Season Record 17-12 +4.40 units
Favorites 7-4 +3.60 units
Dogs 6-8 -2.20 units
Totals 0-0
Halftimes 4-0 +3.00 units
Subsets
Returning Starter System 4-8 -4.80 units
Big 10 (Non RS) 10-3 +6.80 units
Iowa got beaten last week in a look-ahead game against a team that they dismissed. Even if they knew that they were walking into a buzz saw last week, it wouldn?t have mattered as they don?t have the offense to stay with Arizona State, but they should hang with Michigan. Henne has had success with the deep ball which would give Hawkeye secondary some trouble, but they don?t seem to want to throw it. The reason that ND held Michigan in check was due to the fact that the Irish linebackers were all over the field and when the talented Michigan receivers made a 7-yard catch, the linebackers made sure that it was only going to be a 7-yard gain. No YAC was allowed. Another reason that Iowa should be successful is the way they?ve beaten Michigan the last two years. They dominated them physically. Maybe it?s because most of the Big 10 teams are made up of stubborn Midwestern hicks, but no one really seems all that upset or disappointed when a team beats them because of more speed, but when they dominate them physically, that has lasting effects. Lloyd Carr will not try to win this game with finesse. He will try to dominate their front seven. He?ll play right into Iowa?s strength. This is another one of those bets that is beautiful in the fact that even if I?m entirely wrong and Michigan wings the ball all over the field and takes a 28-3 lead at halftime, you can get your bet back on U of M second half because there is no way that Iowa can be successful trying to play catch-up.
Iowa +13 1 unit
Like everyone else, I think that N?Western will be able to have ?some? success against Minnesota?s defense, but will not be able to contain the Gopher running game. But I do think that they will have more success defensively than you would expect. The Wildcat defenses main problem has been giving up huge gains in the passing game. They should keep the Gopher running game in check (relatively) enough to stay within this number
N?Western +15 1 unit
I?ll bite
Michigan State -3 1 unit
Washington?s not as bad as advertised and ND?s offense is still susceptible to fall into slumps that can last a couple quarters
Washington +10 1 unit
Favorites 7-4 +3.60 units
Dogs 6-8 -2.20 units
Totals 0-0
Halftimes 4-0 +3.00 units
Subsets
Returning Starter System 4-8 -4.80 units
Big 10 (Non RS) 10-3 +6.80 units
Iowa got beaten last week in a look-ahead game against a team that they dismissed. Even if they knew that they were walking into a buzz saw last week, it wouldn?t have mattered as they don?t have the offense to stay with Arizona State, but they should hang with Michigan. Henne has had success with the deep ball which would give Hawkeye secondary some trouble, but they don?t seem to want to throw it. The reason that ND held Michigan in check was due to the fact that the Irish linebackers were all over the field and when the talented Michigan receivers made a 7-yard catch, the linebackers made sure that it was only going to be a 7-yard gain. No YAC was allowed. Another reason that Iowa should be successful is the way they?ve beaten Michigan the last two years. They dominated them physically. Maybe it?s because most of the Big 10 teams are made up of stubborn Midwestern hicks, but no one really seems all that upset or disappointed when a team beats them because of more speed, but when they dominate them physically, that has lasting effects. Lloyd Carr will not try to win this game with finesse. He will try to dominate their front seven. He?ll play right into Iowa?s strength. This is another one of those bets that is beautiful in the fact that even if I?m entirely wrong and Michigan wings the ball all over the field and takes a 28-3 lead at halftime, you can get your bet back on U of M second half because there is no way that Iowa can be successful trying to play catch-up.
Iowa +13 1 unit
Like everyone else, I think that N?Western will be able to have ?some? success against Minnesota?s defense, but will not be able to contain the Gopher running game. But I do think that they will have more success defensively than you would expect. The Wildcat defenses main problem has been giving up huge gains in the passing game. They should keep the Gopher running game in check (relatively) enough to stay within this number
N?Western +15 1 unit
I?ll bite
Michigan State -3 1 unit
Washington?s not as bad as advertised and ND?s offense is still susceptible to fall into slumps that can last a couple quarters
Washington +10 1 unit
