That's the only reason that keeps me from making this a bigger play. But the Big 12 is a little different this year. There is a lot of parity in this conference, as we saw last week when all 4 Big 12 games came down to the last play. Kansas did give TT all kinds of problems in Lubbock a couple of years ago.
I was hoping for a 14. But 13 has always been a key number for me if I'm on the dog. I would hate for it to go below that. I think the public has a natural reaction to want to swing with the dogs this week after getting burned so bad last week by the doggies. But the closer we get to November, the more the cream is going to rise to the top and we'll start getting a few more of the elite teams starting to cover. Better overall team depth and talent start kicking in around the last month.
Northwestern +7
'Line is way off. Nebraska's offense has played nothing but garbage defenses thus far. They can't score against better defenses and Northwestern is very experienced on the defensive side of the football. I do worry about the Wildcats' offense but at home and likely holding Nebraska to around 24 I have to get on this one. Northwestern has enough balance in their offense to score points and they are due for some red zone success.'
Not a knock on your pick but Michigan St. is one of the better defenses I have seen this year ... Nebraska held up pretty well.
'Line is way off. Nebraska's offense has played nothing but garbage defenses thus far. They can't score against better defenses and Northwestern is very experienced on the defensive side of the football. I do worry about the Wildcats' offense but at home and likely holding Nebraska to around 24 I have to get on this one. Northwestern has enough balance in their offense to score points and they are due for some red zone success.'
Not a knock on your pick but Michigan St. is one of the better defenses I have seen this year ... Nebraska held up pretty well.
