Week 2 Predictions

[carney2]

C'mon, folks. Last week at this time we had more opinions about Week 1 games than Bayer has aspirin. This week, nothing - or as close to nothing as we can get. I'll start it out with the games that mean something to me. Then it's your turn.

PATRIOT LEAGUE
Stony Brook 17, Georgetown 10
Holy Cross 28, Northeastern 3
Albany 21, Fordham 14
Villanova 24, Lehigh 21
Lafayette 30, Bucknell 21
Colgate, Open

10 OTHER GAMES THAT I CARE ABOUT
Duquesne 35, Robert Morris 7
West Virginia 52, Eastern Washington 10
Navy 28, UMass 14
Northwestern 38, New Hampshire 17
Appalachian State 28, James Madison 10
Youngstown State 31, Maine 7
Towson 21, Elon 7
Sacred Heart 21, Marist 17
Delaware 45, West Chester 10
Cal Poly 28, Weber State 17

[WMTribe90]

I think your way underestimating the NU huskies. They may lose to HC, but I guarantee it will be closer than 28-3. The bottom of the A10 is just as good if not better than the middle to low tier PL. I'd go as far to put the Huskies as slight favorites in this one.

My other suggestion is Maine will score at least 17 against YSU. YSU surrendered 21 to DII Slippery Rock. YSU defense is susceptable to the pass and Maine runs the spread offens with a four-year starter at QB. My best guess

YSU 34 Maine 27

[Lafayette71]

I'm inclined to agree with W&M on this one. I expect Northeastern to win that one. Not trying to get down on my own conference, but I have to admit the bottom of the A-10 is nearly always playing better football than the bottom half of the PL. The gap is closing, but it is still there.

[Cap'n Cat]

Maine 58
YSU 13

[dungeonjoe]

I predict Maine will win and the Capn will have a great weekend regardless:rotateh:

:hurray: :hurray: :hurray:
have fun car shopping!

[LUHawker]

Not bad picks there Carney

Here are mine

PATRIOT LEAGUE
Stony Brook 21, Georgetown 17
Northeastern 24, HC 14
Fordham 16, Albany 9
Lehigh 26, Villanova 21
Lafayette 19, Bucknell 17 - these two always seem to play it close with LC coming out on top
Colgate, Open

UMass 27, Navy 23
James Madison 24, App St. 21
Youngstown State 28, Maine 17
Towson 24, Elon 7

[goasu984Life]

ASU/JMU will be closer that that. I'm thinking about 7-10, closer to 7.

[LBPop]

Stony Brook 17, Georgetown 10



Stony Brook 21, Georgetown 17

Don't blame you for those, but I've gotta hunch...:rolleyes:

[rcny46]

Maine 58
YSU 13


Classic Cap'n. :)

[AZGrizFan]

C'mon, folks. Last week at this time we had more opinions about Week 1 games than Bayer has aspirin. This week, nothing - or as close to nothing as we can get. I'll start it out with the games that mean something to me. Then it's your turn.

PATRIOT LEAGUE
Stony Brook 17, Georgetown 10
Holy Cross 28, Northeastern 3
Albany 21, Fordham 14
Villanova 24, Lehigh 21
Lafayette 30, Bucknell 21
Colgate, Open

10 OTHER GAMES THAT I CARE ABOUT
Duquesne 35, Robert Morris 7
West Virginia 52, Eastern Washington 10
Navy 28, UMass 14
Northwestern 38, New Hampshire 17
Appalachian State 28, James Madison 10
Youngstown State 31, Maine 7
Towson 21, Elon 7
Sacred Heart 21, Marist 17
Delaware 45, West Chester 10
Cal Poly 28, Weber State 17

You care about these two games??? :confused: ;) ;)

[aceinthehole]

Don't blame you for those, but I've gotta hunch...:rolleyes:

Yep, you could see why SBU is picked to win, but this is a close game IMO - with the Hoyas having a good shot at winning. SBU played well against Hofstra, but their offence wasn't impressive - lots of dropped passes and they played "stall ball" for most of the game. On defense they held their own, but were beat in the secondary by taller WRs. Can G-town throw the ball down the field?

