No. 9 Illinois at No. 1 Iowa
Date: Friday, Dec. 2
Time: 7 p.m. CT
Location: Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena)
Synopsis: Illinois needs virtually everything to go its way to win this dual meet, including B.J. Futrell beating Tony Ramos at 133 pounds. The Hawkeyes just have too much firepower for the Fighting Illini.
Weight-by-Weight Predictions:
125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 15 Jesse Delgado (Illinois)
133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 3 B.J. Futrell (Illinois)
141: No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois)
149: No. 8 Eric Terrazas (Illinois) maj. dec. Jacob Ballweg (Iowa)
157: No. 2 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Jackson Morse (Illinois)
165: No. 15 Mike Evans (Iowa) maj. dec. Dan Stelter (Illinois)
174: No. 3 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) dec. No. 6 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa)
184: Tony Dallago (Illinois) dec. Jeremy Fahler (Iowa)
197: No. 2 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) dec. No. 15 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois)
285: Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. Pat Walker (Illinois)
Predicted Dual Meet Score: Iowa 24, Illinois 10
No. 7 American at No. 20 Maryland
Date: Friday, Dec. 2
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: College Park, Md. (Comcast Pavilion)
Synopsis: American has the horses to be in the hunt for a trophy in March, but may end up with an underwhelming dual meet record this season because of lack of depth. Kerry McCoy's Maryland Terrapins are solid throughout. The heavyweight match is not only a battle of returning All-Americans, but also a rematch from the NWCA All-Star Classic.
Weight-by-Weight Predictions:
125: Shane Gentry (Maryland) dec. Thomas Williams (American)
133: Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) dec. Corey Borshoff (American)
141: No. 9 Matt Mariacher (American) dec. Frank Goodwin (Maryland)
149: Ben Dorsay (Maryland) dec. Kevin Tao (American)
157: No. 4 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American) dec. No. 16 Kyle John (Maryland)
165: No. 2 Josh Asper (Maryland) tech. fall Sean McCarthy (American)
174: No. 17 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) dec. Philip Barreiro (American)
184: Thomas Barreiro (American) dec. Ty Snook (Maryland)
197: No. 8 Daniel Mitchell (American) dec. No. 20 Christian Boley (Maryland)
285: No. 1 Ryan Flores (American) dec. No. 10 Spencer Myers (Maryland)
Predicted Dual Meet Score: Maryland 17, American 15
No. 3 Minnesota at No. 2 Oklahoma State
Date: Sunday, Dec. 4
Time: 1 p.m. CT
Location: Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)
Synopsis: There are several swing matches that could go either way in this dual meet between national powers. Of the 20 wrestlers expected to compete, 15 are ranked in the top 10 and 19 are ranked in the top 20. Don't be surprised if this one comes down to the final match.
Weight-by-Weight Predictions:
125: No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Ladd Rupp (Oklahoma State)
133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 6 David Thorn (Minnesota)
141: No. 7 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 13 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota)
149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 13 Dylan Ness (Minnesota)
157: No. 9 Jake Deitchler (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Albert White (Oklahoma State)
165: No. 8 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State)
174: No. 8 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State)
184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 8 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State)
197: No. 2 Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 3 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota)
285: No. 2 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State)
Predicted Dual Meet Score: Minnesota 18, Oklahoma State 12
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