Michigan will be angry after its embarrassing performance at home against Akron a week ago. It is clear the Wolverines weren't focussed against the FCS foe.
How bad was that narrow win? Well, consider that Akron was nowhere near as good as the Appalachian State team that shocked the Big Blue a few years ago at Ann Arbor.
That spells bad news for the Huskies who probably couldn't beat Akron anyways.
Expect Michigan to roll on the road at UConn just as UCLA did as my best bet a week ago.

Best Bet: Michigan.
Preferred: USC, Kansas State, Arkansas State, Oregon State.

Here are the lines. Picks are in BOLD.

Saturday
at Georgia 32 (67) North Texas
at Louisville 42 (56) FIU
at Iowa 16 (50) W. Michigan
Vanderbilt 32 (52) at UMass
at Florida  17 (47) Tennessee
Wake Forest  3 (48) at Army
Pittsburgh  4 (50) at Duke
Michigan  17 (51) at UConn
at Wisconsin  24 (47) Purdue
Ball St.  10 (55) at E. Michigan
at Penn St.  20 (53) Kent St.
at Virginia Tech  9 (52) Marshall
Cincinnati  22 (55) at Miami (Ohio)
at Georgia Tech  6 (60) North Carolina
Maryland-x  6 (52) West Virginia
at Minnesota  4 (51) San Jose St.
at Mississippi St.  14 (60) Troy
at Baylor  29 (74) Louisiana-Monroe
Wyoming  3 (65) at Air Force
at BYU  7 (61) Utah
at Nevada  10 (55) Hawaii
at Southern Cal  6 (51) Utah St.
at Texas A&M  28 (78) SMU
Houston-y  2 (65) Rice
at Notre Dame  7 (41) Michigan St.
at Texas  5 (58) Kansas St.
Arkansas St.  4 (53) at Memphis
at Kansas  10 (50) Louisiana Tech
at Alabama  39 (51) Colorado St.
Arkansas  1 (47) at Rutgers
at Stanford  7 (50) Arizona St.
La.-Lafayette  7 (64) at Akron
at Washington St.  31 (56) Idaho
Middle Tenn.  4 (47) at FAU
at Syracuse  14 (54) Tulane
Toledo  13 (56) at Cent. Michigan
at Texas Tech  26 (58) Texas St.
Oregon St.  11 (54) at San Diego St.
at LSU  17 (56) Auburn
UTSA  1 (58) at UTEP
Missouri  3 (71) at Indiana
at UCLA  42 (66) New Mexico St.
x-at M&T Stadium
y-at Reliant Stadium

After a fine week 2 here we go for week 3 of our college football picks.

Best Bet: UCLA: The fact that the Bruins are getting 4 here is a joke. Nebraska is ranked and they are at home but there is no team destined for a meteoric rise to the Top 10 like UCLA. Get on them while the lines are still in your favor. This is the best UCLA team in many years and Brett Hundley is a Heisman Trophy candidate you'll be hearing about soon.

Other preferred bets: USC, Wake Forest, Penn State, Maryland.

In the I wouldn't bet it category but you have to pick it: I'll take Alabama to pull away late and cover the 7 against the Aggies.

Good luck. Here are the lines and the picks for every game are in bold.