However, IMO Fordham has very little chance vs. UA. How anyone could pick them after the beating they took last year, and the loss last week to Monmouth is beyond me. Yes, in time Masella will turn that team around, but it clearly shows that he started with a lot less talent in the Bronx than he had up in New Britain (Masella was 2-0 vs. UA while at Central). Albany wins by at least a TD!

[youwouldno]

Northeastern is the major favorite in Vegas. I took Holy Cross at +12 but, quite honestly, I wasn't all that confident about it.

My biggies are Eastern Illinois -7 over Indiana State, Northern Colorado +28 against Portland State, and App State -6 over JMU. I like Cal Poly at -5.5 (I could have gotten a better line but was a little late). Some other positions were Youngstown -4.5 over Maine, Western Kentucky pk, Georgetown +3.5.

[carney2]

You care about these two games??? :confused: ;) ;)

Sure. Towson was an associate member of the Patriot League until only a few years ago and Elon is the new home of former Lehigh coach Snores Lembo. Both Marist and Sacred Heart have been on the Lafayette schedule recently. To me both of those games generate a lot more interest than most of the non-Top 25 football being played in places that I could barely locate on a map.

[carney2]

Northeastern is the major favorite in Vegas. I took Holy Cross at +12 but, quite honestly, I wasn't all that confident about it.

My biggies are Eastern Illinois -7 over Indiana State, Northern Colorado +28 against Portland State, and App State -6 over JMU. I like Cal Poly at -5.5 (I could have gotten a better line but was a little late). Some other positions were Youngstown -4.5 over Maine, Western Kentucky pk, Georgetown +3.5.

Vegas gives a line on a game involving Northeastern? Whodathunk.

[danefan]

Albany is -15 according to Betus.com. They have a line on all IAA games.

[FlyYtown]

This YSU-MAINE game is the 2006 version of the YSU-Northeastern Game. This board jumped on the Huskies bandwagon last year after nearly beating Georgia Southern. Well they came here and lost.

YSU wins this game 42-17; you heard it here FIRST.

Just a few tid-bits:
In this series, the home team has always won. (4 games)
After YSU has scored 50+ points, they are 16-2 in their next game.
When a YSU RB rushes for 100+ yards, we have won 9 in a row.
Finally.. YSU has won 8 straight at the friendly confines of the ICE CASTLE!

GO GUINS

[skinny_uncle]

I predict SIU won't play this week.
At least I'll get this one right.
:D

[BEAR]

I noticed UCA is -23 vs Illinois State....Yikes!

[LBPop]

Yep, you could see why SBU is picked to win, but this is a close game IMO - with the Hoyas having a good shot at winning.

No small part of my cautious optimism this week is based on a comment by Georgetown's new coach, Kevin Kelly. I'm paraphrasing, but he said that with a new coaching staff and new systems, you see the greatest improvement from game #1 to game #2. Since he has had a lot of experience with turning around programs (Navy being the most recent), I am trusting his judgment here.

I guess that makes Elon's victory last week even more impressive and should give Towson something to think about.

[JoshUCA]

I noticed UCA is -23 vs Illinois State....Yikes!
I don't understand the whole betting spread thing, so if UCA is -23 does that mean that we are supposed to lose by 23?

[TigerFan17]

You care about these two games??? :confused: ;) ;)

And why shouldn't he?

[Ruler 79]

Fordham scares me(then again every team UA plays scares me). I actually will be glad when this one is over hopefully with a W.They are gonna be deperate but I believe UA wins. Closer then we think.

