COLLEGE
Emotion & Things To Play For
This is the one week of the season where college football lines are quite difficult to gauge. Many teams have already packed it in for the season. Some have lame-duck coaches or interim coaches. Others have nothing to play for, but their opponents this week must win to become bowl eligible or to win a conference or division title.
Of course, there are several rivalry games where a victory this week salvages a disappointing season somewhat. These teams rarely win when they are big underdogs, but quite frequently, they make a game of it for three quarters before losing by less than the line. They become excellent teaser picks.
We are going with a large number of college selections this week—15. We have been on a little bit of a hot streak the last month and a half, hitting on 60% of our picks, so we are hoping for 9-6 or better.
1. Ball St. -7 vs. Miami (O)
2. Ohio St. -3 ½ vs. Michigan
3. Minnesota +8 ½ vs. Michigan St.
4. Rutgers +2 vs. Pittsburgh
5. UTSA +1 ½ vs. Texas St.
6. Ole Miss -1 vs. Mississippi St.
7. Memphis -4 vs. Southern Miss.
8. Rice +1 ½ vs. UTEP
9. 10-point Teaser
Central Michigan – ½ vs. U Mass
Ball St. +6 vs. Miami (O)
Temple +18 vs. Syracuse
10. 10-point Teaser
East Carolina +3 vs. Marshall
Washington -3 vs. Washington St.
Georgia -3 vs. Georgia Tech
11. 10-point Teaser
Rutgers +12 vs. Pittsburgh
Indiana +15 ½ vs. Purdue
Florida +18 vs. Florida St.
12. 13-point Teaser
Nebraska -1 ½ vs. Iowa
Kent St. +4 vs. Ohio U
West Virginia +11 ½ vs. Iowa St.
Michigan +16 ½ vs. Ohio St.
13. 13-point Teaser
Virginia +23 vs. Virginia Tech
Minnesota +21 ½ vs. Michigan St.
Illinois +32 ½ vs. Northwestern
Tennessee Pk. vs. Kentucky
14. 13-point Teaser
Wisconsin +16 vs. Penn St.
Ole Miss +12 vs. Mississippi St.
UCLA +15 vs. Stanford
Fresno St. -2 ½ vs. Air Force
15. 13-point Teaser
Tulsa +8 vs. SMU
Memphis +9 vs. Southern Miss.
Rice +14 ½ vs. UTEP
Troy +16 vs. Middle Tennessee
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We went 4-1 in our NFL picks last week, but we have not been as hot with our pro picks as the season matures. Let’s hope these seven picks continue upon last week’s success.
1. Pittsburgh Pk. vs. Cleveland
2. Miami +3 vs. Seattle
3. New Orleans +1 vs. San Francisco
4. Arizona -1 vs. St. Louis
5. 13-point Teaser
Detroit +16 vs. Houston
Washington +16 ½ vs. Dallas
New York Jets +20 vs. New England
Oakland +22 ½ vs. Cincinnati
6. 13-point Teaser
Buffalo +16 vs. Indianapolis
Indianapolis +10 vs. Buffalo
Denver +2 ½ vs. Kansas City
Jacksonville +16 vs. Tennessee
7. 13-point Teaser
Tampa Bay +14 vs. Atlanta
Miami +16 vs. Seattle
Arizona +12 vs. St. Louis
Green Bay +15 ½ vs. New York Giants