NCAA Football 

at Rutgers     28   (51)   E.   Michigan
Stanford     29   (51)   at   Army
at West Virginia     40   (56)   Georgia   St.
Louisville     14   (60)   at   Kentucky 
Marshall      8   (68)   at   Ohio 
at Michigan      37   (57)   Akron
at Indiana      2   (61)   Bowling   Green
Virginia Tech      7   (51)   at   East   Carolina
Maryland      6   (47)   at   UConn
at Pittsburgh      21   (51)   New   Mexico
at Wake Forest     3   (51)   Louisiana-Monroe
W. Kentucky      9   (54)   at   South   Alabama
Fresno St.      9   (67)   at   Colorado 
at Florida St.     34   (65)   Nevada
at Nebraska      4   (69)   UCLA 
Georgia Tech     8   (58)   at   Duke
at Oregon     27   (70)   Tennessee
at Texas      2   (65)   Mississippi
at Southern Cal     14   (42)   Boston   College
Iowa      2   (48)   at   Iowa   St. 
Alabama      7   (60)   at   Texas   A&M
N. Illinois      28   (62)   at   Idaho
at Auburn      6   (50)   Mississippi   St.
Washington-x      9   (63)   Illinois
at Penn St.      5   (50)   UCF
Ball St.      3   (60)   at   North   Texas 
at Middle Tenn.      7   (52)   Memphis
at Arkansas      23   (50)   Southern   Miss.
at South Carolina      13   (51)   Vanderbilt 
at Oklahoma      24   (50)   Tulsa 
Ohio St.      16   (65)   at   California
at Kansas St.      39   (55)   UMass
at South Florida      12   (44)   FAU 
at Rice      7   (59)   Kansas
at LSU      37   (55)   Kent   St.
Notre Dame      20   (49)   at   Purdue
UTEP      5   (56)   at   New   Mexico   St.
at Northwestern      30   (59)   W.   Michigan
at Arizona      25   (64)   UTSA
at Utah      3   (58)   Oregon   St.
at UNLV      7   (55)   Cent.   Michigan 
at Arizona St.      5   (54)   Wisconsin
x-at Chicago

Here we go again for another year of college football picks against the spread. I will pick every game on the docket and include my best bet.

Quarterback Nick Patti leads the Boise State offense.

Here are some things to think about. In the early season there are lot of inflated lines as out-of-conference matchups tend to bring mismatches. But also remember that it is early in the season and coaches are trying to give youngsters a chance and keep their stars rested.

That's why I'm taking both UMass and Central Michigan. Look at the Wisconsin line. The Badgers are giving 44.5 points and the total is just 53.5. The books feel that Wisconsin will virtually shut them out but if UMass gets just one touchdown then the only way you could hit a Wisconsin and under bet is by the score of 45-7.

I don't like that but I do like the under. I'm thinking more like 35-7 here.

Best bet:  Boise State (They always get off to fast starts)
Preferred: Nevada (UCLA is going to be good but Nevada is no pushover. The number is too big. Boise State always gets off to fast starts).

Good luck and get ready for a long, hopefully profitable season.


The line and the selections in bold follow:

Tomorrow
at Wisconsin    44.5    (53.5)    UMass
at Michigan     31.5    (52)    Cent.    Michigan
at Ohio St.     34.5    (55)    Buffalo
at NC State     14    (62.5)    Louisiana Tech
at Maryland   22    (49.5)    FIU
at Iowa    3    (53.5)    N.    Illinois
at Notre Dame   29.5    (53)    Temple
BYU      1    (50.5)    at    Virginia
Alabama-a   20.5    (45.5)    Virginia Tech
at Troy    3.5    (63)    UAB
at Cincinnati   10.5    (50.5)    Purdue
Kentucky-b     4.5    (57)    W. Kentucky
at Marshall    19.5    (67.5)    Miami (Ohio)
Oklahoma St.-c  13    (62)    Mississippi St.
at Oklahoma    21.5    (61)    Louisiana-Monroe
at Southern Miss.   8.5    (54.5)    Texas St.
at Texas    43    (58)    New Mexico St.
at Texas A&M  27    (66.5)    Rice
at Florida    23.5    (55.5)    Toledo
at Arkansas  10.5    (57.5)    La.-Lafayette
at Auburn    15.5    (62)    Washington St.
at North Texas   15    (58)    Idaho
Penn St.-d      8.5    (51.5)    Syracuse
at Nebraska   30    (67)    Wyoming
at New Mexico   3.5    (56)    UTSA
Georgia    2    (71)    at    Clemson
LSU-e    4.5    (50)    TCU
at Washington  3.5    (52.5)    Boise St.
at UCLA   21    (66.5)    Nevada
Northwestern   6    (60)    at    California
Sunday
at Louisville   20.5    (58)    Ohio
Colorado St.-f    2.5    (49)    Colorado
Monday
Florida St.    10.5    (49.5)    at Pittsburgh
a-at Atlanta
b-at Nashville, Tenn.
c-at Houston
d-at E. Rutherford, N.J.
e-at Arlington, Texas
f-at Denver

Here is Saturday's installment of betting the Ivies. Last night we were 2-1-1 with the best bet winning in a blowout.

