Another mediocre week by the PiRate Rating selections was offset by another spectacular week by three of our five Land Sharps.
Last week, our official picks went 4-7, to bring the total to date to 22-23-1. This took our minor profit for the season to a minor loss of 5.7% Return on Investment. We will include some Money Line parlays that give us better than +150 odds this week in an attempt to get back into the black. In the past, we have done well when playing 4-game parlays that give us better than +150 odds, but we tend to cash in big on these parlays in November. Hopefully, October will be nice to us.
As for the Land Sharps, Buckeye Michelle, Friday Dog 13, and Cal Gal Tiffany continue to draw the ire of the kind people in the State of Nevada. If they keep up this streak, they will not be allowed to patronize the books (Note–every pick on this site is done strictly for entertainment purposes only, so they really have no connection with any books).
Dean615 and Stewed Meat have treaded water so far, as both as exactly .500 in their picks. In Stewed’s defense, these are this Land Sharp’s “B” picks. Stewed is a real professional, and Stewed A’s picks last week (college and NFL) went 8-3 including a Parlay win that returned 6 to 1 odds for a big profit.
This week, our Land Sharps have picked between 5 and 9 games. Because we try not to do the same thing, and we include the NFL in our official picks, we are going with 9 selections–3 vs. spreads, 4, 10-point teasers, and 2 Money Line Parlays.
PiRate Ratings Official Picks
Margins
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Akron | Miami (O) | 3 | Akron |
| Baltimore | Cleveland | 3 | Baltimore |
| San Francisco | Arizona | 3.5 | San Francisco |
10-Point Teasers (3-team parlays)
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Louisville | Georgia Tech | 6.5 | Georgia Tech |
| Boston College | North Carolina St. | 5.5 | North Carolina St. |
| LSU | Florida | 13 | Florida |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Alabama | Arkansas | 24 | Alabama |
| Clemson | Wake Forest | 7.5 | Clemson |
| Miami (Fla.) | Florida St. | 2.5 | Miami (Fla.) |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| South Florida | Massachusetts | 4 | South Florida |
| Georgia Southern | South Alabama | 3.5 | Georgia Southern |
| Ole Miss | Louisiana-Monroe | 2.5 | Ole Miss |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Central Florida | SMU | 14 | Central Florida |
| Washington St. | Oregon St. | 6.5 | Washington St. |
| Fresno St. | Nevada | 2 | Fresno St. |
Money Line Parlays
4 Teams at +168
| Winner | Loser |
| North Carolina St. | Boston College |
| Troy | Georgia St. |
| UNLV | New Mexico |
| Miami (Fla.) | Florida St. |
4 Teams at +174
| Winner | Loser |
| Liberty | New Mexico St. |
| South Florida | Massachusetts |
| Buffalo | Central Michigan |
| Georgia Southern | South Alabama |
The Land Sharps
Buckeye Michelle
Year to Date: 14-6 70.0%, 37.0% Return on Investment
Connecticut +36 vs. Memphis
Kentucky +6 vs. Texas A&M
Minnesota +7.5 vs. Iowa
Air Force +3.5 vs. Navy
UAB +9.5 vs. Louisiana Tech
Friday Dog 13
Year to Date: 11-5 68.8%, 34.4% Return on Investment
Marshall -6 vs. Middle Tennessee
Akron -3 vs. Miami (O)
Ole Miss -22 vs. Louisiana-Monroe
West Virginia -28.5 vs. Kansas
Central Florida -24 vs. SMU
North Carolina St. -4 vs. Boston College
South Florida -4 vs. Massachusetts
Syracuse -3.5 vs. Pittsburgh
Kentucky +6 vs. Texas A&M
Cal Gal Tiffany
Year to Date: 17-9 65.4%, 27.3% Return on Investment
Utah St. +3 vs. BYU
North Carolina St. -4 vs. Boston College
LSU -2.5 vs. Florida
Florida St. +13 vs. Miami (Fla.)
Georgia Southern -13.5 vs. South Alabama
Auburn -3 vs. Mississippi St.
Georgia -26.5 vs. Vanderbilt
Stewed Meat
Year to Date: 11-11 50.0%, -5% Return on Investment
Georgia Tech -3.5 vs. Louisville
North Carolina St. -4 vs. Boston College
Florida +3 vs. LSU
Akron -3 vs. Miami (O)
Colorado -2.5 vs. Arizona St.
Houston & Tulsa UNDER 70.5
Michigan & Maryland UNDER 49
Dean615
Year to Date: 7-7 50.0%, -5.0% Return on Investment
Notre Dame -6 vs. Virginia Tech
Wisconsin -17.5 vs. Nebraska
Texas A&M -5.5 vs. Kentucky
Florida & LSU UNDER 44.5
Notre Dame & Virginia Tech OVER 56.5
The Pi-Rate Ratings 