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NUIC Week 8 Picks and Preview
By Al Zipsie
Stateline Sports Hub. Rankings. By our Media panel. Lena-Winslow all ten first-place votes and in first with all 100 points possible.
- Lena-Winslow. 7-0. 100.
- Forreston. 6-1. 89.
- Aquin 7-0. 84.
- West Carroll. 5-2. 72.
- Du/Pec. 5-2. 55.
- Dakota. 4-3. 53.
- E/PC 3-4. 35.
- Stockton. 4-3. 31.
- Orangeville. 4-3. 27.
- East Dubuque. 2-5. 10.
Some good matchups in week 8. The lead for the NUIC South is on the line with Forreston at Aquin. Milledgeville with only one win and winless Amboy collide. A/FC is at E/PC. A solid crossover game as two 5-2 teams meet in Pecatonica as Du/Pec host West Carroll.
In the North, Orangeville plays at Dakota with playoff implications. East Dubuque is at Stockton and Galena is at Lena-Winslow.
Stateline Sports Hub. Media picks.
46-3. Scott Leber. WTVO. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, Du/Pec.
45-4. Matt Trowbridge. Rockford Register Star/Freeport Journal Standard. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Aquin West Carroll.
45-4. Kyle Kampmier. NUIC Football Fanatics/Freeport Journal Standard. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
44-5. Terry Werntz. Former Dakota and Freeport coach. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
43-6. Derrick Mason. Townsquare Media. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
43-6. Joe Dredge. WROK. Stateline Sports Hub. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Aquin, West Carroll.
42-7. Cody Cutter. Sauk Valley News. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
42-7. Mike Buda. WIFR TV. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Amboy, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
40-9. Pete Leinweber. Deep Dish Football. Dakota, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
40-9. Tim O'Hallaran. Publisher Edgy Tim. Dakota. Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Milledgeville, E/PC, Forreston, West Carroll.
38-11. Al Zipsie. Stateline Sports Hub. Orangeville, Stockton, Lena-Winslow, Amboy, E/PC, Aquin, West Carroll.
On our media panel, 8 of the 11 are taking Forreston to beat Aquin. Only one has Du/Pec over West Carroll and that is Lever our picks leader. Only one has Orangeville to beat Dakota. Two have Amboy beating Milledgeville. Unanimous picks are Lena-Winslow over Galena, Stockton to beat East Dubuque and E/PC to win over A/FC.
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