Gosh, time is flying so far this season. My apologies for the late start to the thread. I am almost out of the weeds life-wise...
Last week, felt damn good with the OSU tt call and the Mullings prop. Capped well, and a solid feeling.
PSU total was a great call and I let the # get away.
The MSU over was one I regret betting early. Would I do it again? Posssibly. Injuries and weather did not help. Also, I knew Chiles would throw picks to hurt drives and still went with it.
Anyways, felt solid about my capping here last week...
A few quick reviews as time is short...
Nebraska couldn't take that next step and lost a night game at home. Credit to Illinois -- turning into a Bert team no doubt. Huskers defense was underwhelming though. The run game also only mustered 100 or so yards. That isn't enough.
Ohio State gave up some early points and that helped the Team Total. I am sure this team is starting to get bored. We're only a few weeks away from the game in Autzen luckily.
Michigan came out how I hoped they would -- strong defense and run, run run. Make the game ugly. The passing game obviously was not good. That was to be expected. This game should have been a bit easier but that sequence with the strip sack and then fumble turned this into an all too tight 4th quarter. I was really happy with the defense. The USC passing game did get going, and remember that Will Johnson didn't finish this game. Still, much better effort and attention to detail. Mullings!!
Indiana continues to impress, albeit vs a bad team. The difference here is old Hoosier teams win this game something like 28-13. This team is different.
Rutgers had to hold on late, but solid road win for Shiano.
MSU probably should have won that game. I can also say the same with BC. Chiles is learning through mistakes. They have a plan, and are sticking to it. They really needed that one before the next 4 week stretch. But, at 3-1 they have to be VERY happy.
Alright, Week #5 is here!!
Washington heads to Rutgers for a Friday night tilt. They have a National Championship rematch on deck after this. The spread here is pretty fair. I'd imagine these two go 5-5 in a 10 game set. Rutgers may be cheap by a point to be honest...
Minnesota and Michigan battle it out for The Little Brown Jug once again at high noon in Ann Arbor. We know the Michigan gameplan. Can Minnesota stop it?
Well...
Iowa rushed for 272
North Carolina rushed for 147
Those are the P5 teams we can compare too.
I'd imagine a loaded box and Michigan would do well to have a few PA plays for Orji maybe down the seams to alleviate the pressure. I won't lie to you, this line is short in my opinion. I understand the one-dimensional offense right now but the defense should play well again and by the 2h they will wear down the Gophers. Feels like 27-13 to me. I will be on Mullings rush yards OVER once again.
Hoosiers seeing the love as a tuddy favorite at home to Maryland. Good barometer and capping game here, The total reflects a growing Hoosiers offense.
Nebraska a hefty tariff heading into West Lafayette. This a big game for them, they need to not let one tough loss keep beating them. Yes, Purdue is bad right now, but home dogs in the conference are never an easy out. I'll be spying a TT here of some sort -- maybe.
USC heads back home and tries to right the ship as heavy favorites over the Badgers. No real feel for this game to be honest....
Ohio State with a road game up in East Lansing in primetime on everyone's favorite channel, 'The Cock. This is good for a top team to hit the road and totally focus. They need a challenge of some sort, and a road game will bring that into focus. I'll be forthright here -- I'll be on TT's almost for sure. I like the game over, and do think Sparty gets 14-17 perhaps. I just don't see 31-7 here. I see more. Chiles will give OSU some short fields as well. Nothing locked in, but you can see where I am going here.
Illinois and Penn State is the best game in the conference this week. Why the heck is this line so high? I am it ready to announce Illinois to the playoffs but goodness would PSU really be -13 in Champaign? With that being said, now I'm leery due to the odd number. I am sure someone smarter than myself can break this down better.
Kudos to UCLA for hanging with LSU for over half the game, but this Oregon team will be a much bigger test. The Bruins are not good, which makes last week's first half all the more maddening. The Tiger gained over 450 yards and converted 10-15 on 3rd vs UCLA last week. Oregon will make them pay, no doubt. The Ducks finally looked like the Ducks at Oregon State heading into an early bye week. This one shouldn't be close...
Reno early leans:
Mullings Yards Over
Michigan (at minimum stalk for 2h)
OSU/MSU Over
OSU TT's
Nebraska TT
Oregon TT
Illinois??
