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College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening November 18, 2017

ByMike Marteny|
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College Football Picks Against The Spread Evening November 18, 2017

Thankfully the spread picks have been doing a little better this year! Through 11 weeks, I am at 318-279 with a net total of 103 betting points. I am edging closer to my goal of 55%! 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 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. The last 16 finish up in prime time. Let’s finish strong!

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BOULDER, CO – NOVEMBER 11: Erik Krommenhoek #84 of the USC Trojans is congratulated by Chase McGrath #40 and Chris Brown #77 after scoring on a two point conversion against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on November 11, 2017 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Coastal Carolina at Idaho(-7.5)(1): CCU has been a thorn in the side of many a Sun Belt and even a SEC team, this year. I think they do it in Moscow too. I don’t think Idaho covers without Matt Linehan.

New Mexico State(-4.5) at Louisiana(2): The Aggies have a lot of talent on offense, but that defense is a different story. I can’t go against that offense though. Give me NMSU.

Army at North Texas(-2.5)(2): This is going to be quite a fight. The Mean Green are tough at home, and Army is just, well, tough. Give me Army.

(20)LSU(-15.5) at Tennessee(3): The only reason that I don’t have five on this is because I think that Tennessee has talent there. It was just misused under Butch Davis. His firing has been a long time coming.I could see UT being revitalized. Or it could be a Florida and get blown out even worse. At any rate, I’m taking LSU.

Arizona at Oregon(-2.5)(5): Yeah….no. I don’t care if Justin Herbert is back. Oregon isn’t winning this with that sorry defense. Tate is going to eat them up!

Texas A&M(-1.5) at Mississippi(3): Ta’amu has looked very good for Ole Miss in his two games, and the Aggies have not played well on the road. I’m still comfortable taking Ole Miss straight up at home.

Connecticut at Boston College(-21.5)(2): It isn’t technically at Boston College. It’s at Fenway Park. Either way, you are going to have a bunch of inebriated Bostonians making a hell of a lot of noise. Give me the Eagles.

Marshall at UTSA(EVEN)(2): If the Roadrunners win this, they’re going bowling! I think they get it done. Give me UTSA.

Florida International at Florida Atlantic(-14.5)(3): This looks high. Especially considering these two teams have developed a nice little rivalry. Give me FIU. This stays within ten or so.

(19)North Carolina State at Wake Forest(-1.5)(2): This is going to be a really tough game for the Wolfpack. I think they are the better team, but they had a real dogfight in Boston last week, and now this? We will find out just how tough they are. Give me NC State.

Missouri(-8.5) at Vanderbilt(3): I don’t think I can bet against Missouri right now. Vandy’s backs are against the wall here. They need to win out to make a bowl. They aren’t going to be able to here. Missouri is too good.

UCLA at (11)USC(-15.5)(3): This is a huge rivalry, so you can pretty much throw everything else out the window. However, with the way Sam Darnold is playing and as bad as the UCLA defense is, I can’t go against the Trojans here. Give me USC.

California at (22)Stanford(-14.5)(2): I never trust this game. The smart money is on Stanford and Bryce Love, but don’t be shocked if Cal pulls a fast one.

Air Force at (25)Boise State(-17.5)(2): That’s quite a few points. That said, I’m not betting against the Broncos right now. Give me Boise.

Utah at (18)Washington(-17.5)(3): Utah’s offense isn’t that good, and that defense isn’t as good as it used to be. Washington needs a big win here, and I think they get it. Give me the Dawgs.

Nevada at San Diego State(-16.5)(1): I don’t trust any line with the Aztecs involved. They are the better team, but that doesn’t mean anything. Give me SDSU, but I have no confidence left in them.

Next: ESPN College Pick em Picks Week 12

I went heavy on the middle bets again this week, but for the first time this year, I have more three point bets than any others. I have 20 two pointers and 22 three pointers. That leaves only 18 other bets. I have seven one pointers, six four pointers, and another five five point bets. The money will be made in the middle this week!

Stay tuned to Fantasy CPR for the last of the picks of the week against the spread, and our NFL DFS picks and picks for the EL! We even have some NBA DFS picks for you!