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[Driver]

Pinnacle picks:

Pinnacle picks:

UTAH ST. Boise laying 18 or more away from the blue turf? Don't think so.
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E.MICH. Mia-Oh no longer good enough to be laying DD on the road.
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CUSE. Just when you think Pitt has turned the corner....BAM.
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UTEP. At home vs one of the 3 worst teams in college ball.
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TOL. DITTO.
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TB.46.5
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[Tigerclicks]

Washington State +12 Their offense is good enough to hang with the Bears.
Navy -7 Rice 0-6 ATS, Navy 23-0 ATS in their last road wins..
South Carolina -8 Vandy is reeling...The Gamecocks homecoming...
LSU -6 Tiger Defense is tough and will prove it tonight....
Arizona State -10.5 After 2 tough losses, ASU rolls over the Cardinal....

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[Tigerclicks]

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[dryflyheaven]

1. Tennessee
The home team has only covered the spread once in the last 10 meetings and Vols tend to play their best in tough road games.

2. Ohio State
Indiana has shown NOTHING and OSU is focused on the BIG 10 title. Indiana lost to Iowa by 17, and OSU beat Iowa by 25.

3. Texas
Texas Tech picked a bad time to have injury problems.

4. Auburn
Looks like a toss-up but Auburn is more consistent.

5. California
Harrison can't play like he did last week again on the road. Cal is hungry after two bitter losses.

tb-55

 

[stlrocker]

Stanford
-Stanford's defense has been solid over the past couple of seasons.

Utah St
-USU is fourth in the league, permitting 383 ypg which is better than Boise State and is also the best among the new schools in the conference this season. After five games, John Chick is averaging 1.6 tackles for loss per outing, the best mark of any player in the league.

Western Michigan
-BGSU has really had its share of problems stopping the run, allowing 218.7 ypg on the ground with 14 touchdowns.

South Florida
-Making the transition from one conference to another is never easy but the Bulls, who have only had a football team on campus for a few seasons, is looking pretty good right about now.

Tulane
-Tulane will beat U.C.F. up through the air.

TB: 62

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[jisav]

Ole Miss -If they can't beat Kentucky by at least 10 points, then it's going to be a little bit longer year than it could have been

Texas A&M -A&M has been erratic at best. And Kansas State hasn't been very good on either defense or offense

Memphis - will get an early lead against E. Carolina and run it down their throats. Memphis will win by double digits

Georgia - is just the much better team, and it will be obvious to everyone who watches this game.


Navy-Down year for Rice and even though both run option, don't expect Rice to be able to defend it as well as Middies

tb 45

 

[CrazyIvan]

Contest trend...Underdogs that outrush the favs will COVER

Contest trend...Underdogs that outrush the favs will COVER

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Wake Forest rushes for 205.1 yrds and NC State only rushes for 97.6 yrds

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Arkansas rushes for a staggering 235.3 yrds on average per game and Georgia rushes for 189.7 yrds

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Duke will keep this close with home field and the fact that they outrush Florida State 142 to 109.3 yrds per game

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Western Michigan has outrush Bowling Green 136.8 to 135 yrds on average this season...take the 3 TD+ pts

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Houston rushes for 188.3 yrds while Miss State runs for 110.2 yrds on the ground

Tie Breaker - 47

 

[briguy]

North Carolina
9-1 ATS against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.


Northwestern
Michigan State is 18-33 ATS off a loss against a conference rival since 1992.


Iowa
8-1 ATS in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.


East Carolina
Memphis is 1-9 ATS in home games off a win against a conference rival since 1992.


Wake Forest
NC State is 3-13 ATS as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.


