W&M 17, UD 16BDKJMU wrote:Well, seeing as how there isn't a CAA prediction thread yet, figured I'd start one:
Game of the Week: UD (7-0/4-0) @ W&M 5-1/3-1: UD by 1-7 points.
JMU (4-2/1-2) @ Nova(4-2/2-1) 24-10 (assuming a Szczur who won’t be close to 100% plays (he may be more of a decoy). If he doesn’t, Nova 21-10. Well, before the season this was one of the 3 games I picked JMU to lose. If JMU wasn’t so banged up, I’d predict a close one. But with likely 7-8 starters out (from Aug), looks like slim chance for the Dukes.
UNH (4-3/2-2)-UMass (4-2/2-1)by 1-7. Before last Saturday, I would have picked UMass by a couple of TDs. Now after last week with UNH having a big win @ JMU and UMass laying an egg at home to a UR team playing their 4th string QB, I’m thinking this could go either way at I guess the neutral Gillette. Tossup. But I have to pick one of them, so I’ll take the team coming off a tough loss over the team coming off a big win.
Towson (1-5/0-3)@ Richmond (3-3/1-2) by 1-7 points. Towson has had an off week since giving JMU a scare. They only lost to UMass by 14 the prior week. They are improving. A Towson upset wouldn't surprise me here, as UR is using their what, 3rd or 4th string QB? UR's defense wins this one again for them.
Maine (2-5/1-3)@ URI (2-4/1-2) by 1-7 points
Across the board, this looks to be the most competitive week of the season so far in the CAA. Thing is, of the 5 losers I've picked, the only one that I've picked to lose by more than a TD, and the only one that would surprise me in winning, is JMU.
Nova 14, JMU 7
A little off on the margin, right on the winner. It wasn't as defensive as it looked, as a Szcurless Nova offense put up 368 yards of offense on a JMU de missing 5 starters, and JMU's struggling offense managed 300 yards against a good Nova defense. UNH 39, UMass 13
Never saw this happening. These 2 teams are polar opposites from Sept/beginning of Oct. UR 28, Towson 6:
Towson didn't give UR the close game I expected. It didn't help they fumbled a kickoff leading to one of UR's 3 TDs. Maine 28, URI 23.
Both teams came in with 2 wins, 1 win in conference, so went with the home team. Darn, 2-3. I sucked this week. Darn CAA is so hard to predict..
Week 4: 6-1 (Missed TU/Columbia)
Week 5: 4-2 (missed JMU/UD and W&M/Nova)
Week 6: 4-0
Week 7: 2-2 (missed JMU/UNH and UR/UMass)
Week 8: 2-3 (missed W&M/UD, UNH/UMass, Maine/URI