I went 1-2 last Saturday. It
appears as though a couple of teams may have packed it in for the season. My
predictions and pre-game comments can be found on my previous post, dated 11-9
(ATS Predictions - Week 11).
My Current Overall Record: 5-10
THE PLAYS
Ohio St. 48
Michigan St. 3
Closing Line: Ohio St. -17.5
FTC Prediction: Ohio St. 21 Michigan St. 19
My ATS Pick: Michigan St. + 17.5
Result: Loss
Michigan St. came into the
game with one of the best run defenses in the country. Ohio St. simply ran the
ball right down the middle of the Michigan St. defense. Literally. Right past
the defensive tackles, right past the linebackers, and in some cases, right
past the secondary to the house. After about a quarter and a half of this, the
Spartan defenders seemed to just give up. Offensively, Spartans RB L.J. Scott
couldn’t seem to get going, and QB Brian Lewerke turned back into a pumpkin.
Obviously I didn’t see any of this coming.
Northwestern 23
Purdue 13
Closing Line: Northwestern -5.5
FTC Prediction: Purdue 16 Northwestern 13
My ATS Pick: Purdue +5.5
Result: Loss
Purdue left too many scoring
opportunities on the table in the first half, and I expected Northwestern to
turn in a poor performance, which didn’t happen. I think the biggest difference
in this game was that Northwestern has the better QB.
Penn St. 35
Rutgers 6
Closing Line: Penn St. -31
FTC Prediction: Penn St. 35 Rutgers 17
My ATS Pick: Rutgers +31
Result: Win
I got the win but it happened
just the opposite of the way I predicted. Penn St. got off to a slow start and
finished strong. Not the other way around.
THE NON-PLAYS
Indiana 24
Illinois 14
Closing Line: Indiana -9.5
FTC Prediction: Indiana 34 Illinois 23
My ATS Pick: Pass
I was a little high with the
amount of scoring, but no real surprises in this one.
Michigan 35
Maryland 10
Closing Line: Michigan -17
FTC Prediction: Michigan 28 Maryland 10
My ATS Pick: Pass
I wasn’t too far off with my
prediction on this one. Again, no real surprises here.
Wisconsin 38
Iowa 14
Closing Line: Wisconsin -11.5
FTC Prediction: Wisconsin 27 Iowa 20
My ATS Pick: Pass
I expected more from Iowa. QB
Nate Stanley didn’t take any steps forward in this game. Wisconsin once again
played up to the competition and made a nice statement here. I’m still not too
sure if QB Alex Hornibrook can consistently move this team through the air when
they face an opponent who can stop the Wisconsin rushing attack. Iowa was not
that team in this game.
Minnesota 54
Nebraska 21
Closing Line: Minnesota -2
FTC Prediction: Nebraska 26 Minnesota 24
My ATS Pick: Pass
Geez, Nebraska. The
Cornhuskers were almost a decent team there for a week or two. Not in this
game. It appears as though the ‘Huskers have pretty much packed it in for the
season.
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