NCAA YTD: 43-43 (-5.71*)
Last night was one of the windiest nights of the year in Iowa, and that cold wind is still the story of today's weather here, for whatever impact such weather may have at sites experiencing much the same thing.
Iowa(-1) over Minnesota (1*)
- - The Hawkeyes spent the last two weeks figuring out more about themselves than they did the entire seven months since spring ball that preceded it, IMO, and the result was a 48-7 rout that wasn't as close as the score indicated . . . Minnesota went into a similar two week break after IMO I had been hearing too much chatter from them but not much of a display about a team that was belonging in the upper echelons of the division . . . Bottom line, Iowa isn't just talking about finding their mojo and knowing how to respond before a rivalry game with a serious path to a Big Ten Title laid out before both teams, and I see matchup advantages and situational circumstances which don't favor the Gophers at all in this one.
Michigan(-1)(-120) over Northwestern (1*)
- - Whatever else you say about the Michigan team this year, the Michigan defense is clearly the best unit on the field in this game, and Michigan has played hard all year, maybe their hardest in the last few weeks. In any event, looking at last week can be fraught with misleading angles in capping matchups, but in this case, last week tells me everything I want to know about who really is focused on wanting this game this week.
I should stop.
Penn State(-6') over Indiana (1*)
- - I was surprised to hear lots of positive comments about Penn State on The Big Ten Network all week. HC Franklin and his fighting team get rewarded with a win here, so I'm laying points on the road again.
Baylor(+5') over Oklahoma, and even Kentucky(+10) over Georgia and Duke(-4') over Syracuse, want to suck me in, but I don't possess any really strong feeling or angle or info for pulling the trigger on any of them, and the clock has about run out.
Kentucky(+10) over Georgia (1*)
- - Oh well.
GL
Last night was one of the windiest nights of the year in Iowa, and that cold wind is still the story of today's weather here, for whatever impact such weather may have at sites experiencing much the same thing.
Iowa(-1) over Minnesota (1*)
- - The Hawkeyes spent the last two weeks figuring out more about themselves than they did the entire seven months since spring ball that preceded it, IMO, and the result was a 48-7 rout that wasn't as close as the score indicated . . . Minnesota went into a similar two week break after IMO I had been hearing too much chatter from them but not much of a display about a team that was belonging in the upper echelons of the division . . . Bottom line, Iowa isn't just talking about finding their mojo and knowing how to respond before a rivalry game with a serious path to a Big Ten Title laid out before both teams, and I see matchup advantages and situational circumstances which don't favor the Gophers at all in this one.
Michigan(-1)(-120) over Northwestern (1*)
- - Whatever else you say about the Michigan team this year, the Michigan defense is clearly the best unit on the field in this game, and Michigan has played hard all year, maybe their hardest in the last few weeks. In any event, looking at last week can be fraught with misleading angles in capping matchups, but in this case, last week tells me everything I want to know about who really is focused on wanting this game this week.
I should stop.
Penn State(-6') over Indiana (1*)
- - I was surprised to hear lots of positive comments about Penn State on The Big Ten Network all week. HC Franklin and his fighting team get rewarded with a win here, so I'm laying points on the road again.
Baylor(+5') over Oklahoma, and even Kentucky(+10) over Georgia and Duke(-4') over Syracuse, want to suck me in, but I don't possess any really strong feeling or angle or info for pulling the trigger on any of them, and the clock has about run out.
Kentucky(+10) over Georgia (1*)
- - Oh well.
GL
