Week 7 Games of
the Week
What should be the first separation Saturday of the
season is seemingly upon us as we head into the second half of the 2015 college
football season. There are several huge tilts coming up that should set apart
contenders from the pretenders as we head into the stretch run. Here are the
most meaningful games being played this week:
PRS #23 Penn State
at PRS #1 Ohio State
We’ve all seen the Buckeyes struggle to win games that
they should have had no trouble winning this season, but somehow they have
trudged on and earned enough points to move up to #1 in our rankings. Things
seemed to settle into place last week after moving back to a 2 QB system, but
they still struggled against Maryland before pulling away. Penn State has
hardly been a measure of offensive stability this season, but Christian
Hackenburg finally had a breakout game against Indiana last week, one week
after IU gave the Buckeyes fits in Bloomington. Penn State has largely been
winning on defensive prowess, and they have just enough skill to severely test
the limits of an underperforming Buckeye team this week. Pick: Ohio State…Buckeyes still should have enough athletes to get the job done, but it could be tight.
PRS #2 Florida at
PRS #8 LSU
The Gators picked the wrong week to lose Will Grier to
suspension for PEDs. The Tigers are basically a one dimensional team, but the
Gators now become the same kind of team in that they will find it tough going
throwing the football without Grier. If Florida can stop Leonard Fournette to
any degree, and force LSU to throw more than they are comfortable doing, they
would have a shot. If they let Fournette run wild, it could be a long day and a
1st loss for the Gators. Pick: LSU…Fournette is enough to worry about, but this game is at Tiger Stadium, which is the edge here.
PRS #4 Michigan
State at PRS #19 Michigan
Michigan hasn’t seemingly given up any points in forever,
but this would be the most interesting test that the Wolverine defense has had
all season. This is the first time in forever that this game is relevant in the
Big 10 race, but it’s for a ton of the marbles in the East, not all the
marbles, but a bunch. The Spartans offense runs like an NFL unit, but the team
as a whole has not stepped up and dominated like they should at any point, and
Sparty has yet to play what I would consider a complete game. Michigan is fired
up about this game, and that defense is sterling enough to allow a young
offense to develop. It’ll really all come down to which defense wants it more. Pick: Michigan…the Wolverines have all the momentum coming in, and they want this one badly.
PRS #16 Alabama at
PRS #9 Texas A&M
The Aggies held the top spot in our PRS rankings for
weeks, but when you take a bye week, you don’t accrue points, so as does
happen, they dropped a bit. I am not entirely sold on the Aggies, even though
they have played some strong football to date. This will be their toughest test
to date, and Alabama seems to be back on track after that slip with Ole Miss. If
the Tide offense can do just enough, they may have a serious shot at the road
win here. Pick: Alabama…Aggies haven’t met this kind of challenge yet, and it may be overwhelming to the offense.
PRS #22 Ole Miss
at PRS #15 Memphis
This, by far, will be the toughest test on the season for
a soaring Memphis Tiger football team. Ole Miss has been feasting on mid major
cupcakes for weeks now, but this isn’t some G5 cupcake party that the Rebels
will be attending. Memphis can get after it and move the football, but do the Tigers
have the athletes to go punch for punch with the Rebels right now?Pick: Ole Miss…Rebels should have just a bit too much firepower for a very good Memphis team to survive.
Ranked PRS Teams
Idle This Week: #6 Oklahoma State, #24 California, #25T Duke
FCS Top Games
PRS #7 McNeese
State at PRS #22 Central Arkansas
McNeese State has been a huge surprise in the Southland
race this season, but they get a major in conference test this weekend as the
Cowboys travel to face the Bears of Central Arkansas. UCA is just hitting their
stride and moving forward in 2015, and it may be just at the right time. They
will have to be on their A game this week to take down the surging Cowboys.Pick: McNeese State…The Cowboys unbeaten streak continues for another week and stay atop the SLC.
PRS #10 Grambling
at PRS #16 Alcorn State
The Tigers are the comeback team of the year in the SWAC,
but Alcorn State is flying high on offense. Grambling’s defense has not put
together a solid 4 quarter effort against like competition this season, and the
Braves may be able to punch holes there. Pick: Alcorn State…Braves may have enough offense, but will find themselves in a shootout at home.
