2018 MVFC Pick 'em: Week 7

[Professor Chaos]

Here's the week 7 MVFC slate (3 home underdogs this week):



Away Team
Home Team
Favorite
Day
Time (CT)
TV


Missouri State
Indiana State
MSU by 7.5
Sat 10/13
1PM
ESPN+


Southern Illinois
Illinois State
ISUr by 13
Sat 10/13
2PM
ESPN3


Youngstown State
South Dakota State
SDSU by 15.5
Sat 10/13
2PM
ESPN+


North Dakota State
Western Illinois
NDSU by 17.5
Sat 10/13
6PM
ESPN+


Northern Iowa
South Dakota
UNI by 1.5
Sat 10/13
6PM
ESPN+




And the copy/paste list:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota


As usual pick straight up, against the spread or both. If you missed last week's standings you can find them here: http://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?214107-2018-MVFC-Pick-em-Week-6&p=2687412&viewfull=1#post2687412

Finally, here's each team's record against the spread so far this year:



Against Spread
W
L
Win%


ISUb
4
1
80.0%


ISUr
4
1
80.0%


SDSU
3
1
75.0%


MSU
3
2
60.0%


NDSU
3
2
60.0%


SIU
2
3
40.0%


UNI
2
3
40.0%


USD
2
3
40.0%


WIU
1
4
20.0%


YSU
1
4
20.0%

[ST_Lawson]

Straight Up
Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Against the Spread
Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[DA BEAR]

Straight up
Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa

[The Yo Show]

Spread:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Straight Up:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[BisonTru]

Straight up:

Missouri State @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State
North Dakota State @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa @ South Dakota


Spread:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[mvfcfan]

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa

[cx500d]

Indiana State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

[TheKingpin28]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Bold is the team that wins
Red is the spread

[bonarae]

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

[footballer23]

Missouri State (-7.5) to win, Indiana State to cover
Illinois State (-13) to win and cover
South Dakota State (-15.5) to win, Youngstown to cover
North Dakota State (-17.5) to win and cover
Northern Iowa (-1.5) to win and cover

[dewey]

Here are my predictions.

Straight up winners bolded
Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Winners against the spread bolded.
Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Dewey

[Bison56]

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

[Noryan34]

Bold = straight underline= spread


Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[Sycamore62]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[CappinHard]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State - I think Indiana State is going to surprise some people this year and should take care of Missouri State at home.
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13) - Should be a close game.
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5) - Bounce back.
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois - NDSU leads most of the game but doesn't bury WIU like they did UNI in the 4th.
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota - UNI shuts down USD, which outside of the game against Kansas State hasn't been that impressive.

[mango433]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[Paladin1aa]

Indiana St.
Illinois St.
So. Dakota St.
No. Dakota St.
Northern Iowa

[REALBird]

Spread
Indiana State (+7.5)
Illinois State (-13)
South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5)
Northern Iowa (-1.5)

Straight Up:
Indiana State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa

[POD Knows]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Straight up:

MSU
Ill State
SDSU
NDSU
UNI

[JacksFan40]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[caribbeanhen]

Indiana State

Illinois State

South Dakota State

North Dakota State

South Dakota

[Evolution Prime]

Indiana State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

[Bisonator]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[dustinthorn93]

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

[FCSbuff319]

Missouri State

Illinois State

South Dakota State

North Dakota State

Northern Iowa

[skinny_uncle]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[Gil Dobie]

Missouri State @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State
North Dakota State @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa @ South Dakota

[Preferred Walk-On]

Bold (win outright); Underlined (beat spread):

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

[UpstateBison]

Straight:

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

Spread:
Indiana State
Southern Illinois
South Dakota State
Western Illinois
South Dakota

[Bisonoline]

Straight:

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

Spread:
Indiana State
Southern Illinois
South Dakota State
Western Illinois
South Dakota

You coming to WIU????

[Schism55]

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

[Professor Chaos]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State - I think both these teams are better than they have been over the last few years but I think the Bears are top 25 caliber and the Trees are just ok.

Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13) - Haven't seen any news on if Straub is playing or not but I think ISUr's defense is up to the task regardless.

Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5) - Wakeup call for SDSU last week, they come out with a purpose on Hobo Day.

North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois - I think the Bison are a little flat in this one off of rivalry game(s) hangover, they still win but it's sloppy.

Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota - Maybe it's a misconception but it always seems like UNI plays flat the week after they play NDSU so going with the Yotes to win outright as the home dog.

[SUPharmacist]

Straight up
Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa

Spread
Indiana State
Illinois State
Youngstown State
Western Illinois
Northern Iowa

[Redbird 4th & short]

Straight Up:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Spread: participating under official protest

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State .. both much improved, assuming InSU has everyone back

Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13) .. defense has been very pleasant surprise after losing 9 starters from last year; pass game slipping, but think it bounces back this week. I'm thinking we will/should platoon Davis/Kolbe.

Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5) .. spread surprises me

North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois ... WIU will put up a fight, but NDSU will pull away Q4

Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota ... UNI offense starting to roll; defense should be fine after NDSU eruption ... some games just get like that.

[Professor Chaos]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota
Are you picking against the spread this week? If so, you've got all winners covering then right? Just wanted to make sure since you have picked against the spread in previous weeks but your post above has the exact same look of picks that those copying the list from my OP but picking straight up have done.

[Professor Chaos]

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota
You didn't bold anyone for the NDSU/WIU game....

[Professor Chaos]

Straight Up:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Spread: participating under official protest

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State .. both much improved, assuming InSU has everyone back

Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13) .. defense has been very pleasant surprise after losing 9 starters from last year; pass game slipping, but think it bounces back this week. I'm thinking we will/should platoon Davis/Kolbe.

Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5) .. spread surprises me

North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois ... WIU will put up a fight, but NDSU will pull away Q4

Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota ... UNI offense starting to roll; defense should be fine after NDSU eruption ... some games just get like that.
So you're picking Indiana St to win outright as the underdog but MSU to cover? Did you mean to do that because they can't both be right?

[Redbird 4th & short]

So you're picking Indiana St to win outright as the underdog but MSU to cover? Did you mean to do that because they can't both be right?
yeesh .. thanks for heads up .. as in my head's up my arse. Meant to pick ISUb on both

Straight Up:

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State
Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13)
Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois
Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota

Spread: participating under official protest

Missouri State (-7.5) @ Indiana State .. both much improved, assuming InSU has everyone back

Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (-13) .. defense has been very pleasant surprise after losing 9 starters from last year; pass game slipping, but think it bounces back this week. I'm thinking we will/should platoon Davis/Kolbe.

Youngstown State @ South Dakota State (-15.5) .. spread surprises me

North Dakota State (-17.5) @ Western Illinois ... WIU will put up a fight, but NDSU will pull away Q4

Northern Iowa (-1.5) @ South Dakota ... UNI offense starting to roll; defense should be fine after NDSU eruption ... some games just get like that.

[Derby City Duke]

Straight Up

Missouri State
Illinois State
South Dakota State
North Dakota State
South Dakota

Against the Spread

Indiana State (+7.5)
Illinois State (-13)
South Dakota State (-15.5)
North Dakota State (-17.5)
South Dakota (+1.5)

[Professor Chaos]

Things are tightening up in the straight up picks as we now have a tie at the top and four pickers tied for 3rd just 1 game back. 9 pickers had perfect weeks. As for the spread picks it was a little rougher (as usual) but we did have 3 pickers with perfect weeks in REALBird, Redbird 4th & Short, and Sycamore62 (2 of those got some help from the moderator so, as 4th & short says, I should have a little eternal consciousness coming my way) and we now have a tie at the top there as well with three more pickers tied for 3rd at one game back.

