Locked in on these 3. I've thought a lot about each game available.
Oregon State -3... Ironically, my initial lean here was Stanford. But after reviewing the rosters, Oregon State has much more talent. Stroughter coming back should be huge for them. Also, Oregon State travels to Penn St next, so this is a must win with that game on the horizon.
Buffalo -3... As with the previous game, I my initial lean was UTEP. Once again, after looking into this game deeper I believe Buffalo has the better team on paper, is at home, and is fired up to turn things around. I also jumped on weather.com to look at the conditions for the game because I was considering an over play (which has dropped from 63 to 58), but there's a good chance for showers on Thursday night. All the more reason to take Buffalo, which is more balanced on offense than UTEP that relies on passing via Vittatoe.
Wake -12... And again, my initial lean was Baylor +12.5 (it lost the hook). But Wake is better across the board. Baylor is actually one of the worst teams of all. This game should be a blowout, but I'm a little scared of laying DD's on the road, but hopefully Wake shows up and gets business done with. They definitely have the talent disparity.
I found this site which is helpful, it takes the lines and compares them to a computerized number they think is a more accurate line. All 3 of these are substantially off in favor of the play I made.
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/weekly_picks.html
Oregon State -3... Ironically, my initial lean here was Stanford. But after reviewing the rosters, Oregon State has much more talent. Stroughter coming back should be huge for them. Also, Oregon State travels to Penn St next, so this is a must win with that game on the horizon.
Buffalo -3... As with the previous game, I my initial lean was UTEP. Once again, after looking into this game deeper I believe Buffalo has the better team on paper, is at home, and is fired up to turn things around. I also jumped on weather.com to look at the conditions for the game because I was considering an over play (which has dropped from 63 to 58), but there's a good chance for showers on Thursday night. All the more reason to take Buffalo, which is more balanced on offense than UTEP that relies on passing via Vittatoe.
Wake -12... And again, my initial lean was Baylor +12.5 (it lost the hook). But Wake is better across the board. Baylor is actually one of the worst teams of all. This game should be a blowout, but I'm a little scared of laying DD's on the road, but hopefully Wake shows up and gets business done with. They definitely have the talent disparity.
I found this site which is helpful, it takes the lines and compares them to a computerized number they think is a more accurate line. All 3 of these are substantially off in favor of the play I made.
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/weekly_picks.html
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