Michigan State -4 1/2 @ Purdue POTW#10
My POTW is Michigan State - 4 1/2 @ Purdue
I'm going with the large consensous on this one (at least according to wagerline) and they're right. It's simple; there is absolutely no way for the Boilermakers to stop Drew Stanton and the Spartan offense. Purude is giving up 330 passing ypg. Purdue as resorted to using converted receivers and such as DBs. It's ugly and it's getting worse. Purdue scores this year are below and show how bad the D really is:
Sat, Sep 10 Akron W 49-24 Audio
Sat, Sep 17 at Arizona W 31-24 Audio
Sat, Sep 24 at Minnesota L 35-42 Audio
Sat, Oct 1 (8) Notre Dame L 28-49 Audio
Sat, Oct 8 Iowa L 17-34
Sat, Oct 15 Northwestern L 29-34 Audio
Sat, Oct 22 at (14) Wisconsin L 20-31 Audio
Sat, Oct 29 at (10) Penn State L 15-33 Audio
For those counting, that's 6 straight games of over 30 and all 8 opponents scoring 24 or more against the Boilers. While the Purdue offense has shown some signs of life, they still turn the ball over way to much and fail to convert enough redzone possessions into tds.
The Spartans have recovered from the blown fg to end the half in Columbus finally. Of course, having Indiana at home helped. But, a defense that caters to their every wish will have the Spartans looking like the team that went blitzkrieg over Notre Dame, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. (Do Illinois and Indiana count? Yes, If you're comparing to Purdue's D.) This game will most likely be a 38 to 20 yawner for the Spartans.
Next week, toilet bowl II-Purdue and Illinois. And y'all thought the Illinois-Indiana game was bad.
My POTW#10 is Michigan State -4 1/2 @ Purdue
FYI- I'm 6-3 on POTW picks
I'm 13-6 on 2+2 NCAA recommendations
Other picks from me this week:
Ohio State -34 v Illinois
Arizona +9 v UCLA
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