Week 2 picks
Well, week 1 wasn’t bad, I’m up 4.7 units in these hypothetical matchups. Bravely onward to week 2! First, I’d like to note I can’t pick my favorite team against the spread, Troy, because their game with LSU has been called off until November 15, due to hurricanes or some other feeble excuse like that. Hurricanes! Far as I’m concerned, first thing the National Guard should do when they come into a flooded city is put sandbags around the college football stadium, to make sure the turf is ready for Saturday’s game. Then they should sandbag the area around the parking lot, and the road leading to the stadium, so everyone can get to the game on Saturday. Anyway, on to this week’s picks.
| Oregon -35.5, 2u |
Utah State @ Oregon. I’m going to this game and plan to watch the Ducks feast on the bones of their fallen enemy. Seriously, Utah State is rated worst out of all 120 teams, we just thrashed the Huskies by 34 points, I’m pretty sure we can do the same thing plus get a safety to beat the spread here. |
| Marshall +21, 1u |
Marshall @ Wisconsin. We are: Marshall! We are: Marshall! Marshall’s not a great team but the Big 10 sucks and Wisconsin is not as good as people say they are. Keep repeating this until you believe it. |
| Florida -23, 2u |
Miami @ Florida. The two schools play this big intrastate rivalry game that apparently hasn’t happened in something like 20 years. Predicted result: Miami loses by lots of points. Their school is still rebuilding, Florida just beat Hawaii by 50 points and the team will be motivated to rack up points because 1) it helps them with in-state recruiting and 2) it gives them a chance to pad T-bag’s stats for a chance at a second Heisman. |
| Georgia -24, 2u |
Central Michigan @ Georgia. SEC dominance versus the MAC. I’d take this spread at 31, too. |
| BYU -9.5, 2u |
BYU @ Washington. This seems like a safe pick. Hard to tell how good BYU is yet but we know Washington is terrible. Sure, the Ducks played well last week but we would have played well against a high-school team, too. BYU will give a repeat performance on Saturday. |
| Oklahoma State -15.5 |
Houston @ Oklahoma State. As bottom-feeding teams go, Houston’s not awful. They even go to bowl games occasionally. But OSU is really on a roll. I’d be surprised if it was anything less than a 3-touchdown game. |
| Oklahoma -22, 1u |
Cincinatti @ Oklahoma. I’d put this pick down for 2 units or more, but I really don’t know how good Cincinatti is this year. They played well last year but they’ve lost a quarterback. When in doubt, I pick Oklahoma. |
| South Florida -13.5, 2u |
USF @ UCF. It’s civil war when directional Florida goes head to head! Again, I’d like this game for 3 touchdowns, much less two. |
| Oregon State +15, 1u |
Oregon State @ Penn. State. OK so yes, I’m aware that the Beavers lost to Stanford. Stanford. But Stanford has been steadily improving. And the Beavers really beat themselves that game. They came in expecting the Cardinal to roll. They’ll have no such illusions about Penn. State. This is honestly an iffy pick, but I feel obligated to pick the Beavers every now and then after the endless crap I gave their fans this week. |
| Texas Tech -10, 1u |
Texas Tech @ Nevada. I don’t understand why the spread is so close here. Tech is shaping up to another stellar year and Nevada’s a middle-of-the-road non BCS school. Seems easy on paper … this seems like such an easy pick that perhaps I’m missing something here. |
Fun observations for the week: Wow, East Carolina’s only a seven point dog to West Virginia? In other silly matchups, notice that Bowling Green is favored by 5 over Minnesota (bet that decision to fire your coach after the 2006 season is looking pretty stupid now, isn’t it Gopher fans?) and Texas A&M is only a 2.5 point favorite over New Mexico.