09/27/2025
🏈 NCAA Football Weekend Preview
USC Trojans vs Illinois Fighting Illini (-6.5 USC)
The Trojans are rolling in as favorites, but don’t count out the Big Ten grit of Illinois. USC’s got the flash, but Illinois has that Midwest toughness — ya know, the kind you get from shoveling the driveway at 6 a.m. in January. Most of the crew’s leaning USC, but Matt’s eyeing the upset, thinking the Illini could make it a long day for the Trojans. Don’tcha know, this one could get spicy.
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (-4.5 Minnesota)
Now here’s the one that matters to us! The Gophers are slight favorites back home at Huntington Bank. Rutgers is scrappy, but if Minnesota’s offense wakes up, we should be chanting Ski-U-Mah and rowing the boat all night. Gopher fans know this isn’t always pretty, but hey, a win’s a win — and we’ll take it over the Scarlet Knights. Ya betcha.
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🐶 DAWG of the Week: UMass Minutemen vs Missouri Tigers (-44.5 Mizzou)
Holy buckets, that’s a big spread. Forty-five points? This ain’t your average Friday night townball game. UMass will need a miracle bigger than finding a parking spot at the State Fair. But hey, that’s why it’s the Dawg of the Week — sometimes the scrappy underdog pulls through. Still, most of the crew’s ridin’ with the Tigers here.
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📊 Beer Belly Sports Pick’em Standings
• Dustin: 12-7 (Top dog right now, strutting around like he just found the last Juicy Lucy in Minneapolis)
• Bruce: 11-8 (Keeping steady, just like a farmer in harvest season)
• Scott: 11-8 (Hot on the trail, like a walleye fisherman on opener weekend)
• Matt: 8-11 (Needs a heater, like a cabin without a woodstove in February)
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