The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 2 2000 - 13A Qt~ 3Idtigun Uad-g STAFF PICKS WEEK 9 SELECTIONS ALL PICKS MADE AGAINST THE SPREAD. HOME TEAMS IN CAPS. Michigan (-7.5) vs.' NORTHWESTERN OHIO STATE (-14) vs. Michigan State 1 ILLINOIS (-8) vs. Indiana WISCONSIN (-5) vs. Minnesota iPENN STATE (=17) vs. Iowa EASTERN MICHIGAN (-7.5) vs. Central Michigan KANSAS STATE (418.5) vs. Iowa; State FLORIDA STATE (-18.5) vs. Clemson LOUISIANA STATE (-2.5) .vs.° Alabama Mississippi State (-6) vs. KENTUCKY Florida (-18) vs. VANDERBILT Oregon State (-6) vs. CALIFORNIA 1WASHINGTON (-7) vs. Arizona ARIZONA STATE (-2.5) vs. Southern Cal .OREGON (-9.5) vs. Washington' State Best bet Record to date (Best bets) David Den Herder Michigan Ohio State Illinois" Wisconsin Iowa Central Michigan Kansas State Clemson 'Louisiana State Mississippi State Florida- Oregon State Arizona Arizona State Oregon. Michigan 56-64 (4-4) r~'A Chris Duprey Michigan Michigan State Illinois Minnesota Iowa Central Michigan Iowa State Clemson Louisiana State Kentucky Florida Oregon State Arizona Arizona State Oregon. Arizona State 62-58 (3-5) Mark FranCescutti Northwestern Ohio State Illinlois Wisconsin Penn State, Eastern Michigan Iowa State Florida State Louisiana State }Mississippi State Florida Oregon State Washington Arizona State Oregon Wisconsin 65-55 (3-5) Stephanie Of fen Michigan Ohio State Illinois Minnesota Iowa Eastern Michigan Iowa State Florida State Alabama Mississippi State Florida Cal iforn ia Washington Arizona State Oregon Iowa State 52-68 (3-5) Teams bit home stretch By Chris Burke Daily Sports Writer Purdue put itself in the Rose Bowl dri- ver's seat with its win over Ohio State last week. But there are several teams that have a __________ chance to go Across the to howl games, and HI1TEN this week of __________ comnpetit ion will go a long way toward deciding who gets in, and who stays home. N:IICHGAN S'xrE AT No. 16 Om~o S'rTE: Ohio State looks to recover from last week's devastating loss to Purdue, when the Buckeyes' defensive backfield seemingly forgot to cover wide receiver Seth Morales on a 64-yard touchdown pass that gave Purdue a 3 1-27 lead with 1:55 left. Michigan State seems like the perfect candidate for a recovery, Despite earning their first Big Ten win of the season last weekend, 14-10 over Illinois, the Spartans sit in a three-way tie for last in the conference. Running back TJ. Duckett returns-to the starting lineup for Michigan State this week. That should help freshman quarterback Jeff Smoker get a little- bit more time to throw against the- Ohio State defense. If only he had someone to throw to. Quarterback Steve Bellisari :could have some trouble passing against the Michigan State defense, but runniing backs Derek Combs and Jonathon'Wells should have some success on the ground. Ohio State looks for revenge of'last year's 23-7 loss to Michigan State, and they should get it. Ohio State 27. Michigan State '13 MINNESOTA Ar WISCONSIN: Well, at least Wisconsin won't go to the Rose Bowl this year. That's about the only sure thing in the Big Ten this season.f See BIG TEN, Page 14A I L::P-q ; P em"s 11 il L, 14 1- MOND0AYS FOOTBALL PARTY TLUESDAYS 2 FOR I DAY WEDIVESDAYS AMARTEUR CONTEST & WAITRESS Review MHURSDAYS SHARE A SHOWGIRL FRNTASY FR/DAYS FRISKY FRILLY DAY SATURDAYS COUPLES NIGHT IU 7d "ilI ITFITTERS : 20% OFF ~ Lx Offic~io Clothing, +Gregory Packs. All Letiherman Multi-tools. 25% OF F Paagonia Midweight "Wallace Berry~ Underwear. Tents and Sleepiin Baigs, Select Wool Sweaters. Eagle Creek 'ml aicks. Allaga'sh Clting, WAoirich C(lothing, All 1999 In-Stock Ski Equipment, All Chaco arnd ieva Sandals, All Wigwam Socks.. 40% OF F- Kelly xternal Frante Packs. Select (sore-fax Raincoats, Maptech National park( CD-Rom),, 2 8-4 8% 13FF -Select Boots. ew ;~2..,and many more deals!:'~ SRLE ENDS NOV. 5TH " 333 S. Main Street " Ann Arbor (734) 761.-8515 * (800) 778-3636 Discounts A (s to R tular Prced Marchantdi~e Onf _. nSfo Merchandise On' -Offe'r Good WtetSupptlies Last 50% Off, .. Sale' October 30-November 3 Use Office Furniture: * Desks * Chairs * Files * Tables * Bookcases I Mon: Noon-S:S~pmn Tues.-Thurs: Noon-3:SSpn, Fri: 7:3Oam-II:30am IPlymouth Rd. L-" SUNDAYS BUILD A SHOWGIRL SUNDA4E& SHOWER ~SHOWS YOUR BIRTHD0AY & BACHELOR PARTY PLACE 0 N Baxter No coupons accepted with this sate. Sale excludes $1 items. - Only applies to merchandise at PD warehouse. , LEHMAN BROTHERS Investment Banking S "W om en in Finance A D ay at Lehm an B rothersFrd y N o e b r1 ,2 0 10:3OAM-4:OOPM 'Juniors Please Apply by November 10, 2000 Send your Resume to Dimple Karelia dkarelia@lehman.com ' I