JALMOND
November 10th, 2011, 10:35 PM
A weekend in the Big Sky and both Montana and Montana State are not playing, leaving the games to the non-Big Sky Country teams, most of which are playing for pride (among other things). Currently for the season I am at 43-11 and, with a strong finish, I could have one of my better years picking these games, so I even have a stake in these games. Here are this weekend's predictions and my attempt at perfection (once again). Have at them!
EWU at Cal Poly---The Eagles took last week off to get healthy and refocused, now that they are pretty much out of the playoffs. They hit the road to face future Big Sky member, Cal Poly, whose playoff chances took a serious hit last week. Both teams playing for pride, who wants it more...EWU 38, Cal Poly 35.
ISU at Sac State---The Hornets have clearly lost their focus after letting Eastern Washington get a win at home three weeks ago. They went through the motions at home against Northern Arizona and then played an ugly slugfest last week at Portland State. The Bengals, however, gave up on the season long ago...Sac State 21, ISU 17.
NAU at WSU---The Lumberjacks, on the other hand, have relished being the spoiler in the conference, killing Sacramento State's playoff chances and putting a halt to Northern Colorado's recent revival. Now they head on the road to play the Wildcats in the last home game for their longtime coach. If the Lumberjacks win, crown them the new bad boys of the conference...NAU 31, WSU 21.
PSU at UNC---In a very ugly game last week where it seemed no one wanted the win, the Vikings ended up on top and kept their late run intact. Now they go on the road to play the Bears who were playing well themselves until last week's game at Northern Arizona. Clearly the Bears have recovered but the Vikings are playing tough...PSU 27, UNC 14.
EWU at Cal Poly---The Eagles took last week off to get healthy and refocused, now that they are pretty much out of the playoffs. They hit the road to face future Big Sky member, Cal Poly, whose playoff chances took a serious hit last week. Both teams playing for pride, who wants it more...EWU 38, Cal Poly 35.
ISU at Sac State---The Hornets have clearly lost their focus after letting Eastern Washington get a win at home three weeks ago. They went through the motions at home against Northern Arizona and then played an ugly slugfest last week at Portland State. The Bengals, however, gave up on the season long ago...Sac State 21, ISU 17.
NAU at WSU---The Lumberjacks, on the other hand, have relished being the spoiler in the conference, killing Sacramento State's playoff chances and putting a halt to Northern Colorado's recent revival. Now they head on the road to play the Wildcats in the last home game for their longtime coach. If the Lumberjacks win, crown them the new bad boys of the conference...NAU 31, WSU 21.
PSU at UNC---In a very ugly game last week where it seemed no one wanted the win, the Vikings ended up on top and kept their late run intact. Now they go on the road to play the Bears who were playing well themselves until last week's game at Northern Arizona. Clearly the Bears have recovered but the Vikings are playing tough...PSU 27, UNC 14.