PRS #25 Prairie
View at PRS #18 Southern
It’s another classic showdown in the SWAC this weekend,
as divisional standings once again come into play between two of four solid
powers in the conference as the Jaguars host the Panthers in what should be an
exhibition of offensive fireworks. Prairie View’s defense will have to find a
way to stop Southern, as they failed to so against Grambling. Pick: Southern…The better of the two defenses should get this win
Top 25 D2 Games
Concordia St. Paul at #1 Minnesota State#2 West Georgia at #8 Delta State
Ohio Dominican at #3 Ferris State
#4 Sioux Falls at SW Minnesota
#5 NW Missouri State at #20 Pittsburg State
#6 CSU Pueblo at Chadron State
Fort Lewis at #7 Colorado Mines
#9 Michigan Tech at #19 Grand Valley State
#10 Texas A&M Commerce at West Texas A&M
Hillsdale at #11 Ashland
#12 Minnesota-Duluth at Mary
West Virginia State at #13 Shepherd
Wingate at #14 Lenoir-Rhyne
#15 Humboldt State at #18 Midwestern State
Fort Hays at #16 Emporia State
UNC Pembroke at #17 North Alabama
Mercyhurst at #21 Slippery Rock
Stillman at #22 Tuskegee
East Central at #23 Arkansas Tech
Central Oklahoma at #24 Central Missouri
Mississippi College at #25 Valdosta State
Weekly Straight
Up FBS and FCS Picks
| Thursday |
| Auburn over Kentucky |
| Western Kentucky over North Texas |
| Stanford over UCLA |
| Alabama State over UA Pine Bluff |
| Friday |
| Cincinnati over BYU |
| Houston over Tulane |
| Boise State over Utah State |
| UNLV over Fresno State |
| Saturday |
| Iowa over Northwestern |
| Ohio over Western Michigan |
| Toledo over Eastern Michigan |
| Army over Bucknell |
| Marshall over FAU |
| Florida State over Louisville |
| Baylor over West Virginia |
| Texas Tech over Kansas State |
| Ole Miss over Memphis |
| M. Tennessee over FIU |
| Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech |
| Wisconsin over Purdue |
| USF over U Conn |
| East Carolina over Tulsa |
| Pittsburgh over Georgia Tech |
| Buffalo over Central Michigan |
| Northern Illinois over Miami (Ohio) |
| Ball State over Georgia State |
| Bowling Green over Akron |
| U Mass over Kent State |
| Troy over Idaho |
| Indiana over Rutgers |
| Miami over Virginia Tech |
| Michigan over Michigan State |
| Old Dominion over Charlotte |
| Syracuse over Virginia |
| Oklahoma over Kansas State |
| Minnesota over Nebraska |
| Alabama over Texas A&M |
| Air Force over Colorado State |
| Nevada over Wyoming |
| South Carolina over Vanderbilt |
| Washington State over Oregon State |
| Georgia Southern over New Mexico St. |
| New Mexico over Hawaii |
| Clemson over Boston College |
| North Carolina over Wake Forest |
| TCU over Iowa State |
| LSU over Florida |
| Southern Miss over UTSA |
| Appalachian State over UL Monroe |
| Temple over UCF |
| Georgia over Missouri |
| Notre Dame over USC |
| Ohio State over Penn State |
| Arizona over Colorado |
| Arizona State over Utah |
| San Jose State over San Diego State |
| Oregon over Washington |
| Princeton over Brown |
| Colgate over Georgetown |
| Richmond over Rhode Island |
| William & Mary over New Hampshire |
| Duquesne over Bryant |
| Dartmouth over C. Conn. State |
| Hampton over Morgan State |
| Gardner-Webb over Kennesaw State |
| Fordham over Holy Cross |
| Jacksonville over Edward Waters |
| Liberty over Monmouth |
| Bethune-Cookman over NC A&T |
| Sacred Heart over Cornell |
| Butler over Davidson |
| Chattanooga over VMI |
| Charleston Southern over Presbyterian |
| NC Central over Savannah State |
| Wofford over Western Carolina |
| Alabama A&M over Jackson State |
| South Carolina State over Howard |
| Dayton over Valporaiso |
| Eastern Kentucky over SE Missouri St. |
| Samford over Citadel |
| James Madison over Elon |
| Delaware State over Florida A&M |
| Alcorn State over Grambling |
| Texas Southern over Miss. Valley State |
| Illinois State over Missouri State |
| UC-Davis over N. Colorado |
| Indiana State over Southern Illinois |
| Portland State over Montana State |
| Villanova over Albany |
| Yale over Maine |
| St. Francis over Wagner |
| Sam Houston St. over Abilene Christian |
| Harvard over Lafayette |
| North Dakota State over South Dakota |
| Penn over Columbia |
| Mercer over E. Tennessee State |
| Houston Baptist over Nicholls State |
| South Dakota St. over Youngstown St. |
| E. Washington over Idaho State |
| Southern over Prairie View |
| Northern Iowa over Western Illinois |
| San Diego over Drake |
| UT-Martin over Austin Peay |
| Towson over Stony Brook |
| Tennessee State over Eastern Illinois |
| Jacksonville State over Tennessee Tech |
| McNeese State over Central Arkansas |
| Lamar over Northwestern State |
| Se Louisiana over Stephen F Austin |
| North Dakota over Weber State |
| Sacramento State over Southern Utah |
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