VanDelay's Week 6 Picks

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Nick’s Picks for Week Six are here as Nick takes a look at every game this week and brings us his MAC Football Picks. We also released Nick’s MAC football midseason report earlier this week in case you missed it, so be sure to check that out while as well.http://www.vandelaysports.com

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Akron @ Western MichiganAkron (2-3, 1-0 MAC East, 1-0 MAC Overall) at Western Michigan (2-3, 1-0 MAC West, 1-0MAC Overall) - 7 p.m.SITE: Waldo Stadium (30,200/FieldTurf) - Kalamazoo, Mich.TELEVISION: NoneSERIES RECORD: WMU leads 11-3 ... the Broncos have won the last three meetings, including last year’s game by a 17-0 margin ... the Zips last win was a 27-7 triumph in 1996.COACHES: UA-J.D. Brookhart (20-21, fourth season); WMU-Bill Cubit (17-12, second season at school; 50-30-1, 8th season overall).Akron @ WMU - GAME NOTES:Both teams are 1-0 in the MAC overall and 1-0 in divisional play ... the Zips lost a 44-10 game at Connecticut last week while the Broncos stopped Toledo 44-28 in the Glass Bowl ... WMU’s win at Toledo was its first in the Glass Bowl since 1988 ... Tim Hiller passed for three touchdowns in a game for the sixth time in his career ... after averaging 40.3 yards per game in the first four games, Mark Bonds racked up 143 yards and two TDs on 26 carries at Toledo ... Bonds also became the 11th player in WMU history to rush for 2,000-plus career yards as he now stands at 2,068 ... for the second straight year Londen Fryar made a game changing play vs. Toledo ... in 2006 he returned an interception 92 yards for a TD and a 21-10 lead in a game that finished 31-10; and in 2007 with his team down 7-0, Fryar grabbed a UT pass in the goal line and race 53 yards to the Toledo 47-yard line ... the Zips have played two QBs in all five games thus far in 2007 ... Chris Jacquemain (51-of-82, 381 yards, 2 TD, 1 int.) and Carlton Jackson (30-of-59, 346 yards, 3 TD, 2 int.) have shared the duties ... the combined record of the teams that Akron has lost to this season (Ohio State, Indiana and UConn) is 14-1 to date ... the Zips have excelled on special teams as they have the nation’s No. 3 ranked return men in kickoffs (Bryan Williams, 35.2) and punts (Andre Jones 21.6) ... this is Akron’s fourth road game of 2007.Nick’s Pick: WMU 33 – Akron 14Line: WMU by 9Comment: Western has gotten two straight offensive efforts but both of their opponents have had lousy defenses. Akron has a solid defense that played horrible in the second half last week at UConn and an offense that struggles to score. In Kalamazoo, the Broncos will win by a comfortable margin due to the Zips lackluster offense. Hey Nick..