College Football Picks Against The Spread For November 28
By Mike Marteny
Now for all of the Saturday picks!
43 of the 63 games are early on Saturday this week. Take a break from shopping and watch some football! Want the picks for these games? You can find that anywhere. Do you want them picked against the spread? Then you have come to the right place!
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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).
Last week I had another good week. I am now at 340-307 on the season. I am inching closer to my 55% goal! In all fairness, the experts that pick only a select few games per week hit about 60-65%. I feel like I am doing pretty well here!
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.
Here are the rest of the picks, in case you missed any:
Here are my college football picks against the spread for November 28:
Iowa State at West Virginia(-13.5)(2): West Virginia will likely be able to run the ball and try to control the game. Will they win this by that much? Iowa State has been below average on the road, but the emergence of Allen Lazard and Joel Lanning is intriguing. I will take the Cyclones.
Cincinnati at East Carolina(-1.5)(3): This line opened with Cincy favored by three. It probably should have stayed that way. Bearcats straight up.
SMU at Memphis(-21.5)(4): This is too low. SMU hasn’t really been able to hang with anyone besides Temple. That looks like the exception, not the rule. Give me Memphis.
Indiana(-6.5) at Purdue(5): Way too low. Indiana was severely underestimated last week on the road. They are here once again. Hoosiers by a lot!
Maryland at Rutgers(-2.5)(4): This is another one that opened with the road team favored by three. Again, it likely should have stayed there. I like Maryland straight up here as well!
Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech(-5.5)(2): The Eagles have been on some roll lately. The defense has played pretty well, and the offense is as good as it has been all year. That said, I still like Louisiana Tech’s offense. Give me the Bulldogs at home, but I don’t have a whole lot of confidence in it.
(8)Ohio State(-1.5) at (10)Michigan(3): Michigan’s defense is good enough to pull this off, especially after their rivals showed them how to do it. Give me Michigan.
Florida Atlantic(-3.5) at Old Dominion(3): I doubt this. FAU should win by at least a touchdown.
(1)Clemson(18.5) at South Carolina(3): Yeah, this is a rivalry game and its on the road. I don’t really care that the Gamecocks lost to The Citadel last week. They may have been looking ahead to the only thing that can salvage their season. I think SC keeps this fairly close at home, like within ten. Give me South Carolina.
Virginia Tech(-3.5) at Virginia(3): I think the Hokies buy Beamer one more game here. Give me Virginia Tech.
Georgia(-4.5) at Georgia Tech(2): Georgia struggled with on option team in Georgia Southern last week. The bad news for the Bulldogs is that Georgia Tech is a little better, and this is their bowl game. Give me the Bees.
Louisville(-5.5) at Kentucky(2): This looks like an easy win for Louisville, but I’m not all that sure about it, being a rivalry and all. I will still take Louisville though.
Boston College(-2.5) at Syracuse(2): I agree that this will be close, but I like Syracuse’s offense a lot more. Syracuse straight up, say 9-6 or something similar.
Duke(-3.5) at Wake Forest(3): Too low. Wake has done nothing to show me that they can keep this close. Give me Duke.
UNLV(-2.5) at Wyoming(1): Yuck. Give me Wyoming, I guess.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Appalachian State(-23.5)(2): This looks a little high, but Lafayette has been terrible. Give me the Mountaineers.
South Alabama at Georgia Southern(-21.5)(2): South Alabama has looked good every once in a while, but not often. Give me the Eagles.
Middle Tennessee State(-11.5) at UTSA(1): UTSA is another team that has been good off and on. The smart money is on MTSU though, so I’m with the Blue Raiders.
Colorado at (23)Utah(-16.5)(2): I don’t think Utah can cover this without Devontae Booker. Colorado was not great without Sefo Liufau, but the defense is still pretty solid. Give me Colorado.
(16)Northwestern(-3.5) at Illinois(4): This looks kind of low. Northwestern’s defense is still pretty good. I will take the Wildcats.
Charlotte at Rice(-10.5)(1): Another yuck! Rice because of the boycott.
Penn State at (5)Michigan State(-10.5)(2): This might be a touch too high. Then again, Hackenberg is still Penn State’s quarterback. Give me the Spartans.
Wisconsin(-2.5) at Minnesota(2): The Gophers desperately need this. Give me Minnesota.
UTEP at North Texas(-2.5)(1): Give me the Mean Green, but I don’t trust it.
(14)North Carolina(-4.5) at North Carolina State(3): Just a hunch, but I think the Tarheels win big. They need style points just in case you knock off Clemson.
(2)Alabama(-14.5) at Auburn(5): Yes, I know this is a rivalry. I also know that the talent discrepancy is severe. Give me Bama.
(22)UCLA at USC(-3.5)(2): Josh Rosen is a very composed freshman and the USC defense has been shredded by good passers. Give me UCLA.
BYU(-3.5) at Utah State(3): This looks way too low, but I am nervous about all these favored teams on the road. Oh well, give me BYU.
Arkansas State(-17.5) at New Mexico State(1): This looks just a hair too high. I will take the Aggies, I guess.
Vanderbilt at Tennessee(-17.5)(2): Too many. Vandy has the D to keep this fairly close. I will go with the Commodores.
Kansas State(-20.5) at Kansas(2): This is a very fierce rivalry. This looks a little bit too high. Give me Kansas, though they still lose handily.
Texas State at Idaho(-3.5)(2): Eh…Idaho I guess.
Connecticut at (25)Temple(-12.5)(2): This looks a little high. UConn had a solid defense. I will take Connecticut.
(18)Mississippi(-1.5) at (21)Mississippi State(3): This is another very important Egg Bowl, and I think Ole Miss gets a little revenge here in what will be a very high scoring and entertaining game.
(13)Florida State(-2.5) at (12)Florida(4): This opened with the Gators favored by three, and is now closer to where it should be. I think it is still too low. Give me Florida State.
Texas A&M at LSU(-5.5)(3): This could be a huge game for Fournette with as bad as the Aggie run defense has looked. Give me LSU.
(6)Notre Dame at (9)Stanford(-3.5)(2): This line opened with the Irish favored by three. Now I think it has gone just a hair too far the other way. Stanford by 3.
(3)Oklahoma(-6.5) at (11)Oklahoma State(5): Boomer Sooner! Oklahoma wins this one BIG!
Colorado State(-10.5) at Fresno State(2): I hate the half, but I hate Fresno’s “defense” more. Give me the Rams.
Arizona State at California(-3.5)(1): I tend to think that this will stay within a field goal. Give me the Sun Devils.
Air Force(-9.5) at New Mexico(2): Air Force is the more consistent team, so give me the Falcons.
Nevada at San Diego State(-7.5)(4): The Aztecs shouldn’t have any problems with this one. Give me SDSU.
Louisiana-Monroe at Hawaii(-3.5)(1): I know I wasn’t going to take Hawaii anymore, but I think I have to here.
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Of the 62 games, I have eight 1 point games, 24 two pointers, 17 three pointers, nine four pointers, and four five pointers. That leaves me a max total of 163 points this week. I would like to get around 90 points this week. It could be hard to do. I haven’t watch a lot of football this weekend from the frozen tundra of northern Minnesota, but from what little I have seen, I don’t think I have done very well so far. But with 43 games today, there are plenty of chances to improve!
Good luck to you on the final regular season week!