{"id":158451,"date":"2022-09-29T03:45:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=158451"},"modified":"2022-09-29T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:15:32","slug":"pigskin-pickem-week-no-7-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/09\/29\/pigskin-pickem-week-no-7-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigskin Pick\u2019Em: Week No. 7 predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

That\u2019s more like it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a mid-season slump of sorts, I managed to go 18-2 with last week\u2019s picks, with the only two misfires being Crestview over Bluffton and Hopewell-Loudon over Lima Central Catholic. My record now stands at 111-30 (78.7 percent). Here\u2019s hoping Week No. 6\u2019s success carries over to the rest of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having said that, on to Week No. 7 predictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Antwerp (6-0) at Wayne Trace (2-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 5 Antwerp is considered the favorite here, but the Archers will see a more than solid Raider defense on Friday night. Wayne Trace\u2019s defense has kept the Raiders in all six games this season, but the offense will need to come through if there\u2019s going to be an upset in Haviland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pick: Antwerp <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celina (4-2) at Ottawa-Glandorf (1-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe I\u2019m making this more difficult than it has to be and maybe I\u2019m overanalyzing it. You can make the argument that Celina is the most improved WBL team so far this year, but it feels like Ottawa-Glandorf is due for another win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve resigned myself to a coin toss\u2026heads it\u2019s Celina, tails is Ottawa-Glandorf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Columbus Grove (4-2) at Crestview (3-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Crestview is trying to snap a three game losing streak but it won\u2019t be easy against the Bulldogs, who are trying to stay in the NWC title race. With all due respect to other teams on the schedule, this may be the best defense the Knights have seen this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Shawnee (1-5) at Van Wert (5-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not going to draw this out. Van Wert wins by a substantial margin. Shawnee isn\u2019t bad defensively but the Indians simply won\u2019t be able to score enough points to keep pace with the Cougars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Spencerville (1-5) at Ada (1-5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencerville has lost four straight, while Ada has dropped three straight. I\u2019m thinking it\u2019s the Bearcats who snap the streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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

Ayersville at Tinora: Tinora<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edgerton at Fairview: Edgerton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulding at Hicksville: Paulding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Bluffton at Leipsic: Leipsic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

MAC<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anna at Versailles: Versailles <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coldwater at Delphos St. John\u2019s: Coldwater <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Recovery at Marion Local: Marion Local <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minster at Parkway: Minster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Henry at New Bremen: New Bremen <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Defiance at Bath: Defiance <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenton at St. Marys Memorial: St. Marys Memorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wapakoneta at Elida: Wapakoneta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRAC <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Lucas at Lima Central Catholic: Lima Central Catholic <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor That\u2019s more like it.  After a mid-season slump of sorts, I managed to go 18-2 with last week\u2019s picks, with the only two misfires being Crestview over Bluffton and Hopewell-Loudon over Lima Central Catholic. My record now stands at 111-30 (78.7 percent). Here\u2019s hoping Week No. 6\u2019s success carries over to the […]<\/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-158451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 11:01:39","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\/158451","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=158451"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158499,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158451\/revisions\/158499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}