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Odds and Ends 11/6/24

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Welcome Back! Before I get to this week's interesting tidbits, there are some games being played tonight. Wednesday, November 6 Ohio @ Kent State - The Bobcats lead 46-27-2, winning 7 of the last 9, including 42-17 last year, but the Golden Flashes have won 2 of the last 3. Ohio is 1 win from their 3rd consecutive bowl. KSU is trying to break a 17-game losing streak, and a 19-game losing streak to FBS teams. Oof! Bobcats win. Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan - The Broncos lead this series 27-22, but the Huskies have won the last 2, and they have split the last 8, with WMU winning 3 of the last 4 played in Kalamazoo. NIU has had an up-and-down season, following a pattern of 2 wins-2 losses through their 1st 8 games. This means they're due for a 2-game winning streak. The Broncos are undefeated in the MAC, and are 1 win from bowl eligibility, and they currently own a 4-game winning streak. WMU wins. OOC games are starting to dwindle away as all teams are into their conference
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Power Rankings 11/5/24

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Welcome Back! Personal Note : I apologize for not getting my TWIF Notes published yesterday, but I do most of my prep work for these blogs on Sunday, but I spent that day traveling back home- 2 1/2 hours to the airport, 2 hours IN the airport, 2 1/2 hours in the air, and 2 1/2 hours on the drive home. I know both of my faithful readers were greatly disappointed! Before I present my Power Rankings, this week continues those maddening mid-week games. Here are my picks for tonight's games. Tuesday, November 5 Bowling Green @ Central Michigan - The Falcons lead the series 24-19, winning 3 of the last 4 and 8 of the last 11 (since 1996), but the Chippewas have split the last 2. However, BGSU has won the last 3 played in Mount Pleasant, and 5 of the last 6 there. The Falcons have dreams of making the MAC CG and reaching a bowl for the 3rd season in a row. The Chips have dreams of staying out of the MAC basement. BGSU wins. Miami, Oh @ Ball State - The Redhawks lead the series 23-13-1, wi
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Paul's Picks Week 10

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Welcome Back! I had another mediocre week, going 42-15, a winning percentage of 73.4%. There are 49 games this week, the fewest since Week 6 also had 49. Games are much harder to predict now that we have moved into conference play, where there are all these rivalries. Overall, I am 438-139, a percentage of 75.9%, and a decrease of 0.3% from last week. I'm below 80% overall, and won't get back there, but I can still reach my "realistic" goal of 75%, but I'm getting awfully close to dropping below that, as I have been below 75% for the last 6 weeks. So far, I am 4-1 after the early games, which is a good start. So... on with the picks! Thursday, October 31 Tulane @ Charlotte - This will be the 1st time these teams will ever meet on the gridiron. The Green Wave are one of the leaders in the AAC standings, while the 49ers have lost 2 in a row, and are 3-5 overall, though they are 2-2 in the AAC. Tulane wins. Friday, November 1 Georgia State @ UConn - In their 1st meet
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