College Football week 10

Did you read my title? Week 10 of college football! My my where has the season gone? :( I was 2-4 last week bringing my overall record against the spread to 24-22,not good at all.

Game 1
I hate to do this to my team but Iowa State is +17 heading to the Little Apple to face Kansas St. KSU is not a great team (and they have the creepiest mascot in the country) but ISU has way too many injuries along the offensive line, RB, QB, LB and DB. KSU is starting to gain their identity and I hate to say but ISU will have to wait until next year. Take KSU to win this one 38 - 16.

Game 2
Navy visits Notre Dame in a traditional rivalry game. Notre Dame is fairly solid on D and not very good on offense. The over/under is 48.5 and I am going to take the under in this game. The final score is Notre Dame 24 Navy 10.

Game 3
Syracuse -3 hosts Wake Forest which lost an emotional game against Miami last week. i think going on the road will be too much to ask for with Wake this week. Neither of these teams are great but with home field for Syracuse I think they pull this one out 28-17.


Week 10 recap take KSU -17, Nave Notred Dame under 48.5 and Syracuse -3.

College football week 9 part two against the spread

Random thoughts, how angry do you think the SEC folks are about the success of two former mediocre Big 12 teams. Mizzou and Texas A & M had a couple of decent seasons in the Big 12 but now you have Johnny Football destroying the vaunted SEC defenses and Mizzou just wins. Mizzou and Oregon are the only teams to win all their games by 15+ points. Amazing.

Iowa State had its manhood ripped away last week against Baylor. Iowa State did absolutely nothing right. Iowa State will start their 7th different offensive line combination in their 7th game this year. The starters include 1 junior, 2 sophomores and 2 freshman. Ugh...luckily the offense for Oklahoma State has not been good this year. The Cowboy defense on the other hand has been very good.

Let's get on to the rest of my picks for the week.

Game #4
Texas Tech +6 visits the Oklahoma Sooners and I was absolutely shocked at the spread in this game. OU is missing their best defensive player and were in trouble against Kansas last week in a very ugly game. I think the wrong team is favored in this game. Tech has 2 proven freshman QB's and a good defense, this is a formula for success on the road. OU has some shaky QB play and a banged up defense. I see Tech putting up a bunch of yards and points in this one. Texas Tech wins this one 38-24.

Game #5
Clemson -14 is on the road at Maryland which is just riddled with injuries. Clemson was absolutely embarrassed last week. I think they recover and get right in this one and hope they can win themselves back into championship consideration. I know that is a long shot but college football has been crazy this year.

Game #6
Baylor is a 34.5 point favorite on the road at KU. KU will try and keep the ball on the ground some with their decent running game but I think the speed on both sides of the ball will be way too much for the Jayhawks to handle. I expect 21 first quarter points for Baylor and i do not expect them to quit. Take Baylor to cover this HUGE spread on the road with a final of 56-14.

A quick recap for the week: Duke +13, Nebraska -10.5, UMASS -3, Texas Tech +6, Clemson -14 and Baylor -34.5

College Football week 9

After a 3-2 week my overall record stands at 22-18. I need a 5-0 week. How about Duke last week, down 22-0 at one point and WINNING 35-22. Amazing... Speaking of Duke, they are my game 1.

Duke +13 visits Virginia Tech. The Hokies have not been particularly impressive this year but they win and that is all that matters. Duke was a team I used to cover the spread a few times last year and I am starting to fall in love with them again. I do not think Duke wins this one but I think the game is close. Va Tech wins this one but it is a one score game, 23-17.

Game #2
Nebraska is on the road at Minnesota +10.5. I have the same feeling about this one as I did with the Cornhuskers vs. Purdue. Nebraska does not have a great defense but their offense is very good, even with a backup QB. I expect Minnesota to have some success running the ball by a straightforward attack but the Gophers do not have the firepower to hang. Nebraska wins this one 38 - 21 and easily covers the -10.5.

Game #3
UMASS -3 hosts an absolutely terrible Western Michigan team. This could be the ultimate pillow fight for the 2013 season. WMU lacks skilled athletes as well football smarts while their coach does not help that cause at all. I think UMASS gets their second conference win in this one and it is not as close as the scoreboard makes it to be. UMASS 27 WMU 13.

Week 8 recap
Duke +13, Nebraska -10.5 & UMASS -3.

College Football Week 8 part 2

I am watching Miami @ UNC as well as Seattle @ Arizona (NFL) great stuff! With about 11 minutes to go in the game, the Tar Heels lead the Hurricanes by 10. Crazy stuff, although Miami has first and goal inside the 10.

Game #4
Texas Tech (-6) goes to West Virginia and guess what, they pack a defense on the road and also have 2 capable QB's. I got burned the last time I went against West Virginia (thanks Oklahoma State!)Tech is rolling and Kliff Kingsbury is due for a stinker, I just do not think this is the week. Tech wins this one 38-24.

Game #5
Indiana +9 visits Michigan and after facing the Michigan St. defense, Michigan should feel like swiss cheese. The Hoosiers actually put up some points on the Spartans too. Does Indiana have a defense? Nope, Does Michigan? Nope. Should be a high scoring game and Michigan has to be feeling a bit down after losing at Penn St in multiple OT's last week. I have a feeling Indian might win this outright but for now I am picking them to cover. Michigan 38 Indiana 34, the Hoosiers fail to score in the final 2 minutes of this game and come up short.


A quick recap take Duke +2, Iowa State +32.5, Ball St. -19.5, Texas Tech -6 and Indiana +9.

College football week 8

Well a stinking debacle last week, a 1-3 mark brings my season total to 19-16. Ugh....lots of work to do to realize my dream of being a 'professional'.

My first game this week has Duke +2 at Virginia. Something is odd about this line. I thought Duke did an outstanding job last week against Navy, takes discipline to do that. Duke wins this game 27 - 20.

Game #2 Has Iowa State +32.5 at Baylor. This is going to get ugly for the Cyclones of Iowa State but I think they cover. Baylor has some swagger at home especially on homecoming. The final in this one is probably 55 - 28 Baylor.

Game #3 has Ball State -19.5 at Western Michigan. I have seen this Western Michigan team play, they are bad, slow and poorly coached. This is not a good combination. Ball State has had some good wins this year and I think they just thump Western in this one. Take Ball State as I think Western has mailed it in for the season. Final is probably around 34-10.

A quick recap take Duke +2, Iowa State +32.5 and Ball St. -19.5.