These are in order from my most confident pick to least confident. Lines are based on the current spreads at the Caesars Sportsbook.
| Western Michigan (-5.0) vs. Eastern Michigan- 12:00– The Broncos are the substantially better team here, and they will be extra motivated after losing three straight games to their rival Eagles. |
| Kansas State (-1.0) at Iowa State- 7:30– The Wildcats, Horned Frogs, and Cowboys appear to be the top 3 teams in the Big 12 (no, I am not putting put Kansas in that category just yet), and I think if Baylor can go into Jack Trice Stadium and win by a touchdown, K-State can certainly do the same. |
| Louisville (-3.0) at Virginia- 12:00– Malik Cunningham is banged up and the Cards have not impressed this season, but Virginia is really bad and may even go winless in the ACC this season. |
| Army (+16.5) at Wake Forest- 7:30– The Black Knights are absolutely the worst team to play coming off a big victory, as their triple option attack can destroy a defense that is not fully focused on the task at hand. That is especially true for a mediocre to bad Wake Forest defense that got lit up for 56 points in West Point last season. |
| NC State (-3.0) vs. Florida State- 8:00– The Wolfpack seem to always have the Noles’ number, and they are the better team in this matchup that is playing at home. |
| BYU (+3.5) vs. Notre Dame- 7:30– Everyone thought Notre Dame was complete trash a few weeks ago, and BYU was a dark horse contender to make the college football playoff. Now that narrative has completely flipped thanks to a couple of good Irish performances and a laid egg by BYU in Autzen. Nevertheless, I still think the Cougars have the more explosive offense here, and unlike UNC, BYU can match Notre Dame’s physicality at and around the line of scrimmage. |
| Florida (-10.5) vs. Missouri- 12:00– The Tigers’ had their big moment last week, as they took Georgia to the wire. I don’t seem them rebounding and keeping it close in the Swamp. |
| Wyoming (-3.5) at New Mexico- 7:00– The Cowboys have been up and down this season, but I still think they are definitively the better team here and should win somewhat easily. |
| Oklahoma (+9.0) vs. Texas- 12:00– No matter how good or bad each of these teams look coming into this game, the Red River Rivalry is always a tight battle filled with many twists and turns. Expect nothing less this season, as it would not surprise me at all to see the Sooners squeak out an upset here. |
| Kentucky (-6.0) vs. South Carolina- 7:30– This line made sense at 10-12 points, and I think the shift down to 6 is an overreaction to Levis’ questionable status. If he plays, this could be a Wildcat mop out, and even if he doesn’t, the Wildcat defense should still shut down the Gamecocks’ pedestrian offense. |
Last Week’s Record: 6-4, Overall Season Record: 19-31 (Back to my winning ways, but I still have a lot of ground to make up if I am going to have a .500 season)
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