The PiRate Ratings Picks broke even last week, and they have not performed well at the beginning of the season. We selected much more conservatively this week, hoping to get on the plus side. This week, the number played more importance than the game itself, so we shall see if this method works a little better. Trends are real in this genre, so maybe the successful trends of the last few years have now played out.
If you are playing for real, and thus are ignoring everything we say here (where we do not play for real), our best suggestion is to select your choices as soon as you can find a line. Then, if the line moves enough, you can play the middle and take the other side. That is the probably your best chance to win consistently, as it only needs to work one time in 19 for you to make a profit (not counting any pushes that leave you 1-0-1 on the selection.)
We chose nine selections this week, as we get a little leaner and meaner.
1. Minnesota -3 vs. San Jose St.
2. Green Bay -2 ½ vs. Cincinnati
3. Money Line Parlay @ -109
Florida over Tennessee
Michigan over Connecticut
Ball St. over Eastern Michigan
Toledo over Central Michigan
4. 10-point Teaser
Western Michigan +29 ½ vs. Iowa
Tennessee +27 vs. Florida
Rice +12 ½ vs. Houston
5. 13-point Teaser
Clemson -1 vs. North Carolina St.
Pittsburgh +9 vs. Duke
Michigan -5 vs. Connecticut
Ball St. +2 vs. Eastern Michigan
6. 13-point Teaser
Cincinnati -9 ½ vs. Miami (O)
Wyoming +9 ½ vs. Air Force
Maryland +7 ½ vs. West Virginia
Florida Atlantic +17 ½ vs. Middle Tennessee
7. 13-point Teaser
L S U -4 vs. Auburn
Missouri +10 ½ vs. Indiana
San Diego +16 vs. Tennessee
Baltimore +15 ½ vs. Houston
8. 13-point Teaser
St. Louis +17 vs. Dallas
New Orleans +5 ½ vs. Arizona
Detroit +15 ½ vs. Washington
Green Bay +10 ½ vs. Cincinnati
9. 13-point Teaser
NY Giants +14 ½ vs. Carolina
Atlanta +15 vs. Miami
Seattle -6 ½ vs. Jacksonville
Chicago +10 ½ vs. Pittsburgh
