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College Football Picks Against The Spread Late October 24

By Mike Marteny

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There are 55 games that make up week 8 of the college football season. 16 of them make up the late slate on Saturday. Want all of the winners picked? You can find that just about anywhere. Want them all picked against the spread? Well, you have come to the right place!

In case you don’t know what I do here, I pick every college football game of the season. Against the spread. Trust me, it’s not as easy as it sounds! I take the average of the odds from all of the Vegas casinos. I then round to the nearest half. There will be no ties here. Ties are for the other football (soccer).

In case you missed how the point scale works, here is a brief rundown:

5. A lock. I am comfortable making a sizable wager on this game.

4. Very confident. Not quite a lock, but I am comfortable making a decent sized wager on it.

3. Middle of the road. Good enough that I would make a small wager on it.

2. Could go either way. So much so that I wouldn’t bet on it.

1. Stay away from these.

Take note that any games that involve 1-AA teams will NOT be picked. There simply is not enough information to get an accurate spread.

My season mark is 183-181 so far. I am still above .500, but my goal was 55%. I am still a little short of that.

All of the picks for the Saturday games will be up at least two hours before the noon kickoffs for those of you parlayers out there!

Here are the college football picks against the spread late October 24:

In case you missed any of the previous picks:

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Connecticut at Cincinnati(-12.5)(2): I don’t have a whole lot of confidence in the Bearcats right now. Or in UConn for that matter. Cincinnati is the safer bet, but I wouldn’t be really surprised if the Huskies won outright. For that reason, I will take Connecticut.

Louisiana-Monroe(-1.5) at Idaho(1): Honestly, the Warhawks have looked a lot worse than Idaho. I understand that the Vandals have been bad for some time now, but they have been better this year. They beat Troy last week at Troy. They should be able to take down Monroe at home.

Old Dominion at Florida International(-13.5)(1): Considering ODU nearly lost to Charlotte, I doubt they can hang with FIU. Would I bet on it? Not a chance. Give me the Panthers for the purposes of picking I guess.

Florida Atlantic(-5.5) at UTEP(2): Bad, meet worse. The Miners have been terrible since losing Aaron Jones. That wont change here. Give me the Owls.

(9)Florida State(-6.5) at Georgia Tech(4): The Bees are a lost cause right now. They are 0-5 against the spread in their last five games. It goes to 0-6 here. Seminoles by double digits.

(15)Texas A&M at (24)Mississippi(-5.5)(2): The only matchup of ranked teams this weekend should be a good one. The Rebels beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa, but since this have been an epic disaster. A&M got their shot at the Tide last week only to be blown out because of three interception returns for touchdowns. This is a game Ole Miss should win. So was last week. Give me the Aggies.

Western Kentucky at (5)LSU(-16.5)(2): LSU is a very good team. They haven’t faced an offense like the Hilltoppers have, but the other SEC defense that WKU played, they struggled against (Vanderbilt in the opener). This is not Vanderbilt. The Hilltoppers also have no answer for Fournette. Give me LSU.

South Alabama at Texas State(-3.5)(1): The Bobcat defense has been terrible, particularly against the pass. South Alabama got behind the Nebraska defense a few times, but couldn’t complete the passes. I think a couple of those fall their way here. Give me the Jaguars.

New Mexico at San Diego State(-7.5)(2): This shouldn’t be this close. New Mexico is a running team that can’t run the ball. The Spartans are a running team that can. Give me SJSU.

Kentucky at Mississippi State(-11.5)(3): Kentucky is going to have all sorts of problems with Dak Prescott. Sean White picked apart Kentucky last week. Prescott will do much of the same. Give me Mississippi State.

(3)Utah at USC(-3.5)(5): No chance. USC is a name right now. They played well last week against Notre Dame for the most part, but Cody Kessler has been below average when pressured this year. Look what Washington did to him. Utah is better than the Irish and Washington on defense. USC’s pass defense is below average as well. Utah isn’t going to run off with this, but I highly doubt they lose this. Something has to be said for the biggest game in program history aside from the Sugar Bowl against Alabama a few years back. They will be amped up for this one.

Ohio State(-21.5) at Rutgers(2): I’m not sure that Ohio State is a whole lot better than Michigan State, and the Spartans struggled in Piscataway. Ohio State might not struggle, but I doubt they win by more than three touchdowns. Give me Rutgers.

Troy(-5.5) at New Mexico State(1): If there was a zero, I would put it here. Troy lost to Idaho at home last week. There is only one casino touching this game. It is off the board everywhere else with good reason. That said, taking Troy is a sucker bet right now. Give me the Aggies.

Wyoming at Boise State(-35.5)(1): Wow. Wyoming wins their first game of the year, and is rewarded with a 5+ touchdown spread. Give me Wyoming. This is their version of “on a roll”.

Colorado at Oregon State(-2.5)(1): This could be a high scoring game and it should stay close. Give me Colorado. They have honestly looked the better team lately and I trust their offense more.

Washington at Stanford(-10.5)(3): This is off of most boards right now for some reason. Only one is carrying it. Stanford has looked explosive lately with a revitalized running game. I think they take this at home.

This week I ended up with eight one pointers, 13 two pointers, 18 three pointers, 13 four pointers, and three five pointers. That gives me a total of 155 possible points. I am aiming to get back to zero, which means I would have to finish at +12. To do that, I need to get 87 points. That’s my goal!

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