Harvard -2 at Yale
Harvard has won three straight in the series and it didn't get tested last night. Look for Harvard to win this one in a war.
Pick: Harvard

Dartmouth at Brown -7
Dartmouth was a one-man show last night as Alex Mitola scored 27 in a blowout loss. The rest
of the Big Green will show up tonight and at least keep it close and they may win it
outright.
Pick: Dartmouth

Penn at Columbia - 7
Frankly the Lions are not playing well enough to give anyone 7.5 points.
Pick: Penn

Princeton -5.5 at Cornell
Another crucial game for the Tigers but they'll run into an angry Big Red team. Cornell keeps this one tight and may pull off the upset.
Pick: Cornell

Best bet: Dartmouth

Let's face it, betting against Temple has proven to be quite profittable this season. I'm going against the Owls again this week with Army, to ground one out for the cover.

Here's the picks for every game on the board, the selections are in bold.

Best bet: Army

Preferred: California, Stanford

NCAA Football


FAVORITE  O/U UNDERDOG

at Georgia Tech 13½ (67½) Duke

at Army 3½ (57) Temple

at Bowling Green 2½ (46½) Kent St.

Virginia Tech  10 (50½) at Boston College

at Nebraska  20 (53) Minnesota

at Mississippi St. 6 (55½) Arkansas

at Miami  6½ (56½) South Florida

Purdue  6 (50) at Illinois

Iowa St. 5 (48) at Kansas

at Marshall  3½ (75) Houston

Florida St. 31 (45½) at Maryland

Buffalo 11 (49½) at UMass

at Michigan St. 7 (45) Northwestern

at Clemson 17 (64½) NC State

at Cincinnati  6 (47½) Rutgers

at Penn St.  17½ (56) Indiana

at Vanderbilt 3½ (60) Tennessee

at Cent. Michigan  4 (63½) Miami (Ohio)

at UAB  10 (58) Memphis

at W. Michigan  13½ (62½) E. Michigan

Oklahoma  11 (74) at West Virginia

Southern Cal 3½ (66) at UCLA

at Boise St.  28 (49½) Colorado St.

at Navy  13½ (57) Texas St.

Kansas St. 12½ (75) at Baylor

Nevada 10 (65) at New Mexico

at Notre Dame  24 (42½) Wake Forest

at Oregon  20½ (65½) Stanford

at Oregon St.  14½ (48) California

SMU  3½ (56½) at Rice

East Carolina  10 (61) at Tulane

at Tulsa 1½ (56) UCF

at Michigan  17 (46½) Iowa

Washington 20½ (54½) at Colorado

BYU  3 (47½) at San Jose St.

Wyoming  1 (53½) at UNLV

UTSA  6 (57) at Idaho

at Utah  1 (61½) Arizona

at Missouri 5½ (54½) Syracuse

at Oklahoma St.  10 (73) Texas Tech

Utah St.  3 (73) at Louisiana Tech

at Wisconsin 2½ (52½) Ohio St.

at LSU  19 (49½) Mississippi

UTEP 3½ (49½) at Southern Miss.

at Arizona St. 22 (61½) Washington St.

Arkansas St.  3 (68) at Troy

at Louisiana-Monroe  10 (57½) North Texas

Middle Tenn.  7½ (56) at South Alabama

at La.-Lafayette 4 (57) W. Kentucky

Here are this week's college football picks. Best bets are 5-3 on the season after getting snake bit a couple of times in the past two weeks.
Remember the picks are in bold

Best bet: Cincinnati

Preferred: Alabama, Mississippi State and Boise State

Saturday

at Michigan  9½ (52½) Northwestern
at Clemson 31½ (55½) Maryland
at NC State 8 (50½) Wake Forest
at Rutgers  17 (51½) Army
Louisville 2 (58) at Syracuse
at Virginia  1 (53½) Miami
Minnesota 3 (47) at Illinois
Wisconsin 7 (55) at Indiana
at Iowa 4½ (50½) Purdue
at Mississippi 3 (50) Vanderbilt
at North Carolina 8½ (66½) Georgia Tech

