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Friday, October 12, 2018

This week's Purple & Gold football picks (10-12-18)




It's week #7 in the SoCon, and time to pick this weeks' games.

This week, we have 5 games scheduled, 4 conference games and 1 non-conference game for Saturday








Saturday, 19-12-18

Mercer (3-2)  at  Yale  (2-2)   1:00 PM ET   ESPN+
The Bears travel to New Haven, Conn to meet the Bulldogs of Yale. In the first-ever meeting between the two schools, the Ivy League Bulldogs flex their muscles with at 35-21 win over the visiting Bears of Mercer

Wofford (4-1, 3-0 SoCon)  at  Furman (1-3, 1-1 SoCon) 1:00 pm ESPN+
The premier conference game this week is probably the Terriers visiting the Paladins. The dogs continue their winning ways between these two upstate rivals, 35-21.

ETSU (5-1, 3-0 SoCon)  at  The Citadel (1-3, 1-2 SoCon) 2:00 pm ESPN3
The Bucs make the long trip down to the SC lowcountry, and it will be an extra long ride back home, as the Bulldogs defend their home turf with a 28-14 win. 

VMI (0-5, 0-4 SoCon)  at  Samford(2-4, 1-2 SoCon) 3:00 pm ESPN+
The Keydets roll into Birmingham, primed for a victory. The Bulldogs, however, have something else in mind after their beatdown of the Catamounts last week.  Dog win, 38-31. 

Chattanooga (4-2, 2-2 SoCon)  at  Western Carolina (3-2, 1-2 SoCon) 3:30 pm ESPN+
The Mocs travel across the mountains to Cullowhee hoping to avenge last season's loss in Chattanooga at the hands of the Cats. Both teams coming into the game. Both teams come into the game riding a two-game losing streak, and both teams need a win to try and right the ship.  After the beatdown of like week, the Cats have something to prove to themselves, and the Cats pull out the upset, 31-28. 












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