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Week 7 College Football (Against the Spread) Picks

Notre Dame (-2.5) vs. Southern Cal- 7:30– This seems like a great bounce back spot for Sam Hartman and Notre Dame who should be able to light up Southern Cal’s atrocious pass defense. Meanwhile, the Trojans have struggle with inferior foes for several weeks now, and I think they may get downright exposed in this trip to South Bend.
Rutgers (-5.0) vs. Michigan State- 12:00– Motivation is the key to this one, as Rutgers is focused on having its first winning season in nine years, and Michigan State seems to have packed it in after the Mel Tucker scandal.
Navy (-3.0) at Charlotte- 2:00– The Midshipmen has been up and down in Brian Newberry’s first campaign in Annapolis, but they are playing a 49ers team that has lost to every Division 1 opponent they have played by at least 15 points this season. Surely, Navy can win this one by more than a field goal.
South Florida (-2.5) vs. Florida Atlantic- 3:30– The Bulls are the seemingly better team team here, and they are playing at home. I like them to both win and cover.
Northern Illinois (+6.5) vs. Ohio- 4:00– The Huskies 2-4 record doesn’t reflect how competitive this team has been this year, as NIU has lost three once score games in 2023 including a road contest to league juggernaut Toledo. They are clearly due a big victory, and I could see it coming this weekend in DeKalb.
Eastern Michigan (-10.0) vs. Kent State- 12:00– I am all over the Mac-tion this week, as this is a battle between a mediocre team and a downright terrible team. I commented in my preseason preview guide that the Golden Flashes are one of the first teams in the history of football to return ZERO offensive starters. That has become increasingly evident, as like the aforementioned Charlotte 49ers, Kent State has been blown out by every team they have played including two of their MAC counterparts. Until they can show they can compete against a conference foe, you got to keep picking against them.
Nevada (+9.0) vs. UNLV- 5:00– The old cliche of ” you can throw out the records when playing your arch rival” definitely applies here, and the Wolf Pack (of Nevada) have been very competitive in their last three games, including a one touchdown loss to Kansas. I think Nevada either springs the upset here or keeps it very close.
Colorado State (+7.5) vs. Boise State- 9:45– The Broncos have looked sluggish to say the least in 2023, and they seem more capable of getting beat on the road by an up and coming Rams squad who almost knocked off Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes in week 2.
Georgia Southern (+5.0) at James Madison- 12:00– At first glance, it seems like this line is about right or may even favor James Madison. However, if you look closer at the stats, you’ll see that Georgia Southern has a top ten pass offense nationally and James Madison is ranked 131 in pass defense. That is what you call a bad matchup for the Dukes.
Auburn (+11.0) at LSU- 7:00– Shout out to my buddy Ward who correctly pointed out that this matchup is always close, as six of the last seven meetings have been one score games and the one that wasn’t was a blowout win by Auburn. I think the Bayou Bengals win this one at home on Saturday night, but Auburn’s defense is good enough to slow down Jayden Daniels and keep this one close.

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