Big Sky Predictions 10-9

[JALMOND]

I am currently at 28-4 so far this year with 4 games on the docket for Saturday. I believe I am 2 games ahead of Scream so I can't get too carried away this weekend. Other than the NAU/EWU game, the others seem pretty straight forward, but there is a reason why they play the games. The predictions this week. All are my opinion only and all open for discussion. Everyone but Weber State plays this week.

ISU @ UM---The Grizzlies were busy on the road last week putting away the upstart Northern Colorado team in the annual Battle of the Bears. The Bengals were only busy on the road last week giving hope to a long suffering Portland State team in a game that was not close after the first quarter. However, this game was a surprise last year in Pocatello as the Bengals had the Grizzlies at bay until the final seconds. The Bengals are hoping for a repeat. The problem is, the game is in Missoula...UM 38, ISU 7.

NAU @ EWU---Probably the best game of the weekend in the Big Sky. The Eagles showed they can play without Jones in the lineup, getting a win on the road at Weber State. The Jacks were in a dogfight with Great West's Southern Utah, finally pulling out a win in the last minutes of the game. Questions being answered set up a pretty good matchup. The Jacks have 2 wins on the road so far so one more could guarantee a great season. However, the Eagles are emerging as a solid team...EWU 28, NAU 26.

UNC @ Sac State---The Bears were/are hoping for a great year and hoped to surprise some people. The Hornets were/are hoping for a great year and hoped to surprise some people. Both were seen as sleeper picks in the conference before the season. The Hornets have shown this trait, especially this past weekend when they came back to make things really interesting against Montana State. However, the Bears rolled over against Montana. After this week, only one upstart left...Sac State 32, UNC 14.

PSU @ MSU---It is amazing what a blowout win over Idaho State can do, but for the Vikings, it has energized the Viking Nation and has given confidence to the team. For the Bobcats, they were expecting to coast after racing out to what seemed an insurmountable lead in the first half against Sacramento State. However, a disastrous third quarter and the Bobcats found a fight on their hands. A repeat performance this week could doom the Bobcats as the Vikings are showing signs of being a good team this year. However, too much firepower for the Bobcats, especially at home...MSU 28, PSU 16.

28-4, hoping for perfection.

[SDHornet]

UM over ISU - UM rolls big
NAU over EWU - toss up. I agree this is the BSC game of the week.
Sac State over UNC - I'm going to this game so I hope we win big.
MSU over PSU - could be close...then again it might not be.

[FAMU Rattler70]

ISU @ UM
NAU @ EWU
UNC @ Sac State
PSU @ MSU

[Screamin_Eagle174]

I'm still two games back from J, but was only a late 4th quarter stand against NAU away from being tied. J, you're hampering my comeback game by picking for EWU.

ISU 7 @ 38 UM

NAU 17 @ 21 EWU

UNC 17 @ 31 Sac State

PSU 23 @ 34 MSU

[JALMOND]

J, you're hampering my comeback game by picking for EWU.

Your boys have made me see the light.

[JALMOND]

I am currently at 28-4 so far this year with 4 games on the docket for Saturday. I believe I am 2 games ahead of Scream so I can't get too carried away this weekend. Other than the NAU/EWU game, the others seem pretty straight forward, but there is a reason why they play the games. The predictions this week. All are my opinion only and all open for discussion. Everyone but Weber State plays this week.

ISU @ UM---The Grizzlies were busy on the road last week putting away the upstart Northern Colorado team in the annual Battle of the Bears. The Bengals were only busy on the road last week giving hope to a long suffering Portland State team in a game that was not close after the first quarter. However, this game was a surprise last year in Pocatello as the Bengals had the Grizzlies at bay until the final seconds. The Bengals are hoping for a repeat. The problem is, the game is in Missoula...UM 38, ISU 7.

NAU @ EWU---Probably the best game of the weekend in the Big Sky. The Eagles showed they can play without Jones in the lineup, getting a win on the road at Weber State. The Jacks were in a dogfight with Great West's Southern Utah, finally pulling out a win in the last minutes of the game. Questions being answered set up a pretty good matchup. The Jacks have 2 wins on the road so far so one more could guarantee a great season. However, the Eagles are emerging as a solid team...EWU 28, NAU 26.

UNC @ Sac State---The Bears were/are hoping for a great year and hoped to surprise some people. The Hornets were/are hoping for a great year and hoped to surprise some people. Both were seen as sleeper picks in the conference before the season. The Hornets have shown this trait, especially this past weekend when they came back to make things really interesting against Montana State. However, the Bears rolled over against Montana. After this week, only one upstart left...Sac State 32, UNC 14.

PSU @ MSU---It is amazing what a blowout win over Idaho State can do, but for the Vikings, it has energized the Viking Nation and has given confidence to the team. For the Bobcats, they were expecting to coast after racing out to what seemed an insurmountable lead in the first half against Sacramento State. However, a disastrous third quarter and the Bobcats found a fight on their hands. A repeat performance this week could doom the Bobcats as the Vikings are showing signs of being a good team this year. However, too much firepower for the Bobcats, especially at home...MSU 28, PSU 16.

28-4, hoping for perfection.

Everyone playing during the day means I can get this taken care of and put it away. 4-0 perfection this week. 32-4 overall.

[EWURanger]

A little surprised so many people are picking us to drop this one. NAU will undoubtedly be a much tougher test than Weber, but we did prove last week that we can win without TJ, and on the road - contrary to what many of the pundits predicted.

NAU will be a hard nut to crack, to be sure, but I like how our defense is playing right now and the game is at home. And although this one is really a toss-up, I'll give us the slight edge - I think EWU will be up for this game big time. In a low-scoring contest, EWU 24, NAU 21

As far as the other ones go:

ISU 3 @ UM 48 - Really a no-brainer

Northern Colorado 14 @ Sac State 31 - Sac is hungry after almost knocking off both Montana schools. UNC has yet to impress.

Portland State 28 @ MSU 24 - I'll get some flack for this one, but MSU is ripe for a let-down and also has some notable injuries on both sides of the ball. PSU will be able to move the ball on MSU. If they can limit McGhee and get a couple of TO's, they have a good chance of winning.

3/4 this week. Damn PSU.....

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Correct Pick
Incorrect Pick
Actual Score
(-123) = Difference between predicted and actual point spread
APSE = Average Point Spread Error
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ISU 7 @ 38 UM
ISU 28 @ 47 UM (-12)

NAU 17 @ 21 EWU
NAU 14 @ 21 EWU (-3)

UNC 17 @ 31 Sac State
UNC 7 @ 42 Sac State (-21)

PSU 23 @ 34 MSU
PSU 31 @ 44 MSU (-2)
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This week: 4-0
Last week: 4-1
Overall: 30-6
APSE last week: 9.8 pts.
APSE this week: 9.5 pts.
APSE overall: 10.6 pts.


A FG away from having a perfect game.