Week 4: NWC Pick 'ems!!!!!!!!!

Only one more week till the 'Catdome is rockin'!

Wildcat11 went 6 out of 7 last week in our weekly D3 game picks.  I only missed CLU getting trucked up at PLU.  That puts us the ADvantage at 17-20 (85%) on the season during the first 3 weeks of action.  It's a short list as we only have 5 games on the docket (I took Linfield already, of course).  Even though it's a short shot we have three games that could go either way but I've been on a roll so let's see if I can keep up the momentum.

Northwest Conference:

Whittier (0-1) over Puget Sound (1-1) (at UPS):  This is a hard one to call because I'm not sure what Whittier is at this point of the season.  They dropped their first game of the year to very strong NAIA Azusa Pacific by a count of 46-21 but they did have a good performance from their running back (Tillman).  UPS does have a victory but it's over 1st year Pacific and they got their hat handed to them by Oxy.  I'm going to take Whittier on the road being the more physical team.

Whitworth (1-2) over Lewis Clark (1-1) (at Whitworth):  L&C and the Rats only win on the season are against the same sorry Pomona-Pitzer.  The Pios had an offensive EXPLOSION on the 'Hens (65 pts) while the Rats just tacked up an efficient 35 points.  The difference is that Rats have played MUCH better competition up to this point and their defense has been pretty good, IMO.  I expect the Rats to make ground chuck of the Pioneer defense and win by a comfortable margin.

West Region Game of the Week:

#9 Coe (3-0) over #7 Central (3-0) (at Coe):  This is a HUGE game in the IIAC and in the West Region.  Many folks are taking the Dutch over the Cohawks but I like Coe here because of the home field advantage and the fact that Central has had a couple of close calls in their 1st two games.  Major playoff implications are on the line in the IIAC and in the West.

National Game Game of the Week:

#11 North Central  (3-0) over #17 UW-Eau Claire (3-0):  Major, major game for the CCIW as the North Central Cardinals host the surprising Eau Claire Blugolds who are 2-0 thanks to a big upset over Saint John's in week 2.  The CCIW is a conference that's on the heals of the big dogs (WIAC, ASC, OAC, MIAC, NWC) and is looking make a statement with a win over an undefeated WIAC school.  I'll take the Cards.