Northwestern +3 vs. Michigan - Wrong team favored, as Northwestern is playing as well as anyone in the Big 10. Michigan comes in drained from a schedule complete with tough games, as their last five games have been decided by 3, 3, 3, 2, and 3 points, two of which came in OT. Michigan has only covered 3 of their last 15 games they were favored in, while Northwestern is one of the better home dogs in all of college football.
Clemson +3 @ Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech's bye week came at a perfect time, as almost all their star players are dealing with some kind of injury. Still, Clemson is the better team, and will be anxious to avenge last year's heartbreaking loss, in which they blew a 10-point lead in the waning minutes. This series has an amazing trend, as the dog has covered 15 of the last 16 when these schools meet.
Kansas +6 vs. Missouri
Missouri was a 9.5 and 11.5 point favorite the last two meetings with Kansas, and lost by 21 and 17. I'm expecting Kansas to make it three outright upsets in a row, as they return home for the first time since the middle of September. Kansas hasn't given up a rushing touchdown in six weeks, and will be able to contain Brad Smith. Missouri's defense is giving up 31 ppg, and Kansas has their QB back who was effective last season.
I really expect at least two of these three teams to win outright.
<small>[ October 27, 2005, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: extempore ]</small>
