We are back again and while the Iowa offense is trending in the right direction, our picks continue to hit less than the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series.
We went 4-7 last week and boy, it is a STRUGGLE right now. Every game is a fight, and every bet on the TOTAL is a sweat. Spread Awareness is in survival mode, just hoping we can find the hot streak that we started the season with.
Will it be this week? Could be. We have our first full week of B1G games in a while, with no one on a bye so we have lots of spreads to dig through. Luckily, our computers have analyzed every game and I am here to tell you that I have never seen such positive energy from a computer before. It is so positive we have SIXTEEN picks this week. I have a feeling we are about to get RED HOT, so hold on folks, #WINNERS are coming.
BIG TEN GAMES OF THE WEEK OF THE CENTURY
Iowa +4.5 @ Purdue (11:00 AM CST, FS1)
Is Iowa back?!?!?!? They found their offense and Brian Ferentz has saved the season and his career!!! OK, maybe not, but it was fun to watch the offense finally move the ball last week, even if it was against the worst team in the history of the Big Ten and possibly college football.
Will the offense continue to improve this week against Purdue? I sure hope so, because we all know one of the Boilermakers (cough Charlie Jones cough) is going to go off for 200+ receiving yards and 4 TDs. That is just what Purdue does to Iowa.
Looking back at the Brohm vs Iowa history, everyone remembers David Bell's crazy numbers against Iowa but what I'd forgotten was Purdue did basically the same thing in '17 & '18, found a way to get 1 on 1s & favorable zone looks and throw it down the field pic.twitter.com/cvZfuFFZQQ
— Hawkeye Gamefilm (@hawkeyegamefilm) November 2, 2022
Considering the defenses Iowa has had the last few years, those numbers are kind of mind-blowing. Can the defense finally shut down Jeff Brohm’s offense? Not sure about that. With this game being on the road and the fact that we still have zero trust in the Iowa offense’s ability to move the ball, Purdue is the pick. And, with rain and wind in the forecast, we are obviously taking the UNDER.
PICK: PURDUE -4, UNDER 40
Minnesota -16 @ Nebraska (11:00 AM CST, ESPN2)
Scott Frost was fired and we thought we were done getting stupid comments from Nebraska coaches. Well, fear not, because interim head coach Mickey Joseph is out here following in his predecessor's footsteps.
You got to recruit your ass off. We aint chasing Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We are chasing Ohio State. - Mickey Josephhttps://t.co/XCRpKxUdIr
— Huskers Gameday (@HuskersGameday) October 31, 2022
They just can’t ever stop themselves from saying stupid things, can they? PJ Fleck is a master motivator. That is his entire shtick. He probably had this plastered on every player's airplane seat on the way to the game.
Minnesota RB Mo Ibrahim has scored SIX touchdowns against Nebraska in their last three meetings, and Fleck may try to get him that many in just this game. Nebraska will probably be without their starting QB, and their backup looked awful last week so expect them to run the ball A LOT. i think the Gophers might run Nebraska out of the building, but also, after reviewing the picks in this article we have realized the computers picked the favorite in every single game. Not good. I guess we are taking Nebraska...
PICK: Nebraska +16.5, UNDER 46
#2 Ohio State -38.5 @ Northwestern (11:00 AM CST, ABC)
Why is this game on ABC? Why does Pat Fitzgerald still have a job? Why is Ohio State ranked #2 in the CFB Playoff rankings? Why is this game even being played? Why can’t we be friends?
PICK: Ohio State -38.5, OVER 56.5
Maryland +5 @ Wisconsin (11:00 AM CST, ABC)
Maryland has never beaten Wisconsin, and I don’t expect them to do it in this game either. I think the Badgers found something in their win over Purdue, and having a bye week to build on that seems problematic for the Terps. Also, Taulia Tagovailoa may or may not be hurt, but even if he isn’t he will probably get hurt at some point during the game because that happens like every week. Take Wisconsin.
PICK: WISCONSIN -5
Michigan State -17 @ #16 Illinois (230 PM CST, BTN)
Beating up the opposing team’s players in the tunnel is BAD and those guys should all go to prison for life.
Thank you for attending my TED talk.
PICK: ILLINOIS -17
#15 Penn State -14 @ Indiana (2:30 PM CST, ABC)
Another great game to put on ABC. Is the Big Ten trying to get their new TV contract taken away??? Indiana has lost five in a row after a 3-0 start to the season, but on the bright side, their last two losses have only been by four and seven points, so…progress?
We have said it before and will say it again: Penn State is not a bad team, they just aren’t a great team like Michigan and Ohio State. They should win big here and are probably going to finish the regular season with a 10-2 record. That’ll do.
PICK: PENN STATE -14
#5 Michigan -26.5 @ Rutgers (6:30 PM CST, BTN)
Michigan comes in ranked #5 in the playoff rankings, three spots behind Ohio State. Sorry Rutgers, but if you thought getting shutout last week by Minnesota was bad, well…. look out.
PICK: Michigan -26.5
TOP 25 GAMES OF THE WEEK OF THE CENTURY
#18 Oklahoma State -1 @ Kansas: OSU’s 48-0 loss to KSU last week was maybe the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen. They bounce back here against a Kansas team that has turned back into a pumpkin after spending the first few weeks of the season as Cinderella.
#1 Tennessee +8 @ #3 Georgia: When clicking, this Georgia team has looked unstoppable this year BUT Tennessee is giving me some definite 2019 LSU Tiger vibes. We have been on the FEELS LIKE 98 train for a while, and we aren’t about to hop off now.
#13 Kansas State +2.5 vs #24 Texas: We picked against KSU last week and they made us look dumb. Not making that mistake again, especially when they are playing a Texas team that stinks.
#6 Alabama -13.5 @ #10 LSU: OPERATOR WON’T YOU PUT ON THROUGH GOTTA SEND MY LOVE DOWN TO BATON ROUGEEE. Great song, but, Bama still covers.
#21 Wake Forest -4.5 @ #22 NC State: This game being on the ACC Network is a tragedy. A game between ranked teams that don’t like each other and it won’t be on national television. SAD! The last two games in this rivalry have ended with a final score of 45-42…strange. Take Wake and the OVER at 54.5
YTD Record
- Overall: 59-56-1
- ATS: 52-47-1
- O/U: 13-17
