College Football Picks Against The Spread Afternoon October 21, 2017

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College Football Picks Against The Spread Afternoon October 21, 2017

I had a disappointing week in week 7 of the college football season. I am still 26 games above .500 on the season and 76 betting points to the good. Things are looking pretty good, 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 am up 27 points after the first two weeks so far.

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.

There are 56 games this weekend, and none of them feature FCS teams. Six took place before today. Now we get to the big day! 17 of them kick off before prime time. Where can we collect some cash here?

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Tennessee at (1)Alabama(-36.5)(2): Does Tennessee have anything left? I doubt it. I think they are going three games without scoring a touchdown because that Alabama D is nasty. Roll Tide!

Syracuse at (8)Miami(FL)(-17.5)(3): This is too many. Syracuse likely wont play like they did last week, especially on the road, but Miami struggled last week too and it wasn’t all the weather. Give me Syracuse.

North Carolina at (14)Virginia Tech(-20.5)(2): North Carolina’s defense played better last week, but I have a feeling they just played a bad team. VT wins big! Big enough to cover this.

Indiana at (18)Michigan State(-6.5)(2): Indiana is good enough to put up a fight, but this defense may be even better than Michigan’s. And it seems as though Sparty just figured out that they have two really good running backs. Give me the Spartans.

(20)Central Florida(-7.5) at Navy(2): I don’t like that half, but I do like UCF to come out with a win. So I will lower my bet a little in case this is close in Annapolis. It could be.

Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State(-23.5)(1): Stay away from this one. This is a whole lot of points for any Sun Belt team to cover. Give me the Chanticleers.

Georgia Southern at Massachusetts(-7.5)(3): Really? This is the most UMass has even been favored by at the FBS level. They aren’t covering this. This stays a one score game. Give me the Eagles.

Arizona State at Utah(-10.5)(2): This looks high. Utah’s defense kept them in the game against USC, but Arizona State did a bang up job on a good Washington offense too. I kinda think this stays a one score game. Give me Sparky.

Illinois at Minnesota(-13.5)(3): The Gophers looked strong in a valiant effort against Michigan State. That is far better than any effort Illinois has this year. Gophers by at least 20!

(9)Oklahoma(-13.5) at Kansas State(4): This looks low for a team that can’t pass and is missing their starting quarterback. The Sooners have struggled in Manhattan at times, but this isn’t going to be one of them. Oklahoma could run off with this.

Kentucky at Mississippi State(-11.5)(3): This line is all over the place. It is up to 14 in some places, and as low as ten in others. However, the Bulldogs have been consistently good in StarkVegas. They will take care of Kentucky here too. Give me Mississippi State.

Oregon at UCLA(-6.5)(1): Two teams with very little defense. One can throw. The other can’t. One can run. The other can’t. I guess I will go with UCLA at home, but I wont be a bit surprised if they lose.

SMU(-7.5) at Cincinnati(2): Is Cincy this far down? Hayden Moore will be back, but it isn’t the offense that’s the problem. This defense is seriously bad. Give me the Ponies.

Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama(-4.5)(2): The Jags are usually money at home. Give me USA.

North Texas at Florida Atlantic(-3.5)(3): The Owls are better, but North Texas has won three straight against teams that are arguably better than FAU. North Texas straight up again!

Utah State at UNLV(-3.5)(3): The Rebels are playing some really good football right now. You can’t stay the same for Utah State. Give me UNLV.

UAB(-7.5) at Charlotte(4): This actually looks low. UAB has played very well lately. The Blazers are 5-1 against the spread this year. The only one they didn’t hit was against Ball State in their first game against a FBS opponent. UAB by double digits!

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