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College Football Picks Against The Spread Afternoon November 4, 2017

ByMike Marteny|
PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 14: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal scores on a sixty seven yard touchdown run against the Oregon Ducks during the first quarter of the NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 14: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal scores on a sixty seven yard touchdown run against the Oregon Ducks during the first quarter of the NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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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 Afternoon November 4, 2017

My college football pick em points were down to 32 last week. Thankfully the spread picks have been doing a little better this year! Through nine weeks, I am at 252-225 with a net total of 67 betting points. Let’s add to that!

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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 site 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.

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 the biggest week of college football so far this season. There is a full 61 game slate, all of which are FBS vs. FBS matchups! The busiest part of week ten of the college football season is the 3:30 to 6pm eastern kicks. There are 20 of them. Let’s get to those!

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MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 21: Max Bortenschlager #18 of the Maryland Terrapins drops back to pass during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

South Carolina at (1)Georgia(-23.5)(2): I know Georgia is good, but the Cocks aren’t exactly bad. I think they will hang around in this one for a while, which means Georgia wins by 17 instead of 24. Give me SC.

Wake Forest at Notre Dame(-14.5)(2): Wake is a solid team, and I kind of think the Irish stumble somewhere, but I don’t think it’s here. The Irish have a strong defense, and Wake isn’t balanced enough to keep the Domers off balance. I’ll take Notre Dame at home.

(4)Clemson(-8.5) at (20)North Carolina State(3): This looks high. I don’t think Clemson will sleep on the Wolfpack like they did last year, but that NC State team was a lot worse than this incarnation. Clemson is not quite as strong as they were last year. This stays a one score game, especially in Raleigh.

(6)Ohio State(-17.5) at Iowa(2): Let’s call this what it is. Iowa sucks. Ohio State plays down to their competition. Iowa is tough in Iowa City. So I see an ugly game that Ohio State wins, but doesn’t cover.

(15)Iowa State at West Virginia(-3.5)(4): I’m not buying this. West Virginia is very similar to the Texas Tech team that the Cyclones took behind the ol woodshed in Lubbock. Cyclones straight up!

(21)Stanford(-1.5) at (25)Washington State(5): This line is being skewed by how awful Stanford looked last Thursday. What is conveniently being ignored is how awful Wazzu’s rush defense was last week against Arizona. Bryce Love most likely will play, and Washington State can’t stop him. Give me Stanford. However, if Love sits, I put the same confidence on Wazzu.

South Florida(-23.5) at Connecticut(2): Too many. The USF offense is talented, but that defense allows way too many points for them to cover this. Give me UConn.

Maryland(-3.5) at Rutgers(5): This line is rising steadily, and it should. Maryland is by far the better team, even on their third string quarterback. At this point, Bortenschlager has a good feel of this offense, and runs it well enough for the Terps to win games. Maryland by double digits.

Charlotte at Old Dominion(-7.5)(5): Really? Charlotte isn’t anywhere near good enough to keep this within single digits. Monarchs roll!

North Texas at Louisiana Tech(-4.5)(3): Okay, I get it. North Texas hasn’t exactly been good lately. However, the Bulldogs haven’t either. I tend to think that Mason Fine is the best player on the field. Give me the Mean Green.

Northwestern(-1.5) at Nebraska(4): Playing at Nebraska used to mean something. It used to scare opponents. That isn’t the case anymore. Northwestern has played tough in Lincoln since Nebraska joined the Big Ten(14). You know, back when they were good. This is too low. Northwestern by at least a touchdown.

Army at Air Force(-6.5)(1): I don’t know about this one. Both teams have had their moments, good and bad, this year. I guess I’ll take the Falcons at home, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they lost.

(5)Oklahoma at (11)Oklahoma State(-2.5)(2): It’s Bedlam! This is earlier than usual, but this game is very significant right now. And really, who wants to see the same game two weekends in a row? The Big 12(10) was thinking of that when this game was scheduled early, and exaggerates just how unnecessary a Big 12(10) Championship game really is. As far as this game, I like what I’ve seen from Oklahoma more than Oklahoma State. It really is too close to call, but I see Oklahoma winning. Hopefully they are done choking for the year, and the Ohio State win still means something.

Mississippi at Kentucky(-3.5)(1): Wow, this is tough. Ole Miss looked awful without Patterson last week, and they will be without him again. Kentucky nearly lost to a horrible Tennessee squad. Which is worse? That’s a tough one. Give me Kentucky because the Ole Miss defense was gouged last week.

Coastal Carolina at Arkansas(-23.5)(1): Stay far away from this one. Arkansas is not good, but it’s too hard to compare a SEC bottom feeder to a first year FBS team with any accuracy. That’s why I don’t pick games involved FCS schools. Give me Arkansas, I guess.

Cincinnati at Tulane(-5.5)(2): I don’t buy this one. Maybe early in the year, but not now. I’ll take the Bearcats straight up.

Louisiana at South Alabama(-5.5)(1): The Jaguars have been way too inconsistent to pick with any kind of accuracy. I think they are the better team, but there is no way I would bet it. Give me USA.

Oregon State at California(-7.5)(2): The Beavers have looked much better Gary Anderson dismissed himself. Cal is just….Cal. There is talent on this team, but they aren’t consistent with anything at all. Cal is the better team, so I will take them and lower the bet.

Utah State at New Mexico(-3.5)(2): This looks low. The Aggies are mostly a mess right now. New Mexico got overwhelmed by a decent Wyoming team. I can’t really call Utah State decent. Give the the Lobos.

Hawaii at UNLV(-7.5)(2): Hawaii is usually bad on the mainland, and the Rebels are good once in a while. Give me UNLV.

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