Selections for Saturday, September 27th

by MattGSeattle on Sep 23, 2008 10:30 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

Last week was as bad as week 1 was good. Thankfully, this week looks a little bit better in terms of games to choose from. Tennessee has looked pretty shaky and will travel to Auburn. Oklahoma has looked extremely strong early on and will entertain TCU. The only true upset in the bunch is Alabama and the points over Georgia. Georgia should win this one but perhaps Bama can find enough offense to keep this one close. We'll avoid the P-10 this week.

Updated 9/28: Better than last week, but couldn't crack 50% due to Auburn and Penn State failing to cover the spread. Come on, Joe Pa, give me one more point, will ya?!? Notre Dame is looking a lot stronger this season...I suspect I'll avoid them for a while.

I'm guessing that the UW-Stanford game was a little rough for commentator BaronVonKruger

Auburn (-6.5) vs. Tennessee (Auburn 14-12; LOSS by 4.5))
Purdue (+1) at Notre Dame (Notre Dame 38-21; LOSS by 14)
Oklahoma (-17.5) vs. TCU (Oklahoma 35-10; WIN by 7.5)
Alabama (+7) at Georgia (Alabama 41-30; WIN by 18)
Penn State (-14.5) vs. Illinois (Penn State 38-24; LOSS by .5)

Last Week: 0-5 (0%)
Overall: 7-11-2 (35% / 55% / 10%)

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I'm feeling it this week.

I like your picks of games, but am leaning the other way on a few. This is starting to be a trend. Tennessee has a strong offense and Auburn is still struggling on that side of the ball. I like Tennessee and it's going to be a battle of defense and am taking the under. ND is playing for pride at home where Purdue never wins. I like your pick of Bama against Georgia as well as Penn St. Penn State is playing strong, at home, at night, against a team they want to pay back. Greg Roberts calls it as a rout and I do too. The white out is going to work, the black out is not (well UG may win just not cover).

One game to think about:
Wisconsin at Michigan (+6). Michigan is down and wrote off, prime time for them to make a stand. Wrong team is favored!

Tennessee (+7) vs. Auburn
Tennessee/Auburn under (40)
Michigan (+6) vs. Wisconsin
UNLV (-4) vs. Nevada
Notre Dame (1) vs. Purdue (line is all over the place. Almost a pickem)
UW (-3) vs. Stanford
Alabama (+6.5) vs. Georgia
Penn State (-15.5) vs. Illinois

by meinherr on Sep 26, 2008 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I looked at the Michigan game a long time...Michigan always seems to burn me and I'm just not sure what to make of that spread O they are running now. I'm worried they might finally break out some big numbers.

UW -3 over the 'Furd...wow. Not necessarily a bad pick but that one seems like it could be a wild one.

I'm generally an Illinois guy but I just don't think they are strong enough to keep up with Joe Pa.

by Matt on Sep 26, 2008 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And considering how bad my picks were last week you are smart to go the other way!

by Matt on Sep 26, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The UW/Stanford game is going to be wild. UW and Tyrone are insanely desperate for a win, it's hard to go against that. If the D can hold their own like against BYU, which I think they will, UW is going to look good for one game.

Like last year (and my new friend Greg Roberts, KJR 8:30 Fridays if you don't know already), I believe Michigan will pull themselves together when everyone has dismissed them. Of course that was a different team and a different coach. RicRod's got the juice though, it just takes some time to get flowing.

I was on the Illinois bandwagon last year. This year, I'm on Penn St's...

by Baron Von Kruger on Sep 26, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Still a decent week for Herr Kruger! 5 for 8.

What about that Michigan game?! I was watching some of the Auburn game when I saw the half-time stats from the UM game, thinking to myself, OK Michigan does suck. Coach got the juice together in the 2nd half!

I thought UNLV had something but was wrong...

Paterno... Good game in any case. Can't hate a 81 yr old football coach.

Now UW. That was a sad day on too many levels. I'm sure the boosters are handing Brutus the knife for Tyrone's next visit to the senate floor. I don't think I'm going to pay attention to another UW game until the apple cup.

I loved the Auburn game. Interesting note about Auburn running the spread. Previous to this game they had only 10 plays with the QB under center with 5 being spikes/kneels. Against Tennessee they were under center at least 25+% of the plays. Looks like even Tony Franklin is realizing they are not staffed up for the spread. Thanks to EA sports, I could have told them that weeks ago! Auburn's offense might get stronger in the upcoming weeks.

by mkruger on Sep 28, 2008 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I might have to work some over/unders this week as I've been burned by the spread several times this season.

'Bama just rolled Georgia in that first half; they've got to be considered serious title contenders after that. Of course, as tough as the SEC is they could still drop a couple before the end of the season.

by Matt on Sep 29, 2008 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Apple Cup has the potential to be(yet again) a brutally awful football game. If Locker comes back from the broken hand, UW should prevail easily, but who knows.

Neither UW nor WSU has any semblence of a defense.

by Matt on Sep 29, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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