College Football Picks Against The Spread Midday November 18, 2017

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College Football Picks Against The Spread Midday 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.

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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. A third of those kick off between 3 and 5pm eastern. Let’s get to those!

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Arizona State(-6.5) at Oregon State(5): Huh? Did I miss something? This is bogus. Sun Devils by at least a dozen!

Charlotte at Southern Mississippi(-17.5)(1): Just because the Eagles should cover this doesn’t mean they will. They weren’t even able to cover Rice last week! Give me Charlotte.

Louisiana Tech(-17.5) at UTEP(3): The Miners are really, really bad. They just are. Sorry UTEP, you’re still getting covered.

Hawaii at Utah State(-10.5)(2): I know that Hawaii is bad on the mainland, but I really don’t like that half. This is tough. I will go with Utah State, I guess.

Massachusetts at BYU(-3.5)(2): I don’t know about this one. UMass has been a solid team. BYU mostly has not. I’m going against the grain and taking UMass.

Texas State at Arkansas State(-26.5)(2): Yeah, this looks high. The Red Wolves lost outright to South Alabama last week and the Bobcats actually managed to win one. They wont win this, but it wont be this big of a blowout either. Give me Texas State.

South Alabama(-4.5) at Georgia Southern(3): Georgia Southern is winless for a reason.I’ll take the Jags.

(4)Oklahoma(-37.5) at Kansas(2): This is in Lawrence, and Kansas has played pretty well at home. Oklahoma’s defense isn’t that good. They are improved lately, but I say Kansas stays within about 28 or so. Give me the Jayhawks.

Kentucky at (7)Georgia(-21.5)(3): I don’t like the half, so I am lowering this bet. I still see Kentucky getting blown out though. Give me Georgia.

Navy at (8)Notre Dame(-17.5)(2): It’s hard to cover an option offense by this many points. However, I know that Navy has no answer for Josh Adams. I have to go with Navy though. That half scares me.

Illinois at (9)Ohio State(-40.5)(1): Ugh…..ridiculous. Ohio State will get bored at some point, but I don’t know that Illinois can score on this defense. Give me Illinois. Say 38-0 or so.

Kansas State at (13)Oklahoma State(-19.5)(2): This line is falling, but I don’t know if it should.K-State has moved the ball better lately, but their defense can’t stop this well rounded offense. Give me the Pokes.

San Jose State at Colorado State(-32.5)(1): Okay, the Rams just blew a 25 point third quarter lead, and a 14 point lead with less than two minutes left last week. I know San Jose State is terrible, but that Colorado State defense is nothing to write home about either. I’ll take SJSU.

Syracuse at Louisville(-13.5)(3): Too many. The Cuse only got blown out last week because Dungey was out. If Dungey can’t go, I will take Louisville for three betting points. Otherwise, I’m going Syracuse.

Georgia Tech(-6.5) at Duke(5): This looks low. The Bees just took out a ranked Virginia Tech squad last week. They should easily beat Duke by double digits. Buzz buzz!

Purdue at Iowa(-7.5)(4): The Boilermakers have looked pretty bad lately. Iowa has been really good at home all year with the exception of the North Texas game. I have to go with Iowa.

Nebraska at (10)Penn State(-26.5)(3): Call me crazy, but this looks low. Especially after what the Gophers just did to Nebraska. Give me Penn State.

Maryland at (17)Michigan State(-16.5)(2): This line is all over the place since Max Bortenschlager is back. This looks like a lot of points for an offense that is still sloppy at times, but Maryland’s defense isn’t very good. I have to go with Sparty at home.

UAB at Florida(-10.5)(2): Believe it or not, Florida can still make a bowl if they win out. I say UAB puts an end to that drama right here. Give me the Blazers! They may even win it outright!

Houston(-9.5) at Tulane(3): This looks a bit low. Houston is a solid team. Tulane can’t decide if they want to be or not. Give me Houston.

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