Toledo @ UMass. Rockets by a lot.

WMU @ Buffalo Picking the home team in a nailbiter.

EMU @ NIU I'm tempted to pick EMU, but NIU at home it is.

CMU @ Miami I'm feeling better about this game as the week goes on.

Ohio @ Akron This SHOULD be a get well game for the Bobcats. If not, I probably won't pick them again.

BGSU @ Kent St. Potentially potent offense versus stiff defense. I'm betting on Crum.

Army @ Ball St. Strange things can happen in Muncie, but I don't see BSU having enough to stop a potent ground game.

Toledo
WMU
NIU
CMU
Ohio
Kent St.
Ball St.

Saturday 10/2

Toledo 38 @ UMass 14
WMU 31 @ Buffalo 27
EMU 35 @ NIU 24
CMU 21 @ Miami 28
Ohio 28 @ Akron 35
BGSU 27 @ Kent St. 38
Army 24 @ Ball St. 17

Bold=Winner; Underline = Beating the spread

Toledo -27 vs UMass
*Toledo could beat the spread on this, where EMU fell a bit short of that spread, and Boston College hit it on the dot -- both in Mass. I think Toledo's O isn't great this year, it's on the road... Toledo 41, UMass 27

Western Michigan -7 vs Buffalo
*Okay, Okay -- I totally underestimated WMU's D. I think they're (knock on wood) good this year. However, the Illinois State & SJSU game showed that our O can sputter and is unpredictable. Buffalo can play very good at home as they did against Coastal Carolina. In Kzoo? I'd pick WMU by 3 to 6 pts. Buffalo, IMO, will win in a dogfight. Buffalo has a pretty decent D, too. Not a high scoring game. Could go either way due to special teams + penalties. WMU 20, Buffalo 24

EMU vs NIU -1
*The fighting Emoos seems to be able to score tons of points when playing against non-formidable opponents, but NIU on the road is a formidable one. Oh, EMU could easily end up being the winner. NIU too. Too tough of a call. Gotta go with the team whose field is on the grave of Diesel. EMU 27, NIU 30

CMU -1 vs Miami
*Another coin-flip game. CMU had a big comeback to beat FIU who was whipping them early. But, Texas State who got bang-banged by the Fighting Emoos in Ypsi also squeaked one out against FIU. CMU can be good, can be not so good. On the road or at home. Could go either way. Miami's unpredictable too. I'm going with the team that has cheerleaders that are far FAR from being virgins in any way, shape, or form. CMU 31, Miami 24

Ohio -9.5 vs Akron
*The battle of the Worsts! Akron got whipped by Temple, FFS. However 2 of their teams were Ohio State & Auburn. Battle tested. Ohio dropped an egg and are in a spiral due to Solich moving to an old folks home. Ohio lost to a D1AA who's no power in that league, and lost to teams that if in their predicted pre-season state -- would be more like 3-1 and possibly 4-0 with good luck. Yikes! Ohio 14, Akron 17

BGSU vs Kent State -16.5
*BGSU is no longer out of the toilet bowl. They're better than last year but still can't be seen as a division contender at all -- but Kent State is lacking in what has been expected of themselves. It's at KSU which is good -- but BGSU has a boost of confidence, and plays better than what this spread expects. BGSU 20, Kent State 28

Army -10 vs Ball State
*I'd say this spread is fair, despite Army undefeated. They had to work to beat Miami and even more in a close game against W-Ky. It's in Indiana, so that'll help BSU be in a slightly better cardinal direction... but Army beats them by 2 TDs. Army 30, BSU 16

Toledo
Western Michigan
Northern Illinois
Miami
Ohio
Kent State
Ball State

Toledo 42-10
WMU 28-24
NIU 24-17
MIAMI 27-24
Ohio 30-10
Kent St. 42-20
Army 31-28

Good grief, Todd. You flip flop more than a large mouth bass on the shore. We all understand that, theoretically, either team could win the game.

Results

Actual

Toledo 45 @ UMass 7
WMU 24 @ Buffalo 17
EMU 20 @ NIU 27
CMU 17 @ Miami 28
Ohio 34 @ Akron 17
BGSU 20 @ Kent St. 27
Army 16 @ Ball St. 28

Week 2 Pick'Em standings

BruceMcF ----------- 7-0
LongtimeFan ------- 7-0
Bronco'14 ---------- 6-1
ColinApocalypse --- 6-1
FMRocket ----------- 6-1
Frozenbaugh ------- 6-1
GRBRONCO -------- 6-1
epasnoopy --------- 5-2
george14 ---------- 5-2
inductchuck16 ----- 5-2
UofToledoFans ----- 5-2
zibby --------------- 5-2
Boca Rocket ------- 4-3
CMichFan ---------- 4-3
FrankAnderson ---- 4-3
Love and Honor --- 4-3
mufanatehc ------- 4-3
axeme ------------- 3-4
BobcatEngineer --- 3-4
Huron Boy --------- 3-4
MacLord ----------- 3-4
toddjnsn ----------- 3-4
ilovegymnast ------ 2-5

Correct Score Guess:

None this week, but there were several very close guesses on CMU @ Miami and toddjnsn was 1 point off of getting the BGSU @ Kent St. score.

Overall Pick'Em standings

ColinApocalypse ------- 46-8
Boca Rocket ----------- 45-9
FrankAnderson -------- 45-9
Frozenbaugh ---------- 45-9
Bronco'14 -------------- 44-10
CMichFan -------------- 44-10
zibby ------------------- 44-10
LongtimeFan ---------- 44-9
epasnoopy ------------- 43-11
george14 -------------- 43-11
Huron Boy ------------- 43-11
Love and Honor ------- 43-11
inductchuck16 -------- 42-12
UofToledoFans -------- 42-12
axeme ----------------- 40-14
mufanatehc ----------- 38-16
ilovegymnast ---------- 36-18
MacLord --------------- 36-14
BuckeyeFlyerFlash ---- 36-11
BobcatEngineer ------- 33-10
BruceMcF -------------- 31-11
toddjnsn --------------- 31-10
FMRocket -------------- 27-15
Hiller4Hyz09 ----------- 17-7
GRBRONCO ------------ 15-3
pono ------------------- 10-2
Nick from Ohio -------- 9-3

1st place, baby! Can't let off the gas now.

Yowza ... three supporter picks (Kent State, MAC versus Indy x 2), one anti-supporter pick (against Akron in the MAC) and three actual guesses who would win yields a 7-0 week.

What are the odds?