College Football Picks

The Achilles’ heel of this Texas Tech bunch has always been their lack of a defense. The Red Raiders own the 110th ranked passing defense, surrendering 288 yards per game. Keith Franks looks at if this is enough reason to play WVU -3.5 on Saturday.

Two 3-1 teams go at it Saturday, September 29, 2018 when the BYU Cougars visit the Washington Huskies. Unfortunately for BYU that record may be where the similarities in these two teams end. Sportsbooks list BYU as 17 to 18 point underdogs. Loot breaks down the match up to project who covers Saturday night.

Dave Wilson breaks down the Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars game which kicks off Saturday, September 29, 6:00PM EST. The two teams go into their match a combined 7-0 against the spread. Dave predicts who take the first ATS loss!

Keith Franks breaks down the game between the #24 ranked Michigan Wolverines and the 14.5 point underdog, Northwestern Wildcats. The Wildcats were a hot team going back to 2017 winning 11 in a row then promptly dropped two games to Duke and Akron. Which NW team will we see when they host the Wolverines on Saturday?

The Golden Eagles returned to action last week after their game against Appalachian State was postponed in week 3 due to Hurricane Florence. Before the postponement, Southern Miss suffered a somewhat surprising loss to Louisiana-Monroe before bouncing back last week with a 40-22 win over Rice. Will they lack momentum to give Auburn a game or at least stay within the 27 point spread?

Stanford heads to Notre Dame for a Saturday night battle in the Bend. The Irish lead the all time series 19-13, but it’s been Stanford that’s had the upper hand of late winning he last three consecutive games and going 6-2 over the last eight since Brian Kelly arrived in Indiana.

We haven’t even seen the first playoff rankings yet but College Football Week 5 will have a big impact on who will be in that final four. Penn State welcomes Ohio State to town this weekend and the implications of this game can’t be overstated. Sportsbooks have OSU as small road favorites. Ted Walker breaks the game down and offers his football pick.

If you didn’t think the arrival of Chip Kelly would solve all of UCLA’s problems, did you think they would be this bad out of the gate? The week off might have afforded them a chance to get their act together, but it’s hard to remember such a weak Bruins’ football team, even though they’ve been stinking it up the last few seasons. Loot Levinson looks at UCLA vs Colorado and the odds Chip gets his first W.

Jay Horne makes his case for taking the Miami Hurricanes Thursday night when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels and an -18 point spread. Jay looks at the line, the quarterback controversy in Miami as well as the defenses.

Jay Horne breaks down Alabama vs Louisiana-Lafayette and the sportsbook’s 49 point massive line. Bama bettors may be concerned that Nick Saban pulls his starters before they have a chance to step on the corpse and rack up 50 points. Jay looks at that possibility as well as how much Crimson Tide damage to expect in the first half. Is Tagovailoa and company the value pick?