College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening October 1

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College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening October 1

It was another bad week for me. I know, I sound like a broken record this year. College football is a fickle beast sometimes. It’s going to be really hard to get myself out of this hole. With the season already nearly a third over, maybe 50% is a more realistic goal. Then again, the games with FCS opponents are pretty much over, so I will have 60 games per week to get back on track!

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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.

There are 59 games this week, which is the largest week of the season so far. 21 games finish off our week. Let’s get to those picks!

Just in case you missed any:

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Memphis at (16)Mississippi(-14.5)(2): I really don’t like that half. Memphis is a talented team on offense, but they haven’t faced a defense like this. I like Ole Miss, but the point bet on this is way down because I don’t know if they will cover. That half makes it really tough. Give me Mississippi.

Kentucky at (1)Alabama(-35.5)(1): Time and time again we have seen Bama miss covering these massive spreads. Kentucky is a better team without Drew Barker. Bama fails to cover by that half. Give me Kentucky.

Florida Atlantic(-5.5) at Florida International(3): The Owls got buried by Kansas State and Miami. At least the Panthers hung with Indiana for a while. Alex McGough can’t be this bad all year. Give me the Panthers at home in the “Shula Bowl.”

UTEP at Louisiana Tech(-22.5)(2): Aaron Jones is a good back, but the Miners don’t get to use him much when they are down double digits by the end of the first quarter. Until the Miners play some defense, they are going to keep getting buried. Give me LaTech.

Middle Tennessee State(-15.5) at North Texas(2): Right now, MTSU is still a much better team, but they may have trouble covering. I’m still take the Blue Raiders.

Rice at Southern Mississippi(-24.5)(3): Rice is just awful. Give me the Eagles.

South Florida(-5.5) at Cincinnati(2): The Bearcats are tough at home, but this isn’t the same team without Hayden Moore. Give me USF.

Western Michigan(-3.5) at Central Michigan(2): This is a tough one, and should be a great game. I’m a big fan of Corey Davis. I don’t see how the Chippewas can stop him. Give me Western Michigan.

Marshall at Pittsburgh(-16.5)(3): This seems low. Marshall has been abused by Akron and Louisville. Expect that to continue here. Give me Pitt.

Missouri at LSU(-12.5)(4): Okay, this line is bogus. Leonard Fournette is out. Grice is good, but that Missouri defense has looked good so far. Drew Lock may be one of the most improved players in the country right now. Les Miles was not the problem at LSU. They didn’t magically grow a quarterback. No way LSU covers, and I wouldn’t be that surprised if Missouri won outright. M-I-Z! Z-O-U!

(3)Louisville(-1.5) at (5)Clemson(2): This line opened at Clemson -3, and I would be much more comfortable picking that line. I picked Louisville in pick em, but it was my bottom game. I’m not flipping on Louisville, but I’m not completely sold on it either.

(19)San Diego State(-19.5) at South Alabama(3): Unfortunately for the Jaguars, they played their best game of the season in the opener. Donnel Pumphrey is going to dominate this game. SDSU rolls!

Louisiana-Lafayette(-4.5) at New Mexico State(1): The return of Elijah McGuire should help the Cajuns immensely. Is it enough? No. The Aggies were able to contain Teriyon Gipson, who is a better back. Give me New Mexico State.

(17)Michigan State(-6.5) at Indiana(4): Yeah, this is too low. Indiana doesn’t play defense, remember? And they lost to Wake last week. Spartans recover from the Wisconsin beating in a big way.

Arizona State at USC(-9.5)(3): This is too many. USC still isn’t playing like much of a team, and Arizona State will get theirs. They may even win straight up.

Oregon(-1.5) at Washington State(2): This line proves to me that they don’t know what to do with Oregon. We can presume that the loss of Scott Frost is really hurting this offense. Especially when you look at what Frost has done at Central Florida. They will get a good practice in on the Cougar “defense”, but Oregon is going to get shredded deep. Give me the Leaches.

Utah State at (24)Boise State(-21.5)(3): Since when does a uninspiring win against a below average Oregon State team earn you a ranking? Since your name is Boise State, I guess. I would feel a whole lot better about this if Devante Mays were playing, but even if he doesn’t this looks high. Utah State keeps this within three touchdowns.

Wyoming at Colorado State(-6.5)(1): The Rams are usually tough at home, but Wyoming finally looks like they may be putting something together. Still, for less than a TD at home, the safe pick is the Rams. Give me CSU.

Fresno State at UNLV(-9.5)(3): I don’t buy this at all. UNLV lost to Idaho, who has spent the better part of the last decade as one of the five worst teams in FBS. Fresno isn’t that far down. At worse, the Bulldogs keep it a one score game.

Arizona at UCLA(-13.5)(3): This looks high. UCLA is playing better lately, but Arizona took Washington to the wire last week. The same Washington team that demolished Stanford last night. Give me Arizona.

Nevada(-3.5) at Hawaii(1): I like James Butler, but Hawaii is money on the islands. Give me the Warriors.

Next: ESPN College Pick Em Picks Week 5

I have seven one pointers, 21 two pointers, 20 three pointers, eight four pointers, and three five pointers this week. That leaves a maximum possible total of 156 points. I missed Houston by a half and Stanford by a lot, so I wont be perfect. I would still like to put a sizable dent in my debt, so I want to come out about 30 points ahead. The three pointers should help with that!

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