November 12, 2005

Last week....eh. I am absolutely at a loss in regards to the Boston College and Michigan State losses. Both games were the victims of significant point shaving, though the writing was on the wall for the Mich St game. That is my own fault. UCLA meanwhile, everyone who didn't see that as a trap game took a beating. Here is my thing though...how is that a trap game? They just played a close game, and the game they should be looking forward to was two weeks away. So, they shouldn't have been looking ahead. If anything, they got out coached, out schemed, and out performed. Stoops is just a better coach who exploited the Bruins, an inevitability I should have seen. That is my fault. It is also my fault that I switched off of Utah, and that I played BYU in my own bets but didnt include them here. Again, what was I thinking. All that being said, here are the bare bone picks, with analysis hopefully to come later:

11/5 Record: 11-9 (.550)

Record to Date: 111-90-4 (.561)

11/5 A Picks: 2-2 (.500)

A Picks to Date: 22-11 (.667)


*****A Picks

Western Michigan (-3) v Central Michigan:

Predicted Score: W Mich 37, C Mich 28
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Vanderbilt (-11) v. Kentucky:

Predicted Score: Vanderbilt 35, Kentucky 21
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Hawaii (-16.5) v. Utah State:

Predicted Score: Hawaii 42, Utah St 14
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Tulsa (-9.5) v. East Carolina:

Predicted Score: Tulsa 34, ECU 21
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Eastern Michigan (-6) v. Ball State:

Predicted Score: EMU 31, BSU 21
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South Florida (-8) @ Syracuse:

Predicted Score: South Florida 30, Syracuse 14
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Tulane (+1) @ Rice:

Predicted Score: Tulane 28, Rice 21
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Georgia Tech (+3.5) @ Virginia:

Predicted Score: Georgia Tech 24, Virginia 21
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Idaho (+9) v. Louisiana Tech:

Predicted Score: La Tech 31, Idaho 24
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****B Picks

Miami (Fla) (-17) @ Wake Forest:

Predicted Score: Miami 34, Wake Forest 14
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Iowa State (+2) v. Colorado:

Predicted Score: Iowa St 28, Colorado 27
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Oregon (-4.5) @ Washington State:

Predicted Score: Oregon 37, Washington St 28
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Memphis (+19) @ Tennessee:

Predicted Score: Tennessee 24, Memphis 10
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Alabama (+3) v. LSU:

Predicted Score: Alabama 14, LSU 10
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***C Picks

Central Florida (+7.5) @ UAB:

Predicted Score: UAB 37, UCF 34
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Boston College (-4.5) v. North Carolina State:

Predicted Score: Boston College 24, NC State 17
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UConn (+12) @ Pittsburgh:

Predicted Score: UConn 24, Pitt 21
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Navy (+23.5) @ Notre Dame:

Predicted Score: Notre Dame 37, Navy 21
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Texas A&M (+13) @ Oklahoma:

Predicted Score: Oklahoma 31, Tex A&M 24
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Auburn (+3) @ Georgia:

Predicted Score: Auburn 24, Georgia 21
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Texas Tech (-23.5) @ Oklahoma State:

Predicted Score: Texas Tech 45, Ok State 21
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OVER/UNDERS

Vanderbilt/Kentucky O/52.5

Oregon/Washington State O/62.5

Wisconsin/Iowa O/54

Georgia/Auburn O/41

UAB/Central Florida O/55

UCLA/Arizona State O/71