Overall record: 26-26-3
Good gracious. Last week was horrendous. We went 1-4. Nothing went our way. Draws us back to even on the year. But... we've got 4 weeks left in the season, and we're gonna get that winning record. Here are this week's picks.
1. Virginia Tech @ Duke (-5.5)
Saturday 11:00am CT | ESPNU
Duke is on a roll... and Virginia Tech just simply has not been. With Duke at home, I look for them to win this by at least a touchdown.
2. Clemson @ Georgia Tech (+125)
Saturday 11:00am CT | ESPN
Clemson has been playing games reeeeeally close against less-than-stellar competition, and Georgia Tech has won 3 straight games in blowout fashion against the same kinda teams. I look for Georgia Tech to not only cover the +2.5, but I think they'll win this game straight up at home.
3. TCU (-28.5) @ Kansas
Saturday 2:00pm CT | FS1
Nobody has figured out how to stop TCU's offense. I thought Kansas St might be able to last week, but they got rolled up just like everyone else. Kansas doesn't have a prayer here, and TCU wants to make sure there's no doubt that they're better than Baylor to the CFP committee. Bloodbath.
4. Appalachian St @ Arkansas St (-15)
Saturday 2:00pm CT | ESPN3
Arkansas St is 6-3 against the number, and App St is 3-6. App St hasn't been very good this year, and Arkansas St can take advantage of teams that can't play great defense. I think the Red Wolves handle App St by 3 TDs.
5. Utah (+8) @ Stanford
Saturday 5:00pm CT | PAC12Network
Utah had a chance against Oregon last week, in a game that was way closer than the score indicated. There was a 14 point swing really early in the game, where a player dropped the ball prematurely before he reached the endzone, and it was returned by the Ducks for a TD, making it 7-7 instead of 14-0 Utes. I think Utah looks at this as a bounce back game. Stanford has struggled on offense all year, so even if the Cardinal win the game, it'll still be within 8 points.
Last week's results. Ugh.
1. Ohio St @ Mich St (-3.5) | LOSER
Saturday 7:00pm CT | ESPN
2. SMU @ Tulsa (-13) | LOSER
Saturday 11:00am CT | CBSSN
3. Louisiana Tech (-4) @ UAB | WINNER
Saturday 11:00am CT | NESN
4. Georgia Southern (-13) @ Texas St | LOSER
Saturday 4:00pm CT | ESPN3
5. Oregon @ Utah (+9) | LOSER
Saturday 9:00pm CT | ESPN
