NCAAF Week Five Picks

**BGboothA** · 09-27-10, 12:00 AM

Wazzu is horrible especially on the road, and UCLA seem to have woken up the last couple of weeks. It wasn't just thier outburst this week, but the week prior as well. I got doubts about Wazzu +25.5

**stefan084** · 09-27-10, 12:42 AM

i really like iowa this week. sadly though because i'm a penn state fan

**dodgerblue** · 09-27-10, 07:52 AM

I like NC State +3.5 against VTech. Others looks reasonable - not my favs, but reasonable. Texas should be a solid play against an OU team that can't put anyone away.

**Alexgurv** · 09-27-10, 09:59 AM

BGBooth - You might be right, but all I can think of , when I think UCLA, is how they played against Stanford
stefan - not sure on that one yet, depends where the line goes
Dodgerblue - Think Texas hangs around in that game for w/e reason

**hokieskins1** · 09-27-10, 05:00 PM

Good call with the Clemson game. Miami showed against Ohio State that when you put them in a hostile road environment, some of their players (Jacory Harris) havent stepped up. He also showed this last year against Virginia Tech

**A.M.S.** · 09-27-10, 05:16 PM

liking the picks..... ( iowa, v tech, wisc, and ole miss )

bol this weekend.. we all need to get paid

**Dutch** · 09-27-10, 09:16 PM

The Texas and Wisc. games feel like coin flips to me. It's hard for me to cap games like that. Better games out there imho. BOL

**NYSportsGuy210** · 09-27-10, 11:48 PM

I like Iowa (-7.5) and Notre Dame (-2) at Boston College.

Check out the spread on the Boise St. game (-41.5)?!?

**Alexgurv** · 09-28-10, 12:28 AM

Laying off Texas game though I think they have a chance to cover/ win because both teams are pretty equal

MSU +2 to win 1 unit

Tough game to bet if you consider it all. Big Ten teams have a great home field advantage so thats why I changed my mind on this one. Wisconsin has played 2 close games they should have easily won and I think that should be really considered when looking at this game. Wisconsin' sbiggest strength is there running game, and though MSU hasn't had a huge sampling, they did well to stop the run against ND. The home team has won this game in the last 5 seasons and Cousins is having a spectacular season as is Edwin Baker who has already surpassed his yardage from last year

V. Tech -3 (-125) to win 1 unit

Like I've been saying, I think we see V. tech domination in the ACC for the rest of the season, I bought down half a point just in case though . NC State's biggest strength is Wilson, but V. tech even though they've already lost 2 games have had somewhat good success against the pass. Even though Moore marched right down the field at the end of the Boise St. game, they really held him to just over 200 yards, which is pretty impressive against a Boise team IMO. They held Boston College to just 130 yards passing last week as well. Tyrod Taylor not playing like a superstar right now, but what I like is, he is doing what hes supposed to be doing, like going 16/21 last week against BC.

**Alexgurv** · 09-29-10, 11:44 PM

Notre Dame -3 to win 1 unit

I think this game goes about the same as the Virginia Tech game went for BC last week. Stanford is a great team so I can't fault them for going down hard there. MSU won in a close game, and Notre Dame was on the road there. Don't think BC is very good. David Shinskie has 4 TD's but 4 INT's when theyve only really played one real team with V. Tech and 2 cupcakes otherwise. I think ND should easily win this one.

Iowa -6.5 to win 1 unit (-125) (bought down half a point)

I like that this jumped back to -7 rather then -7.5 that it was at. This is gonna be a close game no doubt, but I expect Iowa to pull this out. Stanzi's numbers look a lot better then what they looked like last year with just 1 INT so far. The thing that worries me is the offensive line, that looked terrible against Arizona. I think Iowa pulls this one out, possibly by a few scores because PSU is gonna really struggle to score, especially on this defense. I bought down half a point just in case though.

**Alexgurv** · 10-01-10, 12:12 AM

Stanford +7.5 to win 1 unit (-130)

It's gonna be a shootout, and I bought up half a point to make it a 2 possession spread. Oregon's offense has been great, but Stanford's could be argued has been just as good. I think with Luck, Stanford is the better team, and they probably end up winning this one even though it will be tough on the road, and if they don't I see it staying a one possession game going back and forth.

Clemson +3 to win 1 unit

Honestly watching Miami against Pitt last week, even though crushed Pitt they didn't really impress me. It was more Pitt's inefficiencies rather then Miami's dominance. Clemson looked like they got unlucky against Auburn, and they are a team that usually plays well in the first half of the season and then slowly goes down the shoots in the 2H of it. Getting 3 at home, against a team and QB who I dont think are that good looks pretty good to me.

**hokieskins1** · 10-02-10, 09:03 AM

I dont see Boston College having any chance today vs. Notre Dame