College football week 10 ATS

Man oh man, another rotten week for my picks. I was 2-3 dropping my record to 22-22-1. I guess there is some work to do.

Something good from this past Saturday, Iowa State got their 5th win of the season at home in Ames, IA against Baylor. Baylor had been averaging almost 50 points, Iowa State only gave up 21 points. Sadly, stud linebacker Jake Knott had his ISU career come to an end due to a shoulder injury. Hopefully he heals up soon both for the NFL and for a normal life in the future! Thanks for the memories Jake Knott!

Let's get on to the picks shall we...I remind you my picks from vegasinsider.com LVH lines.

Game 1: The slumping Iowa Hawkeyes visit the Indiana Hoosiers who are coming off of their first conference win since 2010! Iowa opened as a 3 point favorite but now Indiana is -1.5. The Hoosiers can score a lot of points and Iowa cannot stop anyone of late or score. I think Iowa put up a good fight but in the ends loses this game on the road by about 10. Take Indiana -1.5.

Game 2: LSU +9 hosts Alabama. These two teams met twice last year, the second meeting should not have happened. LSU won the game at Alabama last year. I am sure Nick Saban will be looking for a little revenge on the mad hatter for the home loss in 2011. I think the defense of LSU keeps this game close although I think the LSU offensive struggles continue. Alabama wins this game but I think it is a one score separation with the final being something like 20-13 or 17-10 Alabama. Take LSU to cover the +9 at home.

Game 3: Penn St -3.5 visits Purdue. Purdue is really slumping as of late and the Penn St offense seems to be rolling. I like what coach O'Brien has done his first year at PSU. There is a long road ahead for them with the sanctions but they are going to end up with a pretty good record this year. I think PSU handles Purdue easy in this game with a score of about 30-13.

Quick recap, take Indiana -1.5, LSU +9 and Penn St -3.5. I will be back later this week with a couple more picks.

College football week 9 part 2

These are my final picks for the week.

Game #3 Notre Dame visits Oklahoma -11.5. Notre Dame has really only played Big 10 teams this year so I do not think they are very good. ND does not have a hang your hat type of win, they do have a couple of wins they could have lost the last couple of weeks. OU has really stepped up their game the last few weeks, the defense has clamped down and Landry Jones seems to be synced up with his wide receivers. OU wins this game 30-10.

Game #4 Bowling Green hosts a bad Eastern Michigan team. The Over/Under total is 52. I think there will be some points scored in this game, probably at least 60. I feel comfortable in this total going over 52.

Game #5 Florida St -27.5 hosts Duke which has gotten bowl eligible since the Civil War I think. While I think Florida St. wins this game, I think Duke keeps it closer than the spread. The final score will be around 45-21 or 27.


Week 9 recap: Oklahoma -11.5, over in the Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, Duke +27.5, Boise St -16.5 and Indiana +2

College Football week 9 ATS

Ugh, I am coming to take my lumps, I was 0-5 last week. My record drops to 20-19-1. Only one way to go from here, UP!

Game 1: I am going to the Big 10 which is barely a BCS conference this season. I am really digging here. Indiana +2 is visiting Illinois. Indiana can score and score a lot. They are due to come up with a win and I think they do it this week. Illinois goes down.

Game 2: Boise St -16.5 visits Wyoming. Boise seems to be getting things in order. Their defense has been pretty strong all year long, I think the Bronco offense is coming together and will be a dangerous team come bowl season. Boise takes care of business on Saturday.

Take Boise St -16.5 and Indiana +2.

Week 8 College Football games ATS

Here are my final picks for this week.

Game #3 Maryland +3 hosts NC State this week in ACC action. NC State comes off of a bye week which is probably good. They are not patting themselves on the back yet after their upset win overr Florida St. Somehow Maryland sits atop the ACC Atlantic Division, Maryland has not played good ACC competition yet, that changes this week. I look for NC State to take care of business. Maryland has great defensive #'s while NC State has a pretty good offense. I think the offense wins out on the road. Take NC State -3.

Game #4 Virginia -3.5 hosts Wake Forest. Virginia needs to get right and Wake Forest is the team to do it against. Virginia does not have a lot of margin for error left if they want to get to a bowl game this season and I think they get their third win at home against Wake Forest. Take Virginia to cover the -3.5, they probably sneak out with a 10 point victory.

Game #5 I am going to stick with the Louisville train this week. They -6 hosting South Florida. USF has played some decent competition and it is not getting easier this week. The wheels may be coming off for South Florida. If something goes wrong for them early in this game look for a Louisville route. I think it happens and Louisville wins this game easily.

Here is a recap for week 8 take Iowa State +14.5, Cincinnati -7, NC State -3, Virginia -3.5 and Louisville -6.

College Football week 8 picks ATS

Happy Tuesday everyone, I am sitting here half watching the debates, ugh. College football has already started for the week. Former head coach at Iowa State, Dan McCarney is leading North Texas against UL-Lafeyette in Tuesday night Sun Belt action. (Not Tuesday Night Music Club for you Sheryl Crow fans) Enough, lets get to my picks this week.

Again, I get my lines from vegasinsider.com LVH lines. If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them here or contact me via Twitter. My handle is @twojman.

Game #1 Iowa State +14.5 heads to Stillwater, OK to face Okie St. Okie St lost out on a chance of the National Championship due to a defeat by Iowa St last year. I think revenge is on the minds of the Cowboys. To win on the road you need a defense, which ISU has. I think 14.5 points is way too many for Okie State to give to Iowa State. I think ISU can rattle the young QB for the Cowboys, which ever one is starting. I have a sneaky feeling ISU wins this one outright but that is not what I am betting, I would bet ISU keeps this one snug at minimum and probably wins. Take ISU and the points.

Game #2 Cincinnati -7, visits in state rival Toledo. Toledo looks at Cincy as big brother and will go all out to try and win this game. Toledo has a very good team in the MAC this season, they may win the MAC. I do think Cincy has too much speed and too much firepower. This game will be close in the first half, I think Cincy pulls away in the second half by forcing a couple of turnovers and wins something like 34-17.

I will get a couple more games out this week.