Week 11 Preview: Tuesday-Friday

TUESDAY
7:30 PM

Central Michigan (5-4) @ Western Michigan (3-6)
CMU seems to be the top team in the MAC, which with their horrible defense, horrible out of conference showing, and loss to North Dakota State, speaks to the MAC's low status this year. Western Michigan's just been horribly disappointing, and believe it or not, a win here makes sense for the Broncos - they're at home in a rivalry game with their backs against the wall, and a WMU win would be MAC paritytastic.
My Pick: Western Michigan
Confidence (out of 5): 1

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WEDNESDAY
7:30 PM

Ohio (5-5) @ Akron (3-6)
Meh. Ohio's actually a perfectly fine team, but despite beating Bowling Green and dominating Temple, they're really not much to get excited about. However, Akron's shown less than nothing to date.
My Pick: Ohio
Confidence: 1

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THURSDAY
7:30 PM

Louisville (5-4) @ #4 West Virginia (7-1)
Intriguing. Louisville has a chance if this degenerates into a shootout, but WVU has a statistically excellent defense. Of course, with the possible exception of Matt Grothe, WVU hasn't faced anyone in Brian Brohm's league. Of course, all of that's likely moot, since WVU will put up 40 or so on that Louisville D.
My Pick: West Virginia
Confidence: 2

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9:00 PM

TCU (5-4) @ Brigham Young (6-2)
This gained intrigue after TCU's complete dominance of New Mexico, just completely shutting down the Lobo offense. Still, one game does not a trend make, and since TCU mostly shut down the run and BYU is a passing team, I'll give the Cougars the edge.
My Pick: Brigham Young
Confidence: 2

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FRIDAY
7:30 PM

Bowling Green (5-4) @ Eastern Michigan (3-7)
A lot like Ohio/Akron. BGSU's a good team that there's really no excitement about, especially since beating Minnesota means nothing this year. But, again, EMU's shown less than nothing to date.
My Pick: Bowling Green
Confidence: 2

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8:00 PM

Rutgers (5-4) @ Army (3-6)
Funny after last year and this preseason, but if anything, Rutgers is probably underrated at the moment. Ray Rice is a top 3 back nationally, and may actually be better week-in week-out than McFadden. He'll get to show that here.
My Pick: Rutgers
Confidence: 4