Cincy should hammer outmanned Temple

Cent. Michigan 2½ (63) at E. Michigan

Kent St.  6½ (55½) at Miami (Ohio)
at BYU  38½ (49) Idaho
at Akron  16½ (58½) UMass
W. Michigan 3 (55½) at Buffalo
at Alabama 13½ (56½) Texas A&M
Georgia  15½ (51½) at Auburn
at Nebraska  7½ (52½) Penn St.
Notre Dame  19 (47½) at Boston College
at Southern Cal 9 (65½) Arizona St.
Utah  1½ (47) at Washington
Wyoming  1 (56) at New Mexico
San Jose St. 22 (56) at New Mexico St.
Oregon  28 (67½) at California
at Oklahoma St. 8½ (79) West Virginia
Kansas St. 7 (60) at TCU
Cincinnati  10 (53½) at Temple
at Tennessee  3 (59) Missouri
at Texas  10 (57) Iowa St.
at San Diego St. 8 (59) Air Force
at SMU  14½ (53) Southern Miss.
Marshall 3 (74½) at UAB
Tulsa  3 (68½) at Houston
UNLV 2 (54) at Colorado St.
Boise St. 29½ (52) at Hawaii
UCLA  15½ (60½) at Washington St.
UCF  13½ (51½) at UTEP
at Arizona  30½ (66) Colorado
at South Carolina  13½ (52½) Arkansas
at Texas Tech  25½ (59) Kansas
Louisiana Tech 20 (71) at Texas St.
at Oklahoma  21½ (77½) Baylor
Tulane  1 (56½) at Memphis
at Stanford 4 (44½) Oregon St.
at LSU  14½ (44) Mississippi St.
Fresno St. 3½ (69½) at Nevada
at W. Kentucky 16½ (49½) FAU
Navy  1 (59) at Troy
at North Texas  8½ (50) South Alabama
at Florida 26½ (50½) La.-Lafayette

The last-second change from Northwestern to USC sent my best bet record to 5-2 for the season.
The write-up was mostly about NU so I hope everyone stuck with them.
This week I'm going with West Virginia over TCU. A couple of week ago Geno Smith was the Heisman favorite. He's fallen from grace lately but the Mountaineers are still a win away from being bowl eligible and have two tough games on the horizon. After scoring jut 28 points in the past 2 weeks Smith will erupt today.
Elsewhere, I can't see LSU beating Alabama and believe that 'Bama will get the late cover. The Oregon-USC game should be a war.

As usual, my picks for every game are in bold.

Best bet: West Virginia
Preferred: Michigan, South Florida, Over on UCLA game

Geno Smith will light it up again on Saturday.

NCAA Football
Saturday

Penn St. 3½ (51) at Purdue

Air Force 7½ (61½) at Army

at Kent St. 19 (58½) Akron

Vanderbilt 7 (46) at Kentucky

at N. Illinois 35 (56½) UMass

at Louisville 16 (51½) Temple

at Wake Forest 3½ (51½) Boston College

Houston 3½ (67) at East Carolina

at Indiana 2 (56) Iowa

Georgia Tech 8 (46½) at Maryland

Clemson 12½ (65½) at Duke

at Arkansas 8 (64½) Tulsa

at Auburn  22½ (50½) New Mexico St.

Stanford  28 (51) at Colorado

at Utah St. 25½ (51½) Texas St.