Last week, felt damn good with the OSU tt call and the Mullings prop. Capped well, and a solid feeling.
PSU total was a great call and I let the # get away.
The MSU over was one I regret betting early. Would I do it again? Posssibly. Injuries and weather did not help. Also, I knew Chiles would throw picks to hurt drives and still went with it.
Anyways, felt solid about my capping here last week...
A few quick reviews as time is short...
Nebraska couldn't take that next step and lost a night game at home. Credit to Illinois -- turning into a Bert team no doubt. Huskers defense was underwhelming though. The run game also only mustered 100 or so yards. That isn't enough.
Ohio State gave up some early points and that helped the Team Total. I am sure this team is starting to get bored. We're only a few weeks away from the game in Autzen luckily.
Michigan came out how I hoped they would -- strong defense and run, run run. Make the game ugly. The passing game obviously was not good. That was to be expected. This game should have been a bit easier but that sequence with the strip sack and then fumble turned this into an all too tight 4th quarter. I was really happy with the defense. The USC passing game did get going, and remember that Will Johnson didn't finish this game. Still, much better effort and attention to detail. Mullings!!
Indiana continues to impress, albeit vs a bad team. The difference here is old Hoosier teams win this game something like 28-13. This team is different.
Rutgers had to hold on late, but solid road win for Shiano.
MSU probably should have won that game. I can also say the same with BC. Chiles is learning through mistakes. They have a plan, and are sticking to it. They really needed that one before the next 4 week stretch. But, at 3-1 they have to be VERY happy.
Alright, Week #5 is here!!
Washington heads to Rutgers for a Friday night tilt. They have a National Championship rematch on deck after this. The spread here is pretty fair. I'd imagine these two go 5-5 in a 10 game set. Rutgers may be cheap by a point to be honest...
Minnesota and Michigan battle it out for The Little Brown Jug once again at high noon in Ann Arbor. We know the Michigan gameplan. Can Minnesota stop it?
Well...
Iowa rushed for 272
North Carolina rushed for 147
Those are the P5 teams we can compare too.
I'd imagine a loaded box and Michigan would do well to have a few PA plays for Orji maybe down the seams to alleviate the pressure. I won't lie to you, this line is short in my opinion. I understand the one-dimensional offense right now but the defense should play well again and by the 2h they will wear down the Gophers. Feels like 27-13 to me. I will be on Mullings rush yards OVER once again.
Hoosiers seeing the love as a tuddy favorite at home to Maryland. Good barometer and capping game here, The total reflects a growing Hoosiers offense.
Nebraska a hefty tariff heading into West Lafayette. This a big game for them, they need to not let one tough loss keep beating them. Yes, Purdue is bad right now, but home dogs in the conference are never an easy out. I'll be spying a TT here of some sort -- maybe.
USC heads back home and tries to right the ship as heavy favorites over the Badgers. No real feel for this game to be honest....
Ohio State with a road game up in East Lansing in primetime on everyone's favorite channel, 'The Cock. This is good for a top team to hit the road and totally focus. They need a challenge of some sort, and a road game will bring that into focus. I'll be forthright here -- I'll be on TT's almost for sure. I like the game over, and do think Sparty gets 14-17 perhaps. I just don't see 31-7 here. I see more. Chiles will give OSU some short fields as well. Nothing locked in, but you can see where I am going here.
Illinois and Penn State is the best game in the conference this week. Why the heck is this line so high? I am it ready to announce Illinois to the playoffs but goodness would PSU really be -13 in Champaign? With that being said, now I'm leery due to the odd number. I am sure someone smarter than myself can break this down better.
Kudos to UCLA for hanging with LSU for over half the game, but this Oregon team will be a much bigger test. The Bruins are not good, which makes last week's first half all the more maddening. The Tiger gained over 450 yards and converted 10-15 on 3rd vs UCLA last week. Oregon will make them pay, no doubt. The Ducks finally looked like the Ducks at Oregon State heading into an early bye week. This one shouldn't be close...
Reno early leans:
Mullings Yards Over
Michigan (at minimum stalk for 2h)
OSU/MSU Over
OSU TT's
Nebraska TT
Oregon TT
Illinois??
