Week 5: Thursday Preview, Grine's Picks for the Week & More
Grine | NMPreps
THURSDAY NIGHT
No. 1 Volcano Vista (4-0) at Sandia (2-3): The top ranked Volcano Vista Hawks will take on the unranked Sandia Matadors on Thursday night. The Hawks enter the game with a perfect 4-0 record and have outscored both unranked opponents by a score of 89-0. Look for rising prospect Cody Moon (2021) took continue improving, he is coming off a two sack game against Manzano. NMPreps Score Prediction: Volcano Vista 44, Sandia 6.
Other Games: Atrisco Heritage (0-3) at Rio Grande (1-4); Mountainair (2-2) at Magdalena (3-2); Tohatchi (1-4) at Navajo Prep (2-4); Raton (3-2) at La Junta (2-1)
WEEK 6 PICKS
Games
Lovington at Artesia, 325 points (Lovington is the upset 400 points)
Goddard at Los Lunas, 325 points (Los Lunas is the upset 400 points)
Deming at Alamogordo, 325 points (Alamogordo is the upset 375 points)
Aztec at St. Pius X (Saturday), 325 points (Aztec is the upset 375 points)
Hagerman at Tularosa, 300 points (Hagerman is the upset 350 points)
Taos at Capital, 350 points either way
Ruidoso at Silver, 350 points either way
Grants at Kirtland Central, 350 points either way
St. Michael's at Santa Fe, 350 points either way
Escalante at Albuquerque Academy (Saturday), 325 points either way
Grine's Picks
Artesia
Goddard
Deming
St. Pius X
Tularosa
Capital
Ruidoso
Grants
Santa Fe
Escalante
Scoop
Locks: Artesia, Tularosa. This week we don't have any true locks that I would be confident in taking at 100% outside of these two.
Keep an Eye: Goddard vs Los Lunas. I wasn't brave enough to go with it but the Tigers have taken a big hit against Roswell, I think they could be in play here for a win (I wouldn't say upset but upset, sort of).
I Wanted to Go Upset: Aztec and Alamogordo. One of these two happens (yes, bold-ish statement). Who am I going with? Well, I didn't take either because I am going with a play it safe week as I finally climbed into the top-10 of the Pick'em standings.
Pick'Em Statistics - as of 6am on 9/26
Artesia 97% favored to win
Goddard 68% favored to win
Alamogordo 55% favored to win
St. Pius X 80% favored to win
Tularosa 100% favored to win
Capital 70% favored to win
Silver 70% favored to win
Grants/Kirtland Central is 50% (19 of 38)
Santa Fe 79% favored to win
Esclante 66% favored to win
Grine | NMPreps
THURSDAY NIGHT
No. 1 Volcano Vista (4-0) at Sandia (2-3): The top ranked Volcano Vista Hawks will take on the unranked Sandia Matadors on Thursday night. The Hawks enter the game with a perfect 4-0 record and have outscored both unranked opponents by a score of 89-0. Look for rising prospect Cody Moon (2021) took continue improving, he is coming off a two sack game against Manzano. NMPreps Score Prediction: Volcano Vista 44, Sandia 6.
Other Games: Atrisco Heritage (0-3) at Rio Grande (1-4); Mountainair (2-2) at Magdalena (3-2); Tohatchi (1-4) at Navajo Prep (2-4); Raton (3-2) at La Junta (2-1)
WEEK 6 PICKS
Games
Lovington at Artesia, 325 points (Lovington is the upset 400 points)
Goddard at Los Lunas, 325 points (Los Lunas is the upset 400 points)
Deming at Alamogordo, 325 points (Alamogordo is the upset 375 points)
Aztec at St. Pius X (Saturday), 325 points (Aztec is the upset 375 points)
Hagerman at Tularosa, 300 points (Hagerman is the upset 350 points)
Taos at Capital, 350 points either way
Ruidoso at Silver, 350 points either way
Grants at Kirtland Central, 350 points either way
St. Michael's at Santa Fe, 350 points either way
Escalante at Albuquerque Academy (Saturday), 325 points either way
Grine's Picks
Artesia
Goddard
Deming
St. Pius X
Tularosa
Capital
Ruidoso
Grants
Santa Fe
Escalante
Scoop
Locks: Artesia, Tularosa. This week we don't have any true locks that I would be confident in taking at 100% outside of these two.
Keep an Eye: Goddard vs Los Lunas. I wasn't brave enough to go with it but the Tigers have taken a big hit against Roswell, I think they could be in play here for a win (I wouldn't say upset but upset, sort of).
I Wanted to Go Upset: Aztec and Alamogordo. One of these two happens (yes, bold-ish statement). Who am I going with? Well, I didn't take either because I am going with a play it safe week as I finally climbed into the top-10 of the Pick'em standings.
Pick'Em Statistics - as of 6am on 9/26
Artesia 97% favored to win
Goddard 68% favored to win
Alamogordo 55% favored to win
St. Pius X 80% favored to win
Tularosa 100% favored to win
Capital 70% favored to win
Silver 70% favored to win
Grants/Kirtland Central is 50% (19 of 38)
Santa Fe 79% favored to win
Esclante 66% favored to win
