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2020 Covid Spread Pick'Ems WEEK 1

LAhawkeye

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2020 spread pick'ems is here, covid style, with week 1 starting alongside the start of the B1G season. We'll go the same amount of weeks as the Big 10 schedule... 9 I believe with the final week being champions week on Dec. 19.

Rules are the same as usual, just make your picks based on the spread. Please don't edit your post with your picks after the first game has kicked off. If you need to change a pick, do so in a separate post.

PUSHES will be counted as a win for everyone to make scoring easier on myself.

And the encouraged form of making picks is as such:
Iowa (-42) @ Ohio State
Nebraska @ Rutgers (-37)

Bolding the pick makes scoring much faster for me. I know posting from phones isn't easy to do this way, so it's just a suggestion.

That said, let's get to the game!!


WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
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LAhawkeye...thanks again for starting my favorite Hawkeye Report football game. GO HAWKS!

Cheers,

rfgiowa


WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5)
@ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State
@ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Purdue
Ohio State
Michigan
Penn State
Maryland
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Iowa State
Cincinnati
LSU
 
Here is the list of past winners. Starting in 2015 I started keeping track of the top 3 finishers for the regular season.

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS
2012 - Hawkeyepower100
2013 - nwiowahawkeyefan
2014 - IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life

2015 -
1) Meatloaf55
2) HawkinK.C.1
3) CoHawkeye

2016 -
1) QChawks
2) IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life
3) AllSports2

2017 -
1) HawkeyeBBnFBfan
2) Eburghawk
3) CJ Beat Hard

2018 -
1) Mill 1634
2) I4cy
3) Iafootballfan

2019 -
1) Qued18
2) Obviously Oblivious
3) hknation
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)

Switching to Iowa to cover with Rondale Moore out.
 
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Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State
@ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina
@ LSU (-7)
 
1. Purdue
2. Nebraska
3. Minnesota
4. Penn st.
5. Northwestern
6. North Carolina
7. Notre Dame
8. OSU
9. SMU
10. LSU
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska
@ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5)
@ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5
) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @
North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @
Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
IOWA
OHIO STATE
MICH
PENN STATE
NORTHWESTERN
NC STATE
NOTRE DAME
OKLAHOMA STATE
SMU
SOUTH CAROLINA
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)

Ohio State (-26)
Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
Maryland
North Carolina (-17)
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
SMU (-2.5)
LSU (-7)
 
2020 spread pick'ems is here, covid style, with week 1 starting alongside the start of the B1G season. We'll go the same amount of weeks as the Big 10 schedule... 9 I believe with the final week being champions week on Dec. 19.

Rules are the same as usual, just make your picks based on the spread. Please don't edit your post with your picks after the first game has kicked off. If you need to change a pick, do so in a separate post.

PUSHES will be counted as a win for everyone to make scoring easier on myself.

And the encouraged form of making picks is as such:
Iowa (-42) @ Ohio State
Nebraska @ Rutgers (-37)

Bolding the pick makes scoring much faster for me. I know posting from phones isn't easy to do this way, so it's just a suggestion.

That said, let's get to the game!!


WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)

Purdue
Nebraska
Minnesota
Penn State
Northwestern
UNC
Pitt
Iowa State
SMU
LSU
 
Iowa
Ohio State
Minnesota
Penn State
Maryland
NC State
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State
Cincinnati
South Carolina
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State
(-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State
(-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5)
@ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska
@ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5)
@ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5)
@ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State
(-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5)
@ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5)
@ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
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WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State
@ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland
@ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS

Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5)
@ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
@ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State
(-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)

Going against my Judgement on Michigan/Minnesota.
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7) (sorry Pepsi)
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5)
@ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State
@ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Here is the list of past winners. Starting in 2015 I started keeping track of the top 3 finishers for the regular season.

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS
2012 - Hawkeyepower100
2013 - nwiowahawkeyefan
2014 - IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life

2015 -
1) Meatloaf55
2) HawkinK.C.1
3) CoHawkeye

2016 -
1) QChawks
2) IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life
3) AllSports2

2017 -
1) HawkeyeBBnFBfan
2) Eburghawk
3) CJ Beat Hard

2018 -
1) Mill 1634
2) I4cy
3) Iafootballfan

2019 -
1) Qued18
2) Obviously Oblivious
3) hknation
I need to get back to my former glory. Probably helped that I picked hawks every game in the season they went undefeated.
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
Nebraska
Michigan (-3.5)
Penn State (-6.5)
Northwestern (-11)
North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5)
Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati
LSU (-7)

Sorry out of town only could use cell. Will bold predictions starting next week.
 
WEEK 1 MATCHUPS
Iowa (-3)
@ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State (-6.5)
@ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State
@ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa (-3) @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State (-26)
Michigan (-3.5) @ Minnesota
Penn State
(-6.5) @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern (-11)
NC State @ North Carolina (-17)
Notre Dame (-10.5) @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State
@ Oklahoma State (-3.5)
Cincinnati @ SMU (-2.5)
South Carolina @ LSU (-7)
 
Iowa @ Purdue
Nebraska @ Ohio State
Michigan
@ Minnesota
Penn State @ Indiana
Maryland @ Northwestern
NC State @ North Carolina
Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh
Iowa State
@ Oklahoma State
Cincinnati @ SMU
South Carolina @ LSU
 
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