Chip Chirimbes

Gonzaga and Baylor 1:00 ET

Bulldogs over Bears- No. 1 meets No. 2 on a neutral court what can be better, the thing that makes it better is having the winner in this matchup. Both teams have been impressive at 3-0 with Baylor taking down No. 5 Illinois 82-69 and Gonzaga having wins over No. 6 Kansas 102-90 and No. 11 West Virginia 87-82. Both Baylor and Gonzaga are well balanced teams with four players scoring in double figures but the Bears have revenge having lost the Bulldogs five straight times including the last time they met in the NCAA tourney in 2019 and as a 14.5-point favorite the Zaps won 83-71 after breaking out to a 39-23 halftime lead. This time the Bears break through. Take BAYLOR!

Indiana at Wisconsin 3:30 ET

Badgers (-) over Hoosiers- They have had their run but the engine main cog has a bad wheel and the Hoosiers feel good season will close on a sad note starting here. Indiana lost their QB Michael Penix Jr. for the year and was the glue on offense. But it’s the Hoosiers defense leads the nation in take-a-ways with 18 including 16 int’s. Wisconsin is looking to rebound after their loss to Northwestern two weeks ago after a bye last week due to COVID, whenever they get to play they are going to punish their opponent and Indiana is the perfect sacrificial lamb. With the No. 1 defense allowing just 233 ypg they Badgers will dominate the Hoosiers w/o their QB will have difficulty moving the ball. Take BADGERS!

Oregon at California 7:00 ET

Golden Bears (+) over Beavers- Both clubs off losses to rivals and yet it probably hurts Oregon more than it does California. True that the Golden Bears (0-3) have yet to win but the Ducks loss surely knocks them and the Pac-12 out of any shot for the FBS. Ducks have won the last three and 10 of the last 11 meetings with the bears lone win at home in 2016. Hey, Herbert is gone and the Ducks spend more time on the ground where Bears have a chance to growl. Cal out-gained Stanford by a 150 yards on the ground while Oregon’s putrid defense gives up 457 YPG, 30-points per and have only two forced turnovers while surrendering five. Take CALIFORNIA!

Penn State at Rutgers 12:00 Noon ET

Nittany Lions (-) over Scarlet Knights- Wow, what a difference a coach can make. When Greg Schiano left the Scarlet Knights after a 10-year run going 68-67 winning bowl games in five of six seasons. Rutgers is was 7-45 in Big Ten play since 2014 and had lost 21 straight conference games entering the season. Under Schiano they have two and blew double-digit leads in two others. Starting with school worst 0-5 Penn State posted their first win last week at Michigan 27-17 their season high in points since their OT opener at Indiana. Despite their record the Lions are in a much higher class. Take PENN STATE!

Oklahoma State at T.C.U. 12:00 Noon ET

Horned Frogs (+) over Cowboys- Okay State is off a 50-44 OT win over Texas Tech where substitute Dezmond Jackson ran for 235 yards replacing All-American Chuba Hubbard who was out. The funny thing about is was they the Cowboys were out-gained by the Red Raiders by 100 yards and are now 0-4 ATS in their last four. TCU has turned things around after a slow start having won 3-of-4 and have a few trends working in their favor. The home team is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings and the underdogs is 5-0 ATS. But, they are also just 9-24 ATS in their last 33 home games overall. Take HORNED FROGS!

Nebraska at Purdue 12:00 Noon ET

Cornhuskers (+) over Boilermakers- Despite their 1-4 record the Cornhuskers have been good to ‘us’ as we have collected on both their ATS wins and we will again here. Purdue opened the season with a upset win over Iowa although the Hawkeyes out-gained the Boilermakers by a 100 yards and they have been out-gained by every opponent every at Minnesota where they lost anyway. The underdog is 4-1-1 ATS in the last six meetings. Take NEBRASKA!