Crucial Sports Weekend

Two of Crosschips favorite sporting squadrons have some crucial games ahead of them this weekend.  The Detroit Tigers are a couple of wins away from getting back to the playoffs and the Michigan Wolverines are in East Lansing to take on their rival, M$U.  If the Tigers get the job done as well as MICH, I will need to change my jorts but let’s not get hasty.

Michigan is 4-0 right now, something that no rational MICH fan really expected. M$U was predicted to finish in the top 3 of the Big Ten this year and are currently 1-3. The fact that the tables have turned back to what we are all used to so quickly is a “W” in itself. A Michigan win this weekend would be icing on the cake and a loss, as much as it would suck, isn’t that big of a deal. It’s Michigan’s 1^st road game, their starting QB is probably still injured and the Defense is very unstable.

Is a win possible for MICH? Hell yeah it is. MICH has won 30 of the last 40 games against M$U and haven’t lost 2 straight since 1967. MICH is only a 3.5 point dog in this and there is a 60% chance of rain tomorrow afternoon. Why is rain good? Because M$U is a passing team, averaging 320 ypg. If it’s raining, they are limited in their pass attack and will have to rely on their rushing game which averages only 117 ypg. If it does rain, MICH averages 243 ypg on the ground already so expect that to give them a strong advantage.

Now, because both teams have terrible defense, giving up over 350 yards of offense each, you would expect this to be a barn burner, but the weather will keep the score Under the predicted 56 point total. The fact that Michigan is a far more explosive running team will give them the edge.

MICH 35 – M$U 17

BET$ FOR THE WEEKEND:

Central MICH -8 @ Buffalo: CHIPS -8

MICH +3.5 @ M$U: MICH +3.5

Nortwestern @ Purdue: OVER 57

Penn State -7 @ Illinois: Penn State -7

Wyoming @ FL Atl -3.5: FL Atlantic -3.5

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The Detroit Tigers are 2 wins up on the Minnesota Twins.  A Tigers win and a twins lost tonight would seal the deal for them to play the YANKS in the 1st round of the ALDS.  LET’S GET IT DONE TIGERS!!!!!!  DOOOOOOOIN’ IT!!!

 
CROSSCHIPS FOR THE DAY: Eat 1 food item for every score that Any Team puts up that you happen to be watching this Saturday.  1 TD = 1 burger, 1 field goal = a bowl of cereal.  A GRAND SLAM by Miggy = 4 Beers (4 runs) etc…