{"id":158212,"date":"2022-09-22T03:39:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T08:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=158212"},"modified":"2022-09-22T03:39:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T08:39:55","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-6-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/09\/22\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-6-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick’Em: Week No. 6 predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess this is what you call a mid-season slump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last two weeks of Pigskin Pick\u2019em have produced rather pedestrian results, 29-11 (14-6 last week) or just 72.5 percent, far below my often stated goal of at least 80 percent. My overall season record currently stands at 93-28, or 76.8 percent, so there\u2019s some work to do during the second half of the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least on paper, Week No. 6 has a number of games that appear to be mismatches, but who knows, maybe we\u2019ll see an upset or two. Here are this week\u2019s picks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bluffton (3-2) at Crestview (3-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last couple of Fridays have not been kind to the Knights, who have dropped back-to-back NWC games. Meanwhile, the Pirates have won two straight and present some challenges with their option-based attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This should be a close game and I\u2019m thinking the Knights will pull out a homecoming win to start the second half of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Crestview<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elida (4-1) at Defiance (3-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elida was knocked from the ranks of the undefeated with last week\u2019s loss to Celina, while Defiance has won back-to-back games. I still think Defiance can play the role of spoiler in the WBL. This has the potential to be an interesting game but I see the Bulldogs coming out on top. The northern Bulldogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Defiance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leipsic (3-2) at Columbus Grove (3-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key NWC game for both teams. A win by Leipsic would most likely keep the Mustangs in a first place tie with Allen East and would all but eliminate Columbus Grove from the conference title race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m guessing the margin of victory will be a touchdown or less. The Bulldogs haven\u2019t lost a regular season game at home since Week No. 4 of the 2019 season, so there\u2019s that. Close game, I\u2019ll go with the Bulldogs at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Columbus Grove<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marion Local (5-0) at Versailles (4-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I\u2019ve said before, just another Friday in the MAC with two state ranked teams slugging it out. This time it\u2019s Division VI No. 1 Marion Local against No. 5 Versailles. Normally, I think it\u2019s a bad idea to pick against the road team in this MAC but this game is a little different. It won\u2019t be a blowout, but I like the Flyers to win by a comfortable margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Marion Local<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert (4-1) at Ottawa-Glandorf (1-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The records would indicate this shouldn\u2019t be close at all but given the last five games between these two teams, that\u2019s not necessarily the case. Ken Schriner\u2019s teams are always prepared and he usually has a twist or two that keeps opponents off balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having said that, I have to go with the Cougars, especially on artificial turf. I\u2019m just not convinced that Titans can keep up with Van Wert in terms of scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Van Wert<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best of the Rest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GMC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edgerton at Paulding: Edgerton
Fairview at Antwerp: Antwerp
Hicksville at Ayersville: Ayersville
Tinora at Wayne Trace: Tinora<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna at Delphos St. John\u2019s: Anna
Fort Recovery at New Bremen: New Bremen
Parkway at Coldwater: Coldwater
St. Henry at Minster: Minster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NWC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allen East at Spencerville: Allen East
Delphos Jefferson at Ada: Delphos Jefferson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bath at Celina: Celina
St. Marys Memorial at Shawnee: St. Marys Memorial
Wapakoneta at Kenton: Wapakoneta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRAC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Sr. at Toledo Central Catholic: Toledo Central Catholic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lima Central Catholic at Hopewell-Loudon: Hopewell-London<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor I guess this is what you call a mid-season slump. The last two weeks of Pigskin Pick\u2019em have produced rather pedestrian results, 29-11 (14-6 last week) or just 72.5 percent, far below my often stated goal of at least 80 percent. My overall season record currently stands at 93-28, or 76.8 percent, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 21:57:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158233,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158212\/revisions\/158233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}