Tie breaker- 47

 

[jester]

pitt... sloppy syracuse won't get it done and palko is getting comfortable

duke... fla. st. comes off bubble burst... 5+ and 0 teams coming off of first last game now as road favorite ar 9-23 ats since 1992

Illinois... Penn st. fits the above trend also...

olemiss... no trends kentucky full of whisky drinkin' sweaty tshirt wearin backwoods freaks takin speed and it shows on the field 9 turnovers last two games

c. state... bounces back after last week loss to byu where they played well in 2nd half and win 72% of home games... good enough to beat bramlett and bouknight i hope...

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[Blue Rhino]

Michigan + I believe that Michigans win last week against a high quality Penn State team puts this team back on track and should have enough fire power to beat the under achieving Iowa team outright.

Virginia + After a big win against the Seminoles last week. I look for Virginia to use the momentum to coast by a lesser North Carolina team.

BYU + Everywhere you look someone is talking about how the Irish are the next coming of the NE Patriots. It looks like they are headed in the right direction but they are not quite there yet. Think the points with BYU are too good to pass up.

Penn State - The Lions are licking their chops after a tough loss last week they catch a game against the weakest Big 10 team. I'm looking for the cover in this one by halftime.

Colorado - Has something to prove this week after be physically dominated last week by the Horns. You better believe they will be taking out their frustrations on Kansas.

TB 52

 

[chach]

wisconsin
purdue is 115th in total defense. wisky has been money ATS at home the past two years.

idaho
fresno st is 4-20 ATS in road games in october since '92.

pittsburgh
panthers are bad but syracuse is realllly bad.

oregon state
very similar results to ucla in games against cal and wash st. take the points.

northern illinois
beat up on eastern mich after emu beat kent state.

tiebreaker
49 points

 

[WizardofWins]

South Carolina Over Vanderbilt

SC 10-3 ATS vs Vandy....Vandy is on the road after 5 straight Home Games.

Purdue over Wisconsin

Purdue is 8-4 ATS vs Wisc.... HUGE REVENGE....Leading 17-7 Last year with 8 minutes to go....Purdue threw the game away and lost 20-17

Arkansas over Georgia

Ga is 3-7 ATS before the "largest outdoor cocktail party"....too many points here for the Dawgs looking ahed to Florida

Kansas St over Texas A&M

Going against the big line move.....Fav in series is 1-5 ATS...A&M is 3-10 ATS on Turf.

UTEP over Marshall

UTEP 9-1 ATS in October....6-1 ATS on Homecoming



TB 56

 

[Lexis]

Iowa
8-1 ATS in home games against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
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UTEP
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Tie Breaker: 41 pts

 

[Outlaw]

1) Washington- USC is overrated, defense not good, they have no reason to pile it on Wash on the road.
2) Army- Tough ground game will get the cover versus a lousy kron squad
3) UNLV- Who is Utah to be giving so much on the road? UNLV pulls the upset.
4) Nebraska- Big Red defense too tough for Missou.
5) Wake Forest- Better team getting points at home. sign me up.

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[Rinkrat]

BALL STATE-Losses to big clubs on card came while down players. Different effort here.

SMU-Been solid on the road and will continue good play here against team they played tough last go around in similar spot.

AIR FORCE-Although basically a pick, frogs are the public's favorite here and they go down in Colorado Springs today.

CINCINNATI-Keep it within the number and nothing like 70-7!

BUFFALO-Coming off two solid home outing, take their act on the road and stay within the generous spread.

TB=55

 

[droc]

Northwestern +.........Wildcats playing very well, thinking a possible upset here in a high scoring shootout.........

Notre Dame.........Don't like giving up this many points but ND should cruise to their 1st home win of the season........

Alabama.........Almost got caught looking ahead last week, but think the Alabama D totaly shuts down Tenn today.......

Clemson........Temple is just horrible......

Louisville.......No way Cincy can keep up with Louisville's high scoring O.....