Albany 24
Fordham 16

[carney2]

Someone suggested that Betus.com gives betting point spreads on a lot of our games. I looked it up and got the following:

(Favorite - point spread - 'dog)

West Virginia - 38 - EWU
Stony Brook - 4 1/2 - Georgetown
Northeastern - 12 - Holy Cross
Duquesne - 3 - Robert Morris
Nebraska - 37 1/2 - Nicholls State
Navy - 10 1/2 - UMass
Northwestern - 15 - UNH
Montana - 16 - South Dakota State
ASU - 6 1/2 - JMU
YSU - 5 - Maine
Kentucky - 12 1/2 - Texas State
Villanova - 5 - Lehigh
Albany - 15 - Fordham
WKU - Pick - EKU
Towson - 4 - Elon
Lafayette - 7 1/2 - Bucknell
Sacred Heart - 5 - Marist
The Citadel - 15 - Charleston Southern
Cal Poly - 5 1/2 - Weber State

Four or five of these are a little surprising to me.

[JMUfan2008]

ASU - 6 1/2 - JMU


Not too bad, after last week if we lose by one touchdown at "The Rock" against the defending National Champions, I'll be happy (well, at least I won't be disappointed)

[Cap'n Cat]

This YSU-MAINE game is the 2006 version of the YSU-Northeastern Game. This board jumped on the Huskies bandwagon last year after nearly beating Georgia Southern. Well they came here and lost.

YSU wins this game 42-17; you heard it here FIRST.

Just a few tid-bits:
In this series, the home team has always won. (4 games)
After YSU has scored 50+ points, they are 16-2 in their next game.
When a YSU RB rushes for 100+ yards, we have won 9 in a row.
Finally.. YSU has won 8 straight at the friendly confines of the ICE CASTLE!

GO GUINS



Further tidbit:

YSU is 6-14 versus UNI, all-time, and 0-5 versus Coach Farley.


:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

[UAalum72]

I don't understand the whole betting spread thing, so if UCA is -23 does that mean that we are supposed to lose by 23?
No, it means the bookies think that if UCA gets 23 points, an equal amount of money will be bet on each team, then the winning bets will cancel out the losing bets, and the bookie collect 10% of the action.

If it's just a sports column, yeah, the columnist thinks you'll lose by 23.

Before the spread was invented, you could get odds, but nobody would bet (this week, say) on CCSU over Georgia Southern even at 100-1, but give them 35 or 40 points and you can even out the betting on each side.

[Sam Adams]

I'll take UMass +10.5 thank you very much. I like that action.

[Jag4Life]

SU 38 MVSU 17! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

[GeauxLions94]

I noticed UCA is -23 vs Illinois State....Yikes!

Try this for double Yikes

Southeastern Louisiana a 28-point dog at Southern Miss :eek: :eek: :eek:

[HensRock]

Someone suggested that Betus.com gives betting point spreads on a lot of our games. I looked it up and got the following:

(Favorite - point spread - 'dog)

West Virginia - 38 - EWU
Stony Brook - 4 1/2 - Georgetown
Northeastern - 12 - Holy Cross
Duquesne - 3 - Robert Morris
Nebraska - 37 1/2 - Nicholls State
Navy - 10 1/2 - UMass
Northwestern - 15 - UNH
Montana - 16 - South Dakota State
ASU - 6 1/2 - JMU
YSU - 5 - Maine
Kentucky - 12 1/2 - Texas State
Villanova - 5 - Lehigh
Albany - 15 - Fordham
WKU - Pick - EKU
Towson - 4 - Elon
Lafayette - 7 1/2 - Bucknell
Sacred Heart - 5 - Marist
The Citadel - 15 - Charleston Southern
Cal Poly - 5 1/2 - Weber State

Four or five of these are a little surprising to me.


