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There is an SEC tilt on Thursday night but this may be the better of the two games to catch that evening. Marshall is the top dog in the Conference USA East division but East Carolina is breathing down their neck.
Oklahoma State has had back to back solid B12 victories over Kansas State and TCU but they need to keep it going if they are going to stay in the conference race.
The San Diego Chargers showed very well last week in limiting Andrew Luck and the Colts – it was an impressive win. This week they find themselves playing the league’s weakest team in Jacksonville but they are travelling all the way across the country to do so, a situation which is usually a play against, at least in terms of the number.
The Rams caused a stir last week when they dominated the Houston Texans. All offseason long they have been saying they were a team on the come but prior to that we really hadn’t seen it and I am still not sure this team has the potential to be good.
These are the top two teams in a beleaguered NFC East. They both enter Sunday with a 3-3 record so this is a huge game that will influence the division race from here on out. Both of these teams have proven to be very good on offense so we should be treated a fun back and forth affair.
This is kind of an interesting matchup. I am not a big fan of Chicago but with a 4-2 record they are tied for first place in the NFC North at the moment. They seem to be the same old Bears and be wary of their poor ATS record of 1-4-1, they are the only team with a losing ATS mark that actually is on the positive side of things straight up which tells you something.
Texas Tech might be the undefeated team with the least amount of hype right now which is a bit surprising given they kind of have the inside track on the BIG 12 which last I checked that is still considered a major football conference.
Georgia had very high expectations coming into the season but with two losses already most of those are already out the window. Last week they lost to Mizzou and it will be interesting to see the kind of effort they put forth on the road this week with the emotional drainage of their season being a disappointment as well as a host of injuries still to deal with.
Since losing to Alabama there hasn’t been a ton of talk about Texas A&M or Johnny Football in the national media. The fact is that they are still gunning for a BCS bid as they take on this very mysterious Auburn team.
Ohio State was one of the big beneficiaries of last week’s madness as they are now one of only 13 unbeaten teams across the nation. As the only remaining undefeated Big Ten team they have a great chance of running the table and getting back to the BCS provided they don’t get too far ahead of themselves.
The Miami Heat are the odds on favourite to win the NBA Championship again this season. I like the moves they have made during the offseason making this year’s version maybe better than last year’s.
The Northern Illinois Huskies just continue to keep winning. They are perfect on the season and heading into what should be a relatively easy game at Central Michigan, the program that used to lead the MAC before their current run of dominance.
With the chaos of last week losses across the nation in the rear view mirror it looks like the ACC was one of the main benefactors of the carnage that brought down 7 ranked teams last week. Miami sits undefeated with a chance to really improve their chances for a special season with a win on Thursday night in Chapel Hill.
The Kansas City Chiefs have to be the most surprising 5-0 team in the league, as they are keeping pace with the Denver Broncos in the AFC West. Sure Andy Reid is a good coach and QB Alex Smith is an upgrade but nobody could have seen these kinds of results coming.
***(Write-up assumes…AP plays —- with the terrible news we’ve learned Friday)
Both of these teams have struggled so far this season, especially Minnesota who made the playoffs last year and has been totally flat all season long. The trouble has been at the quarterback spot which is why they acquired Josh Freeman after he was jettisoned by the Bucs…anything is an improvement over Christian Ponder.
This game is a great contrast in styles. Indiana loves to throw the ball and has one of the most productive offenses in the nation, maybe the best in the conference, while Michigan State is all about defense and putting the clamps on you whether you like to run or throw it.
