not to mention the fact that Troy won easily last year at Troy. Maybe they dont win this year but they should keep it within the number.
New Mexico State +3.5 vs New Mexico - Hal Mumme!!! Seriously, how is NMSU the underdog here? New Mexico is awful. They got smoked last week against Tulsa. I am not saying NMSU is good but they are better than New Mexico no matter where the game is being played.
Penn State -15.5 vs Illinois - This was a last second add for me. Once I saw Oregon State play last night and then thought back to how PSU made them look like a high school team I had to jump on PSU. I know they havent played the best competition so far but PSU looks like not only the best team in the Big 10 but also possibly a top 5 team. Illinois is good but I cant see them going in to Happy Valley and getting a win. I just hope PSU can win by enough. I think they can.
Well there they are. I hope my hot streak can continue as I am 10-4 in my last 14.
As always, any opinions are welcome.
Good luck and let's kick some ass this weekend.
Spaceman