It’s time for the Week 3 installment of my weekly viewing guide. For those of you who may need a reminder, this Friday staple typically include the following:
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My breakdown and prediction (both straight and against the spread) of Michigan’s game
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My choices for the three biggest Big Ten games of the week that don’t involve Michigan, including predictions straight and against the spread
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My choices for the three biggest non-Big Ten games of the weekend, including predictions straight and against the spread
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Rapid-fire predictions for all other Big Ten games, both straight and against the spread.
Last week wasn’t a very good weekend for anyone associated with the Michigan football program. And that extends to my picks, where I blew the Michigan game by going with a last-minute flip to an upset, giving me just my third incorrect Wolverine moneyline pick over the last three seasons (but hey, 85% of you took Michigan last weekend, too, so it appears I have plenty of company at the loser table).
Overall, I went 16-2 straight/9-9 ATS in Big Ten games, and then underwhelmed with my three big non-B1G games for the second straight week, thanks largely to SMU absolutely melting down the stretch against Baylor. This week’s slate has better matchups than Week 2, but doesn’t quite match the greatness that was the jam-packed Week 1 offering…