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[colhoopsman]

alabama I love their d
north car this is a good revenge
iowa state okla st just stinks
calif I love the coach
notre dame everybody thinks let down not me
51 tb

 

[nevell hall]

duke+30

duke has not covered a game all year and florida st lost at virginia last week so they should not be up to par and win this game by 28 or less.

north carolina-1

cavs coming off the big win go to chapel hill where unc will be looking to bounce back after the bye week and will do so winning by 7.

rutgers-3

rutgers imo is alot better team right now then uconn and they are only laying 3 on the road it should be a easy 17 pt win.

purdue+7.5

badgers are not as good as their record indicates and i will gladly take purdue catching a little over a touchdown here to keep this one close coming down to the last play.

arizona st-10.5

stanford is horrible and its time for asu to make a strong statement and blow someone out.

 

[nevell hall]

tb 52

 

[Augustus]

Oregon
The Ducks have been quietly putting up some impressive numbers in the Pac 10. Arizona is no match.

Tulsa
This games will be a blowout win by the Canes.

Houston
Mississippi St is 3-12 ATS after 2 or more consecutive straight up losses over the last 3 seasons.

Pittsburgh
13-3 ATS at home off a conference win.

Idaho
Fresno St is 4-20 ATS in road games in October since 1992.

Tie-Breaker : 47 points

 

[Joe]

Pitt - Any team that loses to Rutgers AT HOME will never win again for the rest of the season...

Conn - Rutgers FAVORED on the ROAD... No way!

Auburn - Call me a non-LSU fan...

Iowa - Mich sucks wiener nuts...

ND - ND home, the Irish mystique rules...

43 points
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[T.Eastwood]

Michigan ST
Nw gets brought back to reality after some big wins

Duke
They got to cover some time

Arkansas
GA looking past, and will do just enough to get by

BYU
just to many pts for a decent BYU team

Stanford
I don't think Arizona ST is 10-14 pts better than Stanford

TB=48.5

 

[AC13]

Oregon St. --- UCLA can't keep letting in this many points

Souther Cal --- look for bush to pad his heisman stats

Oregon -- they have an excellent offense and should score at will

Northwestern --- too many points for MSU to cover...MSU has a tendency to give up sometimes

LSU -- will blow out Auburn

 

[chonk]

Tennessee
Vols have Bama's number winning 9 of past 10... 6-0 on Bama's field. Tide scraped by Ole Miss. Prothro out makes matters worse.

USC
Huskies have averaged around 17 points against weaker opponents if you ignore the Idaho game. USC scores over 50 here easy.

Iowa
The Hawkeyes have won 22 straight at home. Michigan probably mentally exhausted after 4 Big 10 nail-biters.

BYU
Irish will have a hard time getting up for this game after USC shattered their hearts. McKnight out doesn't help any.

LSU
Auburn has played a much easier schedule and might be a bit overrated. LSU should be undefeated.

Tie-breaker 45

 

[micah11]

Wake Forest- very underrated team in the ACC, if they keep To's to minimum they win

UNC- Va not as good as they looked last week, Hangover!

Bama- Home game vs OVER rated Vols

Oregon St- Ucla has one of the worst run defenses in NATION

NEB- I guess I'll get the suck ass line but I bet this game at +3 on Monday.

 

[GreenDoberman]

Pitt -dd 'cuse

Perry Patterson, any more explanation needed?

rutgers +fg UCONN

Frosh QB looking sharp for Scarlet Knights. Huskies haven't found Orlovsky's replacement yet. Brockington will get stuffed by strong Jersey D and force QB to make decisions. Big bruiser in backfield and changeup scatback QB will give the State College of New Jersey more hope for their bowl bid.

n.tex +a ton LA. TECH

A solid running and defensive team getting a ton against a so-so opponent. Mean Green play close to the vest and barring another turnover barrage should cover rather easily.

Navy minus TD over "the stuff they threw at weddings"

Rice is the proverbial "rudderless ship". Middies will have some of those brusing, clock-eating drives they are becoming known for. Strong run team vs. very bad run defense, sets up perfectly for a blowout.

kansas +2td's COLORADO

Kansas rarely gives up more than 2 TD's so getting them in points is manna from gambler's heaven. Buffs are getting back to former levels, but still wallow in mid-table Big 12 mediocrity. No TO's from Jayhawks should equal a points cover.

