Week Seven Picks

Well, well, well. Here we are, at the beginning of another riveting weekend of UMAC football. While this week's games really don't seem like important matchups, don't be fooled; every matchup is an important one at this point in the year, as St. Scholastica found out last year when they were upset by Minnesota Morris in week eight and ended up conceding the UMAC crown for the first time (fully) since 2010. Let's take a look at the matchups, shall we?

Crown at Westminster - As I've said several times before this year, Westminster is a hard team to judge. They ball out one week, then get destroyed the next. I think they are overall a better team than Crown, and with them being at home, I'm going to go with them this week. I say Crown plays 'em tough, but the Blue Jays come out on top, 35-28.

Greenville at Eureka - Eureka has been on a crazy hot streak the past 4 weeks. They have been averaging over 40 points a game and have been holding their UMAC opponents to about 200 a game. Greenville's coming off a big win in Minnesota, but I don't think that will be enough to ride through the Red Devils. Eureka wins big in this one, 42-14.

Martin Luther at St. Scholastica - There is no doubt that Martin Luther is a much improved team, but to date the best team they have beat is Greenville, who is okay at best. They face much tougher challenges the last half of the season, starting with St. Scholastica at home this week. I predicted a blowout last week though, and St. Scholastica escaped with a closer win than expected. I'll still take Scholastica, but I'll say the score will be 38-28. I promise I'm not stealing that score from last week.

Iowa Wesleyan at Northwestern - Iowa Wesleyan stepped up and played well last week against St. Scholastica, but this week they face a tougher defense. While Northwestern's offense is straight up pathetic, I think they'll be able to lean on the D for another win this week, 14-7.

MacMurray at Minnesota Morris - MacMurray makes the long trip to Minnesota again this weekend, and I think the trip will be worth it for them. While Morris' defense hasn't been completely irrelevant, they won't be able to stop the train that is Chazz Middlebrook and the MacMurray offense. I think Chazz gets back on track with over 200 yards and the Highlanders win convincingly, 35-10.

I was 4-1 last week, with only Greenville surprising me with a clobbering of Crown in front of their home crowd. That makes me 18-7 overall, and I think I've got a pretty good chance to go 5-0 this week. I'll try to keep up with the games and keep everyone updated on twitter. To all players and coaches: good luck, and prove me wrong!