Here's the full straight up standings:



R
Username
Right
Wrong
Right %
W1-4
W5
W6
W7


1
BisonTru
37
7
84.1%
26
3
5
3


1
mango433
37
7
84.1%
24
4
5
4


3
Bisonator
36
8
81.8%
24
4
4
4


3
Derby City Duke
36
8
81.8%
23
4
5
4


3
footballer23
36
8
81.8%
22
4
5
5


3
Professor Chaos
36
8
81.8%
25
3
4
4


3
ST_Lawson
36
8
81.8%
23
4
5
4


8
Bison56
35
9
79.5%
23
4
4
4


8
bonarae
35
9
79.5%
23
4
4
4


8
mvfcfan
35
9
79.5%
23
4
3
5


8
Noryan34
35
9
79.5%
23
3
5
4


8
Paladin1aa
35
9
79.5%
23
3
5
4


8
The Yo Show
35
9
79.5%
21
4
5
5


14
Bison Fan in NW MN
34
10
77.3%
21
3
5
5


14
CappinHard
34
10
77.3%
24
2
4
4


14
caribbeanhen
34
10
77.3%
23
3
5
3


14
DA BEAR
34
10
77.3%
21
4
4
5


14
FCSbuff319
34
10
77.3%
23
3
3
5


14
Gil Dobie
34
10
77.3%
22
4
4
4


14
POD Knows
34
10
77.3%
24
2
4
4


14
REALBird
34
10
77.3%
22
3
5
4


22
cx500d
33
11
75.0%
22
4
4
3


22
Preferred Walk-On
33
11
75.0%
22
3
3
5


22
Redbird 4th & short
33
11
75.0%
22
3
4
4


22
SUPharmacist
33
11
75.0%
21
4
3
5


22
TheKingpin28
33
11
75.0%
21
4
3
5


27
Evolution Prime
32
12
72.7%
22
3
4
3


27
Schism55
32
12
72.7%
20
4
4
4


29
dustinthorn93
31
13
70.5%
22
2
3
4


29
UpstateBison
31
10
75.6%
19
3
5
4


31
dewey
30
14
68.2%
21
3
2
4


31
skinny_uncle
30
13
69.8%
22
3
3
2


31
Sycamore62
30
14
68.2%
21
4
1
4


34
JacksFan40
24
11
68.6%
14
3
3
4


34
ysubigred
24
10
70.6%
23
1
0
0


36
JSUSoutherner
23
8
74.2%
19
4
0
0


36
maninthehighcastle
23
11
67.6%
19
4
0
0


38
Twentysix
22
8
73.3%
16
3
3
0




And here's the full spread standings:



R
Username
Right
Wrong
Right%
W1-4
W5
W6
W7


1
Derby City Duke
27
17
61.4%
18
2
3
4


1
TheKingpin28
27
17
61.4%
17
3
4
3


3
mango433
26
18
59.1%
18
2
2
4


3
REALBird
26
18
59.1%
16
2
3
5


3
ST_Lawson
26
18
59.1%
17
3
2
4


6
Professor Chaos
24
20
54.5%
19
0
3
2


6
Redbird 4th & short
24
20
54.5%
15
1
3
5


6
Sycamore62
24
20
54.5%
14
2
3
5


9
Bisonator
23
21
52.3%
15
2
4
2


9
CappinHard
23
21
52.3%
16
1
3
3


9
Preferred Walk-On
23
21
52.3%
16
2
2
3


9
The Yo Show
23
21
52.3%
15
3
2
3


13
POD Knows
22
22
50.0%
17
2
1
2


14
Noryan34
21
23
47.7%
15
1
3
2


15
BisonTru
20
24
45.5%
12
2
3
3


15
footballer23
20
24
45.5%
11
3
2
4


17
dewey
19
25
43.2%
14
1
3
1


17
UpstateBison
19
22
46.3%
13
2
2
2


19
SUPharmacist
18
25
41.9%
10
3
3
2


20
Drblankstare
17
12
58.6%
17
0
0
0


21
Twentysix
15
15
50.0%
9
3
3
0


22
ysubigred
11
8
57.9%
11
0
0
0


23
kdniva
5
4
55.6%
5
0
0
0


23
X-Factor
5
4
55.6%
5
0
0
0


25
maninthehighcastle
3
2
60.0%
0
3
0
0




Let me know if you see any mistakes. I'll have the week 8 games up be Monday afternoon/early evening.