Saturday, October 3, 2009

Weekend picks

In order to avoid missing predictions like last week,I'll do all three games now.
I might be back later,if I have time with an post that I have wanted to do for quite a while.

Ohio State invades Indiana as the Buckeyes come off back to back shutouts against Toledo and Illinois.
The Hoosiers score a lot of points and threw a major scare into Michigan last week at the Big Outhouse and feature an excellent running tandem in Demetrius McCray and Darius Willis.
Ohio State loses Boom Herron due to injury (which might be a good thing) and Kurt Coleman to a Big Ten suspension.
Indiana has a solid pass rush and Terrelle Pryor will have be aware of that and make good throws when being pressured.
Indiana has given up a lot of points though and hasnt faced a defense like OSU's either.....

The Cleveland Browns host the suddenly powerful Cincinnati Bengals by Lake Erie.
The Bengals should be 3-0,if not for a horrible break against Denver.
Eric Mangini has made a few changes with Derek Anderson at quarterback for Brady Quinn and Mike Adams moves from safety to corner to replace the often-burnt Brandon McDonald.
The Browns only hope is get a stop or two early and maybe a break as well and then hope the home town crowd gets into the the game.
If the Bengals score on their first two drives,this crowd will get ugly in a major fashion.
I just cant see the Browns secondary stopping Carson Palmer and gang all day..

Seattle travels to Indianapolis for a tough task against the 3-0 Colts.
Once again,it's Seneca Wallace at the helm for the injured Matt Hasselbeck.
One key to this game is can Seattle protec Wallace against the usually strong Colt pass rush.
Dwight Freeney may miss the game for the Colts and that could go a long way to keeping Seattle in the contest.
Julius Jones and Justin Forsett need to keep Peyton Manning off the field and move the chains,but I bet Seattle tries to throw the ball around.
If that is the case,watch for either Nate Burleson or John Carlson to be a big target.

Predictions
Ohio State 31 Indiana 10
Bengals 35 Browns 6
Colts 24 Seahawks 14

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