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College Football Picks Against The Spread November 14-17, 2017

By Mike Marteny

CHESTNUT HILL, MA - SEPTEMBER 30: Shane Morris #11 of the Central Michigan Chippewas makes a pass against the Boston College Eagles during the second half at Alumni Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - SEPTEMBER 30: Shane Morris #11 of the Central Michigan Chippewas makes a pass against the Boston College Eagles during the second half at Alumni Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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College Football Picks Against The Spread November 14-17, 2017

I had a decent week in college football pick em. I needed better than decent, but after last week, I’ll take it. Most of my picks against the spread went pretty well, I think. I came out in the black in the games I bet, but I haven’t tallied up all the games yet.

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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 a huge week of college football this week! There are 65 games this week, but Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, South Carolina, and North Carolina are slumming in FCS this week. That still leaves 60 FBS vs. FBS matchups. Nine of them kick off before Saturday, starting with Tuesday MACtion!

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HADLEY, MA – SEPTEMBER 30: Nathan Rourke #12 of the Ohio Bobcats throws a pass during the first half against the Massachusetts Minutemen at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Hadley, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images) /

Central Michigan(-17.5) at Kent State(5): Too low. Kent has lost the last three games by a combined score of 140-39. Just how are they supposed to stay within that? I don’t care that it’s at home. They got blasted by Bowling Green at home in that span! The Chippewas might win by double this!

Ohio(-12.5) at Akron(4): This one also looks low. Thomas Woodson is questionable for Akron. If he is out again, this gets ugly again. Give me Ohio.

Eastern Michigan at Miami(OH)(-3.5)(3): I don’t buy this. Brogan Roback had his worst game of the last two years at the absolute worst time, dashing the Eagles’ bowl hopes. These next two games are Bowls for Roback. EMU straight up.

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois(-9.5)(2): This one looks a little high to me. The Broncos are a pretty solid team,and NIU has had trouble moving the ball against anyone not named Ball State. I’ll take WMU.

Toledo(-16.5) at Bowling Green(3): The Rockets are missing WR Cody Thompson, and will likely be without RB Terry Swanson as well. I’m telling you it wont matter. The Falcons are seriously bad. I’ll take the Rockets.

Buffalo(-20.5) at Ball State(2): The Cardinals are on their fourth string quarterback, but I still think this is too high. The loss of RB James Gilbert hurts more for Ball State. Buffalo hasn’t played all that well on the road. The Bulls win, but don’t cover.

Tulsa at South Florida(-22.5)(3): This looks high. D’Angelo Brewer is back for Tulsa, and the USF defense gives up quite a few points. The offense is really good for the Bulls, but that defense gives too much back. Give me Tulsa.

Middle Tennessee State(-2.5) at Western Kentucky(2): I don’t trust the Hilltoppers at all. Give me MTSU.

UNLV at New Mexico(EVEN)(1): There is a reason why this line is even. The Lobos have lost five in a row, but UNLV just lost to a below average BYU team. It’s really tough to call, but I will go with the Lobos at home.

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