Thursday, October 31, 2013

Week 10 Picks





I had a bit of a split decision last week, going 3-1 straight up and 2-2 against the spread.

Which is a bummer, because I feel like I deserve extra points for being one of the few people who picked Princeton to beat Harvard.

But there are no moral victories.

My season totals are now  36-10 straight up and 29-16-1 against the spread.

On to this week with five games on the docket:


Brown -4 ½ vs. Penn

This is the week the Penn bus finally hits the breaks brakes. The Bears are nowhere near as good as I thought they would be this season, but they’re still good enough to beat a hobbled Quaker team at home by a TD or so.


Cornell +17 ½ at Princeton

Call me crazy, but the Big Red are getting a little better and the Tigers don’t need to beat the snot out of anyone right now. I think Princeton will win this game by just a little less than the spread.


Dartmouth +13 ½ at Harvard

I still think the Crimson will win this one, thanks to some matchup advantages they didn’t have against Princeton. But the Big Green will not be embarrassed.


Fordham -20 vs. Holy Cross

The Ram train should keep on rolling Saturday. It’s getting to the point that losing to them by 20 or so isn’t even embarrassing.


Sacred Heart -1 ½ vs. Monmouth

Monmouth has got to be getting road weary by now. This should be a really great game, but I have to go with the home team this time.



In case you were wondering… Yale is favored by 27 points over Columbia Saturday

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

"This is the week the Penn bus finally hits the breaks."

Can't tell if that was clever wordplay, or just a typo.

EdB said...

Yale is only favored by 27? It would be a moral victory if the Lions only lost by that much.

Anonymous said...

Only four moral victories away from a moral championship!

Anonymous said...

All of you forget so easily that CU had their way with Yale when Sid Luckman was a Lion. Obviously the key to a win is to get him in the game.

Anonymous said...

Jake - care to elaborate on the "match-up advantages" that Harvard will supposedly enjoy against Dartmouth that they did not enjoy against Princeton?

Jake said...

Yes, Harvard is a lot better against the run than the pass this season and that's one reason why they gave up so many points to Princeton. Unless Dartmouth throws the ball more, the Crimson will win. Last week's emergence of Carrier at WR could be an X factor if it continues today.