Point Spread Mania

Gotta move fast, strike and score today. We have ground to make up: a .500 record is within stiking distance. Trick or treat?

Iowa @ Illinois –2
Up and down, down and up, the Illini, the highly talented, highly touted Illini, are 4-4 as they welcome the Iowa Hawkeyes to Champaign. The Illini got whupped by Wisconsin last week, 27-17. The Hawks are on a two game win streak, interrupted with a bye week. They have a 5-3 record and are feeling reborn. Both teams will have 5-4 records come Sunday morning.
The over and under on this game is 50. It will have gone over before its over .

Northwestern @ Minnesota –7
The ‘Cats lost their leading rusher and probably their quarterback to injury in last week’s disaster at Indiana. Omar Conteh will do well as the running back. Mike Kafka, well, the jury’s out on him as the QB. Minnesota is 4-0 at home in the dome. Minnesota stays undefeated, and the scoring stays under the 44 point limit.

Iowa State @ Oklahoma State –30.5
I have a weakness for big spread games. OK State lost to #1 Texas last week, and they are going to score 1.3million points against the Cyclones this week to make themselves feel better.

Missouri –21.5 @ Baylor
It’s getting to the time of year when coaches like to pile it on to try to shine up their teams’ rankings. The money is huge in favor of Mizzou. Take ‘em.

Washington @USC –45
I look for Pete Carroll’s Trojans to try to annihilate Tyrone’s Washington. 45’s a lot of points. Buckle up!

Wisconsin @ Michigan State –5
Sparty is going to send the Badgers back to the other side of the pond with a butt whippin’. Wisconsin used up their charms last week on the Illini.

Washington State at Stanford –30.5
Washington State is inept. That is by acclaim. Jim Harbaugh’s Cardinal don’t get many opportunities to really paste anyone, so they’re unlikely to pass this one up.