College Football Picks Against the spread December 1-2, 2017
By Mike Marteny
College Football Picks Against the spread December 1-2, 2017
I had a decent week in college football pick em. I needed better than decent, but I am pretty much stuck in 12th place in the readers group.
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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.
Conference championship week features 16 games, with 15 of them on Saturday. These are tougher games to pick, so don’t expect huge bets from me. We will still get a feel for where the money will go.
(12)Stanford vs. (10)USC(-3.5) at Santa Clara, CA(3): This is essentially a home game for the Cardinal, and the Trojans are still favored. It’s still not enough. Have you watched the USC offense lately? Or the Stanford Defense for that matter? I seriously doubt Stanford can keep this within a touchdown. Give me USC.
(20)Memphis at (14)Central Florida(-7.5)(3): I know that UCF is capable of covering this, but it seems to me that there is so much hubbub surrounding the coach that it is going to be a distraction. However, chances are that the team already knows about the plans of Scott Frost. They may just be trying to give him one more win. I’m still taking Memphis though.
Akron vs. Toledo(-21.5) at Detroit(2): Ooh….that’s a big one. I know Toledo is the better team, and by quite a bit. I don’t really like that half, so I will just lower the bet. I just can’t take Akron.
North Texas at Florida Atlantic(-11.5)(3): I like North Texas, but this FAU offense looks really good right now. Really good. With the Owls being at home, I don’t really see this being close. Give me FAU.
Massachusetts at Florida International(EVEN)(1): UMass took some big steps this year. This game doesn’t mean much because FIU is already in a bowl and UMass still can’t get to six wins. However, the Minutemen won four of the last five, with their only loss coming by 11 in Starkville to a ranked Mississippi State team. I’m going UMass here.
Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State(-26.5)(2): This line is actually higher than it would have been when the game was originally scheduled. I still like Florida State, but I have less confidence in it. This was a good move by the Seminoles though. They will get a bowl game, even though they no longer have Jimbo.
(11)TCU vs. (3)Oklahoma(-6.5)(5): Oklahoma won by 18 in the first meeting in Norman. This is essentially a road game, but this line is too low. I see Oklahoma winning by 7-10 points. BOOMER!
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina(-2.5)(3): It has been an up and down season for the Chanticleers and Georgia Southern has won two straight after losing the first nine games of the season. I still have to go with CCU though. They have a better body of work, and are at home.
Idaho at Georgia State(-5.5)(3): I want to see Idaho go out with a win. I really do. But they aren’t going to do it on the road without Matt Linehan. Give me the Panthers.
Louisiana at Appalachian State(-14.5)(3): This actually looks low. The Cajuns just aren’t that good this year. I don’t like the half, otherwise I would have five on this. Give me Appalachian.
(6)Georgia vs. (2)Auburn(-1.5)(4): Really? After a whitewashing in Auburn just a couple of weeks ago,this is suddenly going to be a close game? I don’t buy it. Auburn by double digits.
South Alabama at New Mexico State(-9.5)(2): I know better than to put much on this. Both teams have some talented players, but these are two of the most inconsistent teams that you will find. I’ll take NMSU just because it’s at home, but I don’t have much confidence in it.
Troy at Arkansas State(EVEN)(2): The Sun Belt gets their own championship game in championship week! However, if this were a true conference championship game, the game would be at a neutral site or at Troy. Because it is in Jonesboro, I’m taking the Red Wolves.
(25)Fresno State at Boise State(-9.5)(2): This looks high considering what Fresno did to them, oh, SIX DAYS AGO!! Give me Fresno.
(7)Miami(FL) vs. (1)Clemson(-9.5) at Charlotte, NC(3): This looks a little high. I think Miami is going to show up for this game and keep it very close. They may even win outright! Give me Miami.
(8)Ohio State(-5.5) vs. (2)Wisconsin at Indianapolis, IN(2): The Badgers are finally getting some respect. Or maybe people are just realizing that Ohio State is not a dominant team. Whatever the case, folks in Tuscaloosa are hoping for a Buckeye win. I’m not sure it happens. Give me the Badgers.
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