Week 3 Picks
Posted by deaconcat08 on September 17, 2009
Here are my picks in order of most confident to least confident. Please feel free to comment.
Pick # 1: Clemson (-7.0) vs. Boston College- This seems like an absolute lock to me. Clemson is playing at home against a BC team that should finish near the bottom of the Atlantic. I think you’ll see a pretty bad beatdown in this one, especially since the Eagles robbed the Tigers of the ACC Atlantic title last time they came to town.
Pick # 2: Bowling Green (-3.0) vs. Marshall- The Falcons have looked very good in their first 2 games, and the once powerful Herd look to be in the middle of another disappointing season.
Pick # 3: Georgia (+1.5) vs. Arkansas- See upset picks entry below
Pick # 4: UTEP (-13.5) vs. New Mexico State- I know the Miners have dropped their first 2 games, but NMSU is one of the worst teams in 1-A. This has blowout city written all over it.
Pick # 5: Nevada (-3.0) vs. Colorado State- A little hesitant on this one just because of how bad Nevada looked on the road against Notre Dame. However, CSU should have lost to Weber State. With that in mind, I think the Wolfpack win this one and re-emerge as a WAC power.
Pick # 6: Northern Illinois (+13.0) vs. Purdue- See upset picks entry below
Pick # 7: Buffalo (+4.0) vs. Central Florida- See upset picks entry below
Pick # 8: UConn (+10.5) vs. Baylor- I know the Bears have an improved squad this year, but it’s a little too soon for them to be double-digit favorites against BCS schools (exceptions: Wazzou, Colorado). Also, UConn under Edsall is one of those “grind it out” teams that seems to always play ugly, tight games. The Bears win here, but not by more than a TD
Pick # 9: Utah (+5.0) vs. Oregon- See upset picks entry below
Pick # 10: Indiana (+4.5) vs. Akrson- See upset picks entry below
Last Week’s Record: 5-5, Overall Reacord: 11-9