 

[GreenDoberman]

Tie Breaker= 45 pts.

 

[gobucks]

#1- Alabama- Recruiting controversy showdown goes to home team.
#2- North Carolina- Hey Phil Steele has to hit a 5* some time
#3- Nebraska- Getting better each week.
#4- Arizona State- Stanford can't keep up.
#5- Washington State- Cal is overrated.
TB- 48

 

[Coast2Coast]

Northwestern +
Arguably the two best offenses in the Big Ten headed for a high-scoring shootout. All the Cats do is keep covering and winning outright as big dogs. This MSU secondary is weaker than Wisconsin's and Purdue's and NW shredded them. Points are cheap but NW has the O to keep this close.

Texas -
Texas Tech's gimmick offense is fine against mediocre opponents. Against top defenses, the history of Leach-coached teams is that they are quickly shut down and then they have no answers. Tech will need to score 30+ to cover this one because UT might score at will against this TT defense. I'll be surprised if TT gets to 20 here. 51-17 kind of blowout.

Wake +
Tough spot for NC State, which might be on an emotional precipice after a humiliating no-effort home loss to Clemson. All Wake does is run the ball and beat teams with more talent. I think they do it again here.

Washington +
Have to wonder how much USC will have in the tank for this one. Trojans have sleep-walked through first halves before and might do it again here, perhaps believing they can win this easily with their 2nd team.

Colorado -
KU offense might be one of the worst 10 in the nation and they will need to score 17 or so to have any chance to cover. I don't see how they will unless they get some great turnovers. Buffs have been handled by top teams, but have shown they can put away mediocre ones...which gives me the confidence to lay the lumber.

Tie Breaker: 56

 

[Grand Master B]

Clemson - Temple is bad, real bad. I think Clemson scores 60 today.

Purdue - The Boilermakers will keep this one close, within a TD for sure. They will score often on that weak Badger D.

Westen Michigan - Yeah, BG blew them out 52-0 last year, but both of these teams have changed since then. Omar Jacobs is overrated.

San Jose St. - Hawaii is favored on the road? I'll take the dog.

Texas Tech - 17 pts? Hell yes, I'll take 'em. TTech has performed well in this series, and this should be one hell of a game.

tb 47

 

[Northern Star]

Contest Picks

Wake Forest ~ Ncst just seems to find ways not to win

Purdue ~ Wisky got away with one last week, not this week

East Carolina ~ close battle, have a chance to win outright I will take the points

Indiana ~ you need to score 15 points to cover that number, is Ohio State capable? I will take the points

Last But not least

Oregon State ~ the Beavers take a licking today but "Cum" through in the end against the Bruins

Tie breaker 47 1/2

As Always good luck

Northern Star

 

[Pegasus]

Iowa -2.5
Look for Iowa to extend its 22-game winning streak at Kinnick Stadium.

Tulsa -15.5
Averaging 37 points per game, the Canes have slipped only once in their last five tries.

Texas -15.5
They are the better tream and they will keep the momentum up.

Bowling Green -24.5
Western Michigan is in the wrong place at the wrong time. This one will be a blowout.

Oregon -9.5
Ducks on a roll.

TB : 43 points

 

[OscarB]

PINNACLESPORTS PICKS:

TEXAS A&M = Coach on the hot seat pulls out a road win against a pathetic offense.

TCU = Should manhandle that AF defense.

ALABAMA = Time for the Tide to Turn against the Vols. Defense gets it done.

AUBURN - Will win outright as Tubby outcoaches Les. Take the points, but won't need them.

OREGON STATE = Take the points and drink beer. State in an upset.


TB: Total: 38 POINTS


Oscar