Best Pick Record = 8-1
Strong Pick Record = 10-4
Regular Pick Record = 5-3
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UCLA @ Notre Dame
Best Pick = OVER 50.5 points
Everyone knows about Notre Dame's potent offense,
and everyone knows about their shakey defense.
UCLA has a pretty good offense, and a slightly
above average defense. This line just seems odd
being only 50 1/2. Notre Dame is coming off a bye
week, so they'll be fully charged and ready to go.
UCLA know they have to put up points just to stay
close in this one. Should be a shootout, don't
be surprised if this one goes over before the 4th
quarter.
This Wisconsin Badger team is one of the most
underated teams in the country. They're getting
it done on offense and defense, outscoring their
opponents 237 to 89. Their only loss was to the
2nd ranked team in the country, Michigan. Purdue
has a good offense, but their defense isn't all
that good, ranking 111th in total defense, giving
up 412 YPG. I could see Purdue sticking around
until the 3rd quarter, but the Badger's will end
up being to much for them to handle, and pull away
fairly easy in the second half.
Any game involving Clemson, I'll take a chance
of it going over 50. Clemson have the number one
offense in the country, and Georgia Tech are 32nd.
Clemson's lowest scoring output this year has
been 27. Besides Georgia Tech's season opener loss
(14-10) to Notre Dame, their lowest scoring
output has been 24. Each of these schools should
have no problem scoring 24 apiece.
I've been riding Cal for awhile now, and was
probably going to jump off the wagon when I saw
this line was over 20, but now that I see that
Washington's star QB, Isaiah Stanback is out, I
think I'll jump back on. Cal's offense actually
had an off week last week, "only" scoring 21
points against Washington State. Prior to that
game, they were averaging over 40 PPG.
Washington's backup QB, Carl Bonnell, has limited
experience, and I just don't see him having much
success in this one.
Both teams are on a 4 game losing streak. Michigan
State is defenitely the better team, but since
their breakdown against Notre Dame, they've had
alot of problems. Northwestern is just a bad team
this year, and the Spartans should atleast be
playing for a descent bowl game. The Wildcats
have also given up 31 points or more, in their
last 4 games. Their best offensive player, running
back Tyrell Sutton, is also listed as questionable
after hurting his shoulder against Purdue last
week. I look for Michigan State to try and turn
their season around after a dreadful month.
The Mountaineers are ranked 4th in the country
and know they need to beat up on teams like the
Huskies to get an edge in the BCS standings in
hopes of a national title shot. West Virginia
is leading the nation in rushing. Connecticut
owns the 105th rushing defenses in the country.
Connecticut have been staying competive with their
own ground game, but what is it you have to do
once your down by 14 points? That's right, pass
the ball, and the Huskies rank 105th in the nation
in passing yards. Here's what other schools with
a good running game did against Connecticut: South
Florida 38, Connecticut 16; Navy 41, Connecticut 17.
I know this line went up a point at someplaces, so
buy the point to keep this at -21.
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Indiana @ Ohio State
Regular Pick = Indiana +31
Indiana just beat 15th ranked Iowa last week,so
they should be headed into this one with some
confidence. Indiana should be able to put up 13
points in this one, which means the Buckeyes would
have to score 45 to cover. This is just one of
those games that's worth a small wager in my
opinion, although this has sucker's bet written
all over it.
Notre Dame is coming off a bye week, and giving
Charlie Weiss two weeks to prepare is not good for
the opposition. UCLA is good at home, but have
lost both of their road games by 10 points each.
If Notre Dame goes up early in this one, it could
end up being a blowout.
Nebraska is averaging 37 PPG, and Texas, 42.4 PPG.
Both of these teams have well balanced offenses
that can score at will. Has all the makings for a
great offensive game.
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