I guess Brady knows a bit about supporting a cause with little shot of succeeding. He is, after all, an Irish football alum.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Who Knew?
That ole Brady Quinn is a McCainiac.
I guess Brady knows a bit about supporting a cause with little shot of succeeding. He is, after all, an Irish football alum.
I guess Brady knows a bit about supporting a cause with little shot of succeeding. He is, after all, an Irish football alum.
Introducing Phil's LPLOTW
Maybe 6 weeks too late, but whatever. I love betting lines and I'm fascinated by how damn accurate they are. In that spirit, I want to start the hunt for one football line (ATS or O/U) each week, college or pro, that I shall dub my ever-original Lead Pipe Lock of the Week. Please feel free to throw your LPLOTW out as well. My goal is ideally to hit at 100% (otherwise this whole exercise becomes a bit of a misnomer), but inreality, that won't happen. Therefore, I shall state my goal at 67%. So for you degenerates, throw the same amount of money on my pick each week and I'll make your pockets a little heavier by winter's end.
Without further delay, my first lock takes us to Evanston, Ill.
Michigan St. (-1) NORTHWESTERN
I love a feel good story in the land of BCS, and make no mistake, the NW story is excellent. However, they have been getting it done with a little bit of smoke and mirrors (and a pretty bad schedule). They come in ranked in the Top 25. Ranked also are the Spartans of East Lansing, coming in riding a 4 game winning streak after an opening season loss at Cal.
Why I like the Spartans?
In a word, their physicality (is that a word?) They have a tough defense, a tough running game, and they are far more battle tested than NW. I think this line is a bit low based on MSU's struggles with Iowa last week (one common opponent), but if anything it should serve as a motivator for the Big 10's 3rd (sorry Wisconsin) best team. Look for the run game to find enough holes and the defense to make enough big plays to squash the Wildcats' dreams of 1995.
Prediction:
Michigan State 27
Northwestern 21
Phil's LPLOTW:
0-0
Without further delay, my first lock takes us to Evanston, Ill.
Michigan St. (-1) NORTHWESTERN
I love a feel good story in the land of BCS, and make no mistake, the NW story is excellent. However, they have been getting it done with a little bit of smoke and mirrors (and a pretty bad schedule). They come in ranked in the Top 25. Ranked also are the Spartans of East Lansing, coming in riding a 4 game winning streak after an opening season loss at Cal.
Why I like the Spartans?
In a word, their physicality (is that a word?) They have a tough defense, a tough running game, and they are far more battle tested than NW. I think this line is a bit low based on MSU's struggles with Iowa last week (one common opponent), but if anything it should serve as a motivator for the Big 10's 3rd (sorry Wisconsin) best team. Look for the run game to find enough holes and the defense to make enough big plays to squash the Wildcats' dreams of 1995.
Prediction:
Michigan State 27
Northwestern 21
Phil's LPLOTW:
0-0
Sunday, October 5, 2008
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