College football picks against the spread September 18-19

If you are new to this, I have been picking every FBS vs. FBS game against the spread for five years now.

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I take the mean of the odds from the top six Vegas casinos and round them to the nearest half point. That way there is no such thing as a push. It is much easier to keep track of that way.

Last year, I met my goal of 55%, which is not as easy as it sounds. This year, I set my goal at 57.5%, but I’ve had a rough start. I definitely have my work cut out for me.

This is for entertainment purposes only. I can not be responsible for you losing your horse, car, or any other worldly possession because of my picks. I cannot have that on my conscience.

If I do make a wager on any of these games, I will not let it be publicly known. I don’t want to cloud anyone’s judgment.

In case you missed it, I had a rough week last week, going 20-31 to put my miserable start at 57-77. I hope to have myself at .500 by the end of September. That needs to start with a 2-0 column here!

This year I am doing things a bit differently. I am splitting this piece up by kickoff times to get the most accurate spread possible. I will always have my picks up at least one hour before kickoff for your reference.

It is a light slate this week! There is only one game on Thursday and one on Friday. That said, the Thursday one is a good one!

(5)Auburn(-9.5) at (20)Kansas State: This line is up 3.5 points already, and it’s hard to disagree. K-State has a good defense, but Auburn will try and run them into the ground, something most Big 12 teams don’t do anymore. I think I have to go with Auburn.

Connecticut at South Florida(-2.5): When in doubt, go with the home team, I guess. Which in this case is a USF team that got throttled by NC State. I guess I will take USF.

The predictions for Saturday’s games will be up by 8pm tomorrow night.