College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening September 24

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College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening September 24

It has been a rough start to the college football season for me. I have a huge hole to dig myself out of, but with 48 college football games on Saturday, I have a chance to do it!

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Sunday through Friday, I am the perfect husband. No really, I am. You can ask the boss a.k.a. my wife. I help with all of the household chores, walk the dogs, cook meals, all that good stuff that women love. Come Saturday, my wife hates me. This is MY day. I become one with the couch. Just another piece of immovable furniture. Why am I interested in so many games? Other than the fact that I love college football, here is why: I was possessed by Jimmy The Greek and Lee Corso at the same time!

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).

This contains the picks for FBS vs. FBS game only. It is too hard to get an accurate spread on teams that involve 1-AA teams.

I will assign a point value “bet” on each game, between one and five points. That way you can see just how confident I am in each pick. Look for those at the end of each line.

This is for entertainment purposes only! I cannot be responsible for you losing any of your worldly possessions (or limbs) because of my picks. These are a guideline that you can use to help you with your picks. I am a simple man. I can’t have that on my conscience.

19 of the 48 games kick off after 7pm eastern time. I will pick all of those, against the spread of course, in this column.

Just in case you missed any:
Thursday-Friday
Early Saturday
Saturday Afternoon

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(6)Houston(-34.5) at Texas State(1): Hmmm….this is a lot. Houston can cover, but I tend to think that they will rest Greg Ward as much as they can. Give me the Bobcats.

New Mexico State at Troy(-19.5)(3): Oh, come on. It was all Kentucky could do to cover by that much. Give me the Aggies.

Georgia Southern at Western Michigan(-7.5)(3): I don’t particularly like the half, but the Broncos won on the road at two Big Ten(14) schools. They have really good skill players on offense too. Give me WMU.

Central Florida(-6.5) at Florida International(1): Yeah, I’m not sure UCF is there yet. Give me the Panthers.

Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee State(-4.5)(2): Stockstill is a better QB than most realize. Give me the Blue Raiders at home.

Army(-14.5) at Buffalo(4): Too low. James Butler gouged the Bulls last weekend. Army will do the same. Give me Army.

(20)Nebraska(-7.5) at Northwestern(4): I’m not one for superstition, but Nebraska has had all sorts of issues with Northwestern since joining the Big Ten(14). This could also be a letdown after the huge win over Oregon. That said, Nebraska would have to play their worst game since 2007 to lose this. Give me Nebraska.

Oklahoma State at (16)Baylor(-8.5)(2): We really don’t know much about Baylor yet again because their non-conference schedule is as soft as the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. I’m taking Baylor because of their history against Oklahoma State, but James Washington might go over 400 receiving yards in this one.

South Carolina at Kentucky(-2.5)(4): Yeah, I doubt this. Kentucky has been an absolute mess, and the coach is approaching lame duck status. Cocks straight up.

(7)Stanford(-2.5) at UCLA(5): This line opened with UCLA favored. This line is still baffling. Nothing I’ve seen from UCLA tells me they can hang around. Stanford by double digits.

(3)Louisville(-28.5) at Marshall(3): Louisville is coming off arguably the biggest win in school history. Marshall nearly lost by this much to Akron. This could be a letdown because the Cardinals may be looking forward to next week. It’s still hard for me to say that though. Give me Louisville.

Bowling Green at Memphis(-16.5)(2): The only question here is: is Bowling Green worse than Kansas? No, but they are close, and the Jayhawks got obliterated by the Memphis backs. Give me Memphis.

Louisiana-Lafayette at Tulane(-4.5)(3): Tulane hung with a solid Navy team last week. I have to think they can take out the Cajuns at home.

Southern Mississippi(-11.5) at UTEP(1): This looks a little high. I have to believe that UTEP keeps it within ten at home.

Idaho at UNLV(-14.5)(3): Too low. Idaho may be the worst FBS team.

(17)Arkansas at (10)Texas A&M(-5.5)(2): It’s only a matter of time before Trevor Knight regresses to the Trevor Knight of old. That said, I am not at all impressed by the Arkansas offense. Give me A&M.

California at Arizona State(-3.5)(2): I like Cal’s offense, but that defense is seriously bad. Sun Devils by about seven.

Air Force(-4.5) at Utah State(2): If Devante Mays is out, this is a no-brainer. Of course, his status is still undecided. I still like Air Force, but I will keep the points low just in case.

(9)Washington(-13.5) at Arizona(3): Arizona’s offense looks like a M*A*S*H* unit right now. Give me Washington. At some point they will overwhelm the Wildcats.

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This week I have eight one pointers, 18 two pointers, 15 three pointers six four pointers, and five five pointers. That gives me a total possibility of 138 points. I’m aiming to gain 38 points this week. I’m feeling good about my chances, even after bombing the first picks of the week!