{"id":39986,"date":"2026-09-18T07:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=39986"},"modified":"2026-09-18T07:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:37:10","slug":"wzbd-pigskin-pickem-week-5-from-the-experts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/wzbd-pigskin-pickem-week-5-from-the-experts-4\/","title":{"rendered":"WZBD Pigskin Pick&#8217;em&#8230;Week 5 from the Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a week where our experts finish with the same weekly record, that was not the case for week 4, as Dave Nathan takes the weekly honors by 5 games, and expands his lead.  How do our experts pick this week&#8217;s games? Check their picks below, and if you have yet to do so, get your picks in by <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeuTukck93ibbamBCCo5xTFy4cq6Er8YeM_AmEI6w4NgJyjBw\/viewform?usp=header\">clicking here<\/a>, and get them in before kickoff tonight at 7pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"209\" class=\"wp-image-30210\" style=\"width: 133px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image0-2025-10-17T054525.778.jpeg-e1760708634116.jpeg?resize=133%2C209&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image0-2025-10-17T054525.778.jpeg-e1760708634116.jpeg?w=454&amp;ssl=1 454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image0-2025-10-17T054525.778.jpeg-e1760708634116.jpeg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><br>Rex Brewer\u00a0<br>LW: 30-16<br>Overall: 87-37<\/td><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"204\" class=\"wp-image-5338\" style=\"width: 167px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Danepic1.jpg?resize=167%2C204&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Danepic1.jpg?w=357&amp;ssl=1 357w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Danepic1.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><br>Dane Fuelling<br>LW: 29-17<br>Overall: 88-36<\/td><td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" class=\"wp-image-6025\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=150%2C206&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?w=1226&amp;ssl=1 1226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=745%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 745w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=768%2C1056&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=1117%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1117w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/davenathansmile.jpg?resize=1024%2C1408&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>Dave Nathan<br>LW: 35-11<br>Overall: 97-27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adams Central at Heritage<\/td><td>Adams Central<\/td><td>Adams Central<\/td><td>Adams Central<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blackhawk at South Adams<\/td><td>South Adams<\/td><td>South Adams<\/td><td>South Adams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jay County at Bluffton&nbsp;<\/td><td>Bluffton<\/td><td>Bluffton<\/td><td>Bluffton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Southern Wells at Woodlan&nbsp;<\/td><td>Southern Wells<\/td><td>Woodlan<\/td><td>Woodlan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bellmont at Huntington North<\/td><td>Huntington North<\/td><td>Bellmont<\/td><td>Huntington North<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Columbia City at DeKalb&nbsp;<\/td><td>Columbia City<\/td><td>DeKalb<\/td><td>Columbia City<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>East Noble at Leo&nbsp;<\/td><td>East Noble<\/td><td>East Noble<\/td><td>East Noble<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Haven at Norwell<\/td><td>Norwell<\/td><td>Norwell<\/td><td>Norwell<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Concordia at Northrop&nbsp;<\/td><td>Northrop<\/td><td>Northrop<\/td><td>Northrop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bishop Dwenger at Homestead&nbsp;<\/td><td>Homestead<\/td><td>Bishop Dwenger<\/td><td>Bishop Dwenger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bishop Luers at North Side&nbsp;<\/td><td>North Side<\/td><td>Bishop Luers<\/td><td>North Side<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Snider at Carroll&nbsp;<\/td><td>Carroll<\/td><td>Carroll<\/td><td>Carroll<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wayne at South Side&nbsp;<\/td><td>South Side<\/td><td>South Side<\/td><td>South Side<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Portland State at Oregon<\/td><td>Oregon<\/td><td>Oregon<\/td><td>Oregon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kent State at Ohio State<\/td><td>Ohio State<\/td><td>Ohio State<\/td><td>Ohio State<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Buffalo at Penn State<\/td><td>Penn State<\/td><td>Penn State<\/td><td>Penn State<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Akron at Minnesota<\/td><td>Minnesota<\/td><td>Minnesota<\/td><td>Minnesota<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin<\/td><td>Wisconsin<\/td><td>Wisconsin<\/td><td>Wisconsin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Southern Illinois at Illinois<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><td>Illinois<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>USC at Rutgers<\/td><td>USC<\/td><td>Rutgers<\/td><td>USC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UTEP at Michigan<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Western Kentucky at Indiana<\/td><td>Indiana<\/td><td>Indiana<\/td><td>Indiana<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Northern Iowa at Iowa<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Dakota at Nebraska<\/td><td>Nebraska<\/td><td>Nebraska<\/td><td>Nebraska<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eastern Washington at Washington<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michigan State at Notre Dame<\/td><td>Notre Dame<\/td><td>Notre Dame<\/td><td>Notre Dame<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colorado at Northwestern<\/td><td>Colorado<\/td><td>Northwestern<\/td><td>Colorado<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virginia Tech at Maryland<\/td><td>Virginia Tech<\/td><td>Virginia Tech<\/td><td>Virginia Tech<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Purdue at UCLA<\/td><td>UCLA<\/td><td>Purdue<\/td><td>UCLA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ball State at Liberty<\/td><td>Ball State<\/td><td>Ball State<\/td><td>Liberty<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carolina at Atlanta<\/td><td>Atlanta<\/td><td>Carolina<\/td><td>Carolina<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cincinnati at Houston<\/td><td>Houston<\/td><td>Houston<\/td><td>Houston<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cleveland at Tampa Bay<\/td><td>Cleveland<\/td><td>Tampa Bay<\/td><td>Tampa Bay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Green Bay at NY Jets<\/td><td>Green Bay<\/td><td>NY Jets<\/td><td>Green Bay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minnesota at Chicago<\/td><td>Minnesota<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><td>Chicago<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Orleans at Baltimore<\/td><td>Baltimore<\/td><td>Baltimore<\/td><td>Baltimore<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Philadelphia at Tennessee<\/td><td>Philadelphia<\/td><td>Philadelphia<\/td><td>Philadelphia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pittsburgh at New England<\/td><td>Pittsburgh<\/td><td>New England<\/td><td>New England<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jacksonville at Denver<\/td><td>Denver<\/td><td>Jacksonville<\/td><td>Denver<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Las Vegas at LA Chargers<\/td><td>LA Chargers<\/td><td>LA Chargers<\/td><td>LA Chargers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miami at San Francisco<\/td><td>San Francisco<\/td><td>San Francisco<\/td><td>San Francisco<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seattle at Arizona<\/td><td>Seattle<\/td><td>Seattle<\/td><td>Seattle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Washington at Dallas<\/td><td>Washington<\/td><td>Dallas<\/td><td>Dallas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indianapolis at Kansas City<\/td><td>Indianapolis<\/td><td>Kansas City<\/td><td>Kansas City<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NY Giants at LA Rams<\/td><td>LA Rams<\/td><td>LA Rams<\/td><td>LA Rams<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a week where our experts finish with the same weekly record, that was not the case 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