The Holy Land
Maryland Fightin' River Snappers at Wisconsin Trashpandas
12:00 ET, 11:00 GTZ. NBC/Peacock. UW -9.5, O/U 44.5
Everywhere Else That Vaguely Interests Me
#17 Texas Tech at #16 Utah
12:00 ET, 11:00 GTZ. Fox. Utah -3.5, O/U 57.5.
Ranked matchup, conference matchup, and Utah has been hamblasting their opponents (including UCLA) thus far. The rumors of Kyle Whittingham's demise may have been sorely exaggerated.
Syracuse Orange Thing at Clemson Other Orange Thing
12:00 ET, 11:00 GTZ. ESPN. Clemson -17.5, O/U 54.5.
If you missed it, Dabo kind of melted down publicly this week. It's not great in SC! And at least at this humble Midwestern blog, WE FUCKING LOVE IT. I don't think Syracuse can hang with Clemson and their backs against the wall, but Orange, I beg of you. Make them sweat. Make Dabo fear.
Bowling Green Pudges at Lvhl Cdnls
12:00 ET, 11:00 GTZ. ACCN. Lvhl -25.5, O/U 51.5.
This is probably going to be a whooping (or a whupn, when pronounced with the Louisville accent), but dammit, I believe in Pudge the Cat. More animal mascots, I beg! (Not you, Michigan. We tried that once and violence ensued. Not again.)
SMU Cocaineponies at TCU HYPNOTOADS
12:00 ET, 11:00 GTZ. ESPN2. TCU -6.5, O/U 63.5.
I have no thoughts on this one, but in-state matchups between competing Christian universities feels right, even if one is in the Big Ex Eye Eye and one is in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
