College football odds & predictions for late games September 13

First, a brief history: I pick every FBS vs. FBS game against the spread every week, while keeping a running total. I finished at 55% last year, and have set a goal to improve on that this year!

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I take the average of the odds from all of the Vegas casinos, and take the mean of them and pick against that. All lines are rounded to the nearest half, so there will be no pushes.

This is for entertainment purposes only. I cannot be responsible for anyone losing their horse, car, or any other earthly possession. I am a simple man. I cannot have that on my conscience.

In case you missed it, here are the rest of my picks for the week:

Thursday and Friday

Saturday noon kickoffs

Saturday mid-day kickoffs

Northern Illinois(-10.5) at UNLV: I was impressed with the Huskies last week. Impressed enough to take them here, even with a double digit line.

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee State(-1.5): These are not the Dwight Dasher led Blue Raiders. Simply put, the wrong team is favored. WKU wins straight up, and it might not be close.

UTSA at Oklahoma State(-13.5): This is the line without Chelf? I would have taken UTSA even with Chelf. I’m take UTSA with confidence!

Wake Forest at Utah State(-15.5): This line is still climbing. Look, I like Utah State and all, but their defense has been less than impressive. That said, Wake did lose at Monroe. Give me Utah State, I guess.

Tulsa(-1.5) at Florida Atlantic: Both of these teams have served as practice squads for ranked teams so far this year. I’m still taking Tulsa because of the Tulane win. Is that a good enough reason? I guess I will find out!

Louisiana-Monroe at (10)LSU(-31.5): Wow, that’s a high line. Especially in the rain, if it rains. Heads. LSU, my 1977 quarter says.

Kentucky at Florida(-17.5): Kentucky is much improved under Mark Stoops, but not this much. If they were at home it would be a different story, but on the road I’m taking the Gators.

Purdue at (11)Notre Dame(-28.5): This is a high line, but it is well deserved. Purdue is worse than Rice. Give me Notre Dame.

Penn State(-3.5) at Rutgers: The Penn State defense has their swagger back. Give me Penn State.

New Mexico State at UTEP(-10.5): UTEP looked very good at home against Texas Tech. They should definitely be able to beat the improving Aggies by 11. Give me UTEP.

(9)USC(-17.5) at Boston College: This line opened at -21. It looks like the bettors are thinking that USC will have a hangover from a hard-fought win at Stanford. Even if they do, I still think they win by 20. Give me USC.

Tennessee at (4)Oklahoma(-20.5): The Sooners have looked dominant so far. Though Tennessee is much better than they have been at any time since Fulmer was ran out of Knoxville, playing in Norman is very tough. I’m still taking Oklahoma.

Navy(-9.5) at Texas State: I really don’t know why this line is falling. The Bobcats won’t be able to defend Navy. This likely will get ugly. Give me Navy.

(12)UCLA(-7.5) vs Texas at Jerry World: This looks very low. Texas is a lost cause on offense right now, and though I do think Swoopes and the line will be better than they were last week, UCLA has something to prove. Give me the Bruins.

Rice at (7)Texas A&M(-32.5): High line but this is nowhere near the Rice team that they had last year. I’m taking A&M until I have a reason not to.

(16)Arizona State(-16.5) at Colorado: If it were double this line, I would still take the Sun Devils. That’s how bad the Ralphies are right now.

Nebraska(-13.5) at Fresno State: Yes, Nebraska looked sluggish last week in the near-loss to McNeese State, but the Bulldogs have given up 111 points in two games. That and Nebraska will have all of their receivers back. I’m taking Nebraska.

Nevada at Arizona(-19.5): How much can Fajardo do on his own? Hopefully enough to keep Nevada close, because I’m taking the Wolfpack!