Nora Maberry’s OVC Football Picks
Last week’s record: 5-1
Overall season record: 25-8
Tennessee Tech 40
Tennessee-Martin 21
-Tech’s Maurice Smith and Henry Sailes, Ohio Valley Conference Players of the Week, will prove too much for Martin.
Samford 37
Eastern Kentucky 25
-Samford will rally in the fourth like they did last week against SEMO for the win.
Tennessee State 45
Florida A&M 40
State will win this “classic game” by five.
Jacksonville State 35
Murray State 30
-Jacksonville State won’t repeat last weeks loss as junior quarterback Cedric Johnson will throw for another career high of 260 yards.
Eastern Illinois 35
Southeast Missouri 27
-The homefield advantage wont be enough for SEMO as the panthers will carry the momentum from their blowout against Indiana State all the way to Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Austin Peay 42
Gardner-Webb 15
–Austin Peay will blow out Gardner-Webb this weekend.