4-Dime Play[/]
Wake Forest @ Navy (3:30pm et)
3-Dime Play[/]
[size=150:35rfm91m][color=#FF0000:35rfm91m]Freddy Wills's Pick[/][/color:35rfm91m][/size:35rfm91m]
Take Boston College +7.5 (4-Dimes)(1-5 scale)[/]
I'm going with Boston College as Notre Dame continues to impressed me time and time again. They will get a little bit of a break here against a team that on the season does not have the best offensive ranks and Notre Dame has faced some top notch offenses or at least made them look that way. However, BC is very solid defensively and this could be a different type of game for Notre Dame as Boston College seems to be coming alive at the right time.
BC will look to run on the Irish behind Montel Harris who is coming off a record breaking 264 yards and 5 TD effort against a defense that had been ranked 14th against the run in NC State mind you. Now he'll go up against the Irish who are ranked 64th. Expect BC to play keep away all day long with their balanced offense. I expect Shinskie to have a big game with the balanced attack mainly because every QB has had a big day against Notre Dame and now that he has developed a chemistry with WR Colin Larmond BC's offense is not weak any longer and they proved that last week against NC State when they won 53-20. We enjoyed Boston College last week as our POD runner up and we'll enjoy them one more time as we look to go a perfect 3-0 fading the Irish this year!
I understand this will be the best passing offense Boston College has faced Claussen is just very efficient and he is the MVP of this team. However, this is the 2nd best defense Notre Dame has faced (USC being the first). BC has faced three Top 27 passing offense attacks and in all three BC came out with victories and I expect something similar on Saturday from the Eagles as Notre Dame has had the luxury of facing very bad defenses especially in pass defense as the average opponent had an 81 pass defense.
Take Wake Fores +3 (3-Dime play)[/]
Wake Forest got Navy on revenge in their bowl game last year and since trailing in their loss at half time last year 17-0 in the regular season Wake Forest have out scored Navy 46-26. The ability to stop the run really has not been their, but Wake has been able to give it back to Navy and this years Wake Forest teams is angry off a dissapointing loss to Clemson. Wake is a more balanced offense this year and will give Navy troubles in the passing game in my opinion. Skinner should have a good game against a defense that is used to facing an average passing offense ranked 82 in the country which explaines their 40th ranked pass defense. The only team they faced inside the top 64 was 16th ranked SMU who led 21-7 at half time last week, but failed as Navy won 38-35. I don't anticipate that to happen to Wake as they have more of a running game to run the clock out once they go up than SMU's 112th ranked rushing offense.
Bottom line Navy really has not faced much competition with an average 65th ranked defense, and a 83rd offense going up against them. Navy has gone three weeks without recording the sack and that has been Skinners problem having the time to find his receivers. Navy's inability to get to the passer will be the reason they fall. Skinner gets the ball to playmaking receivers Devon Brown and Marshall Williams, and Givens to win this game by 10 poins.
