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Lucky
Lester's NCAA Pick'Em - Week 8 REVIEW
There
we go! 4-1… It's all coming back around.
I had a big week, and I hope you did, too. This is how
I took home four out of five.
Free Picks: Week 8
Oregon
Ducks (-11) @ Washington Huskies: (winner)
(Line: Thursday, 5:00am EST: Belmont)
"The
Huskies are a great first half team, but the Ducks are
a great every down team. The Dogs should be close at
half time, but with a defense that breaks down the stretch,
I expect a Ducks team that can put up points in a hurry,
to win without much trouble. Dennis Dixon is magic."
What can I say? I called this game to a T. The Dogs
played well for just around 3 quarters, but their defense
spent too much time on the field, and in the end, their
offense couldn't go blow for blow with Oregon. The Ducks
won by 21.
Iowa
Hawkeyes @ Purdue Boilermakers (-7): (winner)
(Line: Thursday, 5:00am EST: Belmont)
"I
like Purdue to be too offensive for the Hawkeyes. I
know that's what I expected last week when I had Purdue
taking down Ohio State, but this week it will come true."
The Boilermakers scored a touchdown or more in every
single quarter, and easily beat the Hawkeyes 31-6 -
as their defense stepped up and allowed only two field-goals.
And how about that offense? Just like I predicted, Purdue
ran the Hawkeyes off the field. 315 yards passing for
Curtis Painter, and three touchdowns to boot. Easy win
for me.
Michigan
Wolverines @ Illinois Fighting Illini (+3): (loss)
(Line: Thursday, 5:00am EST: Belmont)
This
game was a bit of a joke. The game was tied at 17, and
Michigan was driving, well, kind of. What actually happened
was Michigan cashing in on personal fouls, late hits,
and face mask penalties all the way down the field.
But that still wasn't enough, and they had to punt anyway.
However, Illinois bailed the Wolverines out when they
muffed a punt and soon after that the Wolverines scored
an easy touchdown on a reverse pass.
Arkansas
Razorbacks (-4.5) @ Mississippi: (winner)
(Line: Thursday, 5:00am EST: SBGGlobal)
"I
know they're favored on the road, which is rarely a
good thing, but the Razorbacks have too much talent
in their rushing attack for the boys from Mississippi
to handle. McFadden is a beast, probably the scariest
weapon in all of college football. I like his chances
to fight back and have a big game after a sub-par performance
last week." McFadden and Jones rushed for 100+
yards each, and the Razorbacks didn't allow a point
until the 4th quarter. This game was too easy. The talent
on Arkansas showed up when it was most important, converting
on 66% of their 3rd downs, and reeling off big plays.
Another easy win.
Kansas
State Wildcats (+3) @ Oklahoma State Cowboys: (winner)
(Line: Thursday, 5:00am EST: Belmont)
I
was wrong about this game - but I still covered. I thouh
K-State would run through the Cowboys and OK State would
be lulling. Well, they pulled off 17 4th quarter points
and ended up taking the crown by a deuce. It was one
hell of a game, and like I said, the Cowboys played
much better than I imagined. But hey, a cover's a cover
- and a win is a win is a win.
4-1…
That's been along time coming.
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