College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening October 14, 2017

TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 7: The National Championship Trophy during the College Football Playoff National Championship Media Day on January 7, 2017 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) /

College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening October 14, 2017

I had a solid week again in week 6 of the college football season. I am now 32 games above .500 on the season and 91 betting points to the good. Things are looking up, but there is a lot of college football left with conference play in full swing.

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For those of you that are new here, I put myself out there every week. For the last six years, I have picked every single college football game. Sounds easy, right? I thought so too. So I have picked them all against the spread. That significantly increases the degree of difficulty.

I take the average of the odds from the six major Vegas casinos and round that to the nearest half point. There will be no ties here. Ties are for the other football.

Some sites will sell you top ten picks for a fee. Some will even give you a couple of free picks to lure you in. This is every game picked, all for free.

This contains the picks for FBS vs. FBS games only. It is too hard to get an accurate spread on games 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.

I cannot be responsible for you losing any of your worldly possessions, significant others, or limbs to a loan shark. This is for entertainment purposes only! I am a simple person. I cannot have that on my conscience.

We have 59 college football games this weekend, and none of them feature FBS vs. FCS schools. That means we have our largest betting week of the season. The last 20 games are in and around prime time. Let’s finish the week strong!

TUCSON, AZ – OCTOBER 15: Quarterback Khalil Tate #14 of the Arizona Wildcats looks to pass during the first half of the college football game against the USC Trojans at Arizona Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. USC won 48-14. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) /

New Mexico State(-6.5) at Georgia Southern(2): Tyler Rogers is by far the best player on the field, but the Aggies defense has been gouged lately. I think the Aggies win a close one on the road. I’m hoping it’s by a touchdown, but as you can see, I’m not all that confident in it.

Middle Tennessee State(-4.5) at UAB(3): I really like to see UAB having success after being without a football program for a couple of years, but this is a tall order. Even without Brent Stockstill, the Blue Raiders have still been able to move the ball pretty well. MTSU by a touchdown or so.

East Carolina at (22)Central Florida(-35.5)(1): Good grief! East Carolina is shaping up to have one of the worst defenses in recent memory, but man, this is a ton of points! UCF is 4-0 against the spread so far, but they have not been favored by more than 17. This is twice that! I have to think the Knights let off the gas at some point. Give me ECU.

UTSA(-2.5) at North Texas(3): This line looks backwards. The Mean Green have been strong at home, and UTSA just lost to Southern Miss. North Texas straight up.

UTEP at Southern Mississippi(-22.5)(1): I hate lines like this. This is a lot of points for an offense that has topped out at 31 points against a FBS opponent. That was last week against UTSA. The Eagles are trending upward, but I think this is a shade too high. Give me UTEP.

Tulane(-13.5) at Florida International(3): I’m done betting against the Green Wave. This option offense is strong, and the defense has been solid lately. They might win by double this! Tulane rolls here.

Texas A&M at Florida(-2.5)(2): Am I the only one that was impressed by the Aggies last week? Florida’s offense is nowhere near as good as they should be based on talent alone. Until they get that figured out, they are going to have problems. If Bama only beat A&M by eight in College Station, the oddsmakers are effectively saying that Florida is about two touchdowns better than the Aggies (giving seven points for home field advantage). I don’t buy that. Give me A&M.

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State(-17.5)(2): The offense is certainly capable of covering this monster, but I don’t know that the defense can shut down the Chanticleers. Give me Coastal not to get covered.

Arkansas at (1)Alabama(-31.5)(1): This is a dangerous looking line. That is a ton of points. I know that Arkansas is nowhere near Bama or even Texas A&M for that matter. Well, it’s at home. Roll Tide!

Missouri at (4)Georgia(-29.5)(1): Missouri has been mostly awful. The only exception was last week against Kentucky. Georgia wont throw the ball unless they are forced to, and they wont be. That has me thinking that this line is a tad high. The only time the Bulldogs were favored by anywhere close to this, they didn’t cover against Samford. I have to go with Missouri, but this game wont be close by any means.

(9)Ohio State(-24.5) at Nebraska(1): Every fiber of me says this is too many. However, the Cornhuskers got demolished by Ohio State last year. Neither team is what they were last year, but I tend to believe that Nebraska has fallen farther. I’m not touching this one, but since I have to pick, I’m taking Nebraska. This is the type of game that Mike Riley wins. The games in which he should have no chance. Nebraska wont win, but I tend to think they will put up a little bit of a fight in their own house.

Cincinnati at (18)South Florida(-23.5)(3): The Bearcats are pretty bad in every unit right now. USF rolls!

Utah at (13)USC(-13.5)(4): What has Utah’s defense done to get this kind of disrespect? They did pretty well against Bryce Love until late in the game. The Trojans don’t pound the ball enough to wear Utah down, and Sam Darnold makes too many mistakes to cover this. Give me Utah.

(21)Michigan State(-4.5) at Minnesota(3): Minnesota hasn’t been effective enough on offense for the defense to really control a game like they should be able to. Facing a defense like Michigan State’s is only going to highlight the shortcomings of this offense even more. Give me Sparty.

UCLA(-2.5) at Arizona(4): I am far more impressed with Arizona than UCLA lately. This is people betting the name, nothing more. This opened at Arizona -3 and should have stayed there. Wildcats straight up.

New Mexico at Fresno State(-1.5)(3): Nope. Lobos straight up. Lamar Jordan is the best player on the field. Fresno wont have an answer for him.

Nevada at Colorado State(-24.5)(2): That is quite a few points, but considering what the Rams just did to Utah State in Logan, I have to take Colorado State.

Boise State at San Diego State(-6.5)(5): The Aztecs have been playing strong, but they aren’t exactly winning big. Not that that will matter against Boise. Anything under a touchdown is like stealing. Aztecs by double digits.

(5)Washington(-17.5) at Arizona State (2): This line is all over the place. It is rare to see this much play in a betting line. It is as low at 14.5 in one place and as high as 19 in another. I know Washington is talented enough to cover this. That is the safe bet, so I’m going with it, though that half makes me a bit nervous.

Oregon at (23)Stanford(-10.5)(4): I don’t really like the half, but I was expecting a higher line after what Stanford did to Utah last week. Oregon’s defense is going to get worn out far quicker than Utah’s did. Stanford might win by double this.

San Jose State at Hawaii(-17.5)(3): This looks pretty low for as bad as San Jose State has been. Hawaii is also far better at home. Give me Hawaii.

Next: ESPN College Pick em Picks Week 7

This week I have ten one point bets again, mostly consisting of huge spreads for running teams. I have a season high 21 two point bets. The threes are down to 15, along with only nine four pointers. I have four five point bets. I hit all three last week. Can I hit four this time around?

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