Faculty soccer Week 6 is at our doorstep, threatening to barge in just like the Buckeyes ultimately zone on mainly each possession.
And now that we’re midway by the common season, it is time to take inventory on how and the place we have shelled out money supporting our soccer behavior.
Tickets and journey to video games. A couple of dollars right here and there on some high squads’ moneylines. Workforce brand t-shirts and hoodies whose taxes and transport value as a lot as the garments. Are you able to inform somebody has some very private expertise on this division?
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No. 4 Michigan @ Indiana (12 p.m. ET Saturday, FOX)
With each week that passes, Jim Harbaugh is proving his Wolverines should be within the Faculty Soccer Playoff (CFP) dialog and that their semifinals look final season was not a fluke.
We hear you loud and clear, Coach.
Huge Blue rolls into this recreation 5-0 straight-up (SU) and 3-2 in opposition to the unfold (ATS). The squad additionally comes into this contest realizing that they personal the sequence. Michigan leads Indiana all-time 60-10, together with final yr’s 29-7 spanking.
Do the Hoosiers — the group that hasn’t misplaced a house recreation this season — stand an opportunity in opposition to the Wolverines? To maintain it shut, sure. To win outright, no.
Michigan’s not-so-secret weapon, operating again Blake Corum, has already rushed for 611 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. And there will not be any stopping him this weekend when he and his squad head to Indy for the sixth cease on their nationwide championship marketing campaign.
Prediction:
Michigan by 7 to 9 factors
No. 17 TCU @ No. 19 Kansas (12 p.m. ET Saturday, FS1)
TCU took Oklahoma to the woodshed and left each splinter the place it hurts in Week 5. All of us noticed that 55-24 dismantling of the Sooners, and it was ugly.
The Horned Frogs shall be out for extra frog meals once they face the Jayhawks this weekend. And it seems like Kansas is likely to be simply the snack TCU is searching.
The Purple and White are No. 2 within the nation in each scoring offense and complete offense. Within the state of Texas, TCU is the one undefeated FBS program. The Frogs personal the all-time sequence 25-9-4, and since TCU joined the Huge 12 in 2012, the group is 9-1 in opposition to KU.
So Jayhawks, we see you along with your 5-0 file and your 60% third-down conversion price. However TCU has probably the greatest dashing assaults within the nation and one of the crucial environment friendly passing quarterbacks in Max Duggan.
Kansas, come discuss to us when school basketball suggestions off.
Prediction:
TCU by 4 to six factors
Texas @ Oklahoma (12 p.m. ET Saturday, ABC)
The Longhorns at 3-2 aren’t as common as their file suggests. In Week 2, they took No. 1 Alabama right down to the wire in a recreation they misplaced 20-19. Their different loss was to Texas Tech in Week 4 once they fell 37-34. Texas is prepared for battle, and the official snapback begins with Oklahoma this weekend.
At FOX Guess, away group Texas is favored by 7 factors over OU, and we’re siding with the oddsmakers on this one. We’ll let you know why.
Oklahoma has allowed opponents 41 and 55 factors in its final two losses. Contemplating the Sooners rank 94th in complete protection, that actually tracks. Texas’ offense, alternatively, ranks twentieth within the nation, averaging 36.8 factors per contest.
And since honesty is at all times the most effective coverage, we’re simply gonna say it. We’re nonetheless not satisfied that Brent Venables is the suitable man for Oklahoma’s head teaching job.
Prediction:
Texas by 14 to 17 factors
No. 11 Utah @ No. 18 UCLA (3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, FOX)
UCLA is one other one which made us look twice after the squad took down Washington in Week 5 by a ultimate rating of 40-32. In true Pac-12 style, it had all of the makings of a Pac-12 After Darkish thriller. However should you had requested us firstly of the season to foretell the winner of this specific recreation, Utah would have been the straightforward reply.
Oh, how the tides have modified.
Like Kansas, the Bruins stated they weren’t ready till basketball season to be related. UCLA completes 73.4% of its passes, and the passing recreation, led by QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, ranks fourth within the nation.
After they’re 4- to 6-point underdogs — like they’re this weekend — the Bruins are 7-3 SU and 7-3 ATS since 2010. Additionally, UCLA has gotten the W in its final six house video games. The final time that occurred was throughout the 2017 season.
Scorching tub time machine, anybody?
Utah, although, is as wonderful as marketed. The Utes are averaging 42 factors per recreation and are solely permitting 155.4 passing yards per contest. The final time these two groups met was throughout the 2021 season, and Utah gained that matchup at house 44-24.
This yr, nevertheless, UCLA will get to play Hollywood host down in Southern California. And the Bruins do personal this all-time sequence 11-8. Make that 12 after this weekend.
Prediction:
UCLA by 7 to 9
Washington State @ No. 6 USC (7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, FOX)
In the event you’ve heard it as soon as, you have heard it 25,000 instances. However this yr might be the 12 months of the Trojan. The Renaissance of Troy. The Redemption of USC.
Name it no matter you need, however USC is again on the map. Thanks, Lincoln Riley.
At FOX Guess, the Trojans are 13-point favorites over Washington State on this one. And whereas we applaud Washington State for taking the journey to the Coliseum for some enjoyable within the California solar, this recreation shall be all about SC.
The Trojans are the one group within the nation to drive at the very least 15 turnovers by the primary 5 weeks of play, their 42.2 factors per recreation lead the Pac-12 and their one turnover is tied for fewest within the nation.
One turnover in 5 weeks. Extremely spectacular.
If the Cougars are searching for some enjoyable actions to make their journey worthwhile, we have heard the seashores are stunning, and the road meals is tasty.
Prediction:
USC by 10 to 13 factors
Texas A&M @ No. 1 Alabama (8 p.m. ET Saturday, CBS)
Texas A&M beat Bama 41-38 within the common season final yr, which implies these two groups have had this recreation circled in maroon and crimson for 12 months. There’s at all times a value for poking the bear. And Nick Saban & Co., don’t forget.
The Aggies aren’t having the most effective yr. They misplaced to Appalachian State in Week 2. Ought to we simply cease proper there? No shade to App State, however that loss, coupled with falling to Mississippi State final week, has successfully ended any CFP hopes A&M may need had.
Why so common, Aggies?
Effectively, they’ve the second-fewest passing yards within the SEC. They’ve solely scored 109 factors over 5 weeks, which is the worst within the convention. And the Aggies have solely scored 14 TDs all season. That 14 can also be tied for the fewest touchdowns — not within the convention however the whole FBS.
And simply to present you a glimpse into the greatness that continues to be Alabama soccer, the Tide — as traditional — are rolling.
No different squad within the nation has extra 50+ performs from scrimmage than the Tide. The 236.4 yards they permit per recreation ranks fifth within the nation. And so they common 7.35 yards per carry, which is the most effective within the nation.
Oh. And Saban is 26-2 in opposition to former assistants.
Go forward and name it 27-2 come Saturday.
Prediction:
Alabama by 18 to 21 factors
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