I think the most attractive ones to me are:
UMass +10.5
Montana -16
WKU Pick
ASU -6.5
Bucknell +7.5
Maine +5

[HensRock]

BTW, Here are this week's Top 25 Pool spreads at GoHens.net

#1 New Hampshire (+19.5) at Northwestern
North Dakota (+34.5) at #2 Northern Iowa
#11 James Madison (+4.5) at #3 Appalachian St.
#4 Cal Poly at Weber St. (+6.5)
South Dakota St. (+14.5) at #5 Montana
West Georgia (+34.5) at #6 Furman
Maine (+2.5) at #7 Youngstown St.
Central Arkansas (+25.5) at #8 Illinois St.
Chadron St. (+44.5) at #9 Montana St.
#10 UMass (+8.5) at Navy
#12 North Dakota St. is idle.
#13 Richmond is idle.
West Chester (+27.5) at #14 Delaware
West Virginia Tech (+56.5) at #15 McNeese St.
Cent. Conn. St. (+34.5) at #16 Georgia Southern
Howard (+20.5) at #17 Hampton
#18 UC-Davis (+17.5) at Texas Christian
Northern Colorado (+28.5) at #19 Portland St.
Indiana St. (+4.5) at #20 Eastern Illinois
#21 Southern Illinois is idle.
#22 Nicholls St. (+30.5) at Nebraska
#23 Texas St. (+10.5) at Kentucky
#24 Lafayette at Bucknell (+3.5)
Western Kentucky at #25 Eastern Kentucky (+4.5)

[TheValleyRaider]

C'mon, folks. Last week at this time we had more opinions about Week 1 games than Bayer has aspirin. This week, nothing - or as close to nothing as we can get. I'll start it out with the games that mean something to me. Then it's your turn.

PATRIOT LEAGUE
Stony Brook 17, Georgetown 10
Holy Cross 28, Northeastern 3
Albany 21, Fordham 14
Villanova 24, Lehigh 21
Lafayette 30, Bucknell 21
Colgate, Open

Like with 13's picks last week, I mostly agree. Lafayette-Bucknell will certainly be close, but I'd guess slightly lower scoring. I'd also like to pick Fordham over Albany, but they seem to need some more work this season. I'll give Georgetown the benefit of the doubt (didn't they beat SB last year?), and say they pick up a win. As for the two A-10 matchups, a sweep is certainly possible, but I'm feeling a split this weekend. I'll take Holy Cross at home and Lehigh losing a tough one on the road. Unfortunately, this may only make Lehigh more desperate and dangerous when the League schedule comes around.

[Jaxhen]

BTW, Here are this week's Top 25 Pool spreads at GoHens.net

#1 New Hampshire (+19.5) at Northwestern
North Dakota (+34.5) at #2 Northern Iowa
#11 James Madison (+4.5) at #3 Appalachian St.
#4 Cal Poly at Weber St. (+6.5)
South Dakota St. (+14.5) at #5 Montana
West Georgia (+34.5) at #6 Furman
Maine (+2.5) at #7 Youngstown St.
Central Arkansas (+25.5) at #8 Illinois St.
Chadron St. (+44.5) at #9 Montana St.
#10 UMass (+8.5) at Navy
#12 North Dakota St. is idle.
#13 Richmond is idle.
West Chester (+27.5) at #14 Delaware
West Virginia Tech (+56.5) at #15 McNeese St.
Cent. Conn. St. (+34.5) at #16 Georgia Southern
Howard (+20.5) at #17 Hampton
#18 UC-Davis (+17.5) at Texas Christian
Northern Colorado (+28.5) at #19 Portland St.
Indiana St. (+4.5) at #20 Eastern Illinois
#21 Southern Illinois is idle.
#22 Nicholls St. (+30.5) at Nebraska
#23 Texas St. (+10.5) at Kentucky
#24 Lafayette at Bucknell (+3.5)
Western Kentucky at #25 Eastern Kentucky (+4.5)

Actually, I like Cent. Conn. St. and 34.5 points in this one considering the way their conference played the first week. Georgia Southern should definitely win, especially at home, but it may be a little closer than most people think. Cent. Conn. St. has already played one game and Georgia Southern plays their first game with a new coach and new offensive scheme.