Alabama 9 (41) at LSU

at Wyoming 7½ (52) Colorado St.

at NC State 10 (49½) Virginia

at Oregon St. 4 (54½) Arizona St.

at Florida 17 (41½) Missouri

Nebraska 1½ (44½) at Michigan St.

at West Virginia 6½ (68) TCU

at Ohio St. 27½ (51½) Illinois

at Notre Dame 17 (45½) Pittsburgh

at Louisiana Tech 32 (73) UTSA

San Jose St. 19 (53) at Idaho

at UCF 11½ (51) SMU

at South Florida 8 (46) UConn

W. Michigan 2½ (61½) at Cent. Michigan

at Buffalo 3½ (55½) Miami (Ohio)

at Georgia 14 (62) Mississippi

at Cincinnati 4 (56) Syracuse

at Utah 11½ (49) Washington St.

at Southern Miss. 3 (63) UAB

at Marshall 20 (66) Memphis

Michigan 12 (46½) at Minnesota

at Kansas St. 9 (66½) Oklahoma St.

at Texas Tech 7 (67) Texas

Texas A&M 7 (60) at Mississippi St.

at Baylor 17 (71) Kansas

Oklahoma 12 (52½) at Iowa St.

Oregon 8½ (70) at Southern Cal

Rice 5½ (63) at Tulane

at Fresno St. 33½ (60½) Hawaii

at UCLA 3½ (71) Arizona

at UNLV 4 (53) New Mexico

at Boise St. 14½ (49½) San Diego St.

at Navy 16½ (51) FAU

FIU 3½ (52) at South Alabama

at Tennessee 18½ (69) Troy

Arkansas St. 5½ (59½) at North Texas

at Louisiana-Monroe 10½ (62) La.-Lafayette

After spottting Temple a 10-0 lead at the half, Rutgers rolled to a 35-10 victory to secure last week's best bet.
That puts us at 5-1 for best bets on the season, with our only loss coming when UCLA won 21-14 against Utah while giving 9.
That still smarts but we're on a roll.

This week we're going with USC as the best bet. If you look at the Pac-12 there have been very few upsets especially with the late games being one-sided. USC has the defense to shut down Matt Scott and KaDeem Carey and that will be enough. You know they'll score

I also thought about Northwestern. The Wildcats are coming off a heart-breaking 29-28 loss to Nebraska. While that may have dampened their spirits it really showed how talented NU is and they should post a double-digit win this weekend. My problem is if they fall behind 7-0 it's tough for them to cover a TD spread.

Best bet: USC
Preferred: Boise State, Texas

Here are picks for every game. The selection is in bold

NCAA Football

Expect NU to be triumphant today

Friday

at Louisville 3½ (53) Cincinnati

Nevada 3 (66) at Air Force

Saturday

at East Carolina 4 (50½) Navy

at Vanderbilt 32½ (48½) UMass

Ohio 7 (60) at Miami (Ohio)

Ball St. 4½ (67½) at Army

at Cent. Michigan  6½ (66½) Akron

at Bowling Green 14½ (51½) E. Michigan

N. Illinois 7 (58) at W. Michigan

at Pittsburgh  6½ (49½) Temple

at Illinois 2 (58½) Indiana

Purdue 3½ (50½) at Minnesota

at Northwestern  6 (49) Iowa

at Florida St.  27½ (56½) Duke

at Boston College  1½ (47) Maryland

at Alabama  24 (47½) Mississippi St.

Utah St.  23 (50½) at UTSA

at Colorado St.  7 (52) Hawaii

at Iowa St. 2½ (70½) Baylor

Texas A&M  15 (52½) at Auburn

at Utah  1 (44) California

Texas 21 (60) at Kansas

at Wisconsin  6½ (41) Michigan St.

at Oregon  45½ (68) Colorado

at North Carolina  7½ (56) NC State

Boise St. 15 16½ (51½) at Wyoming

at Houston 13 (60½) UTEP

at Georgia Tech 2½ (50½) BYU

Florida-x  6½ (48) Georgia

at Missouri 13½ (48½) Kentucky

at Arizona St.  6½ (57½) UCLA

Southern Cal 6½ (65) at Arizona

at Rutgers 13½ (45) Kent St.

at San Jose St. 20 (56) Texas St.

at Stanford 24½ (51) Washington St.

at Penn St.  Pk (50) Ohio St.

Oregon St.  4½ (48) at Washington

at Kansas St. 7 (60) Texas Tech

at South Florida  2½ (52½) Syracuse

at Oklahoma St.  7½ (63) TCU

UCF  2½ (68½) at Marshall

Toledo  7½ (58½) at Buffalo

at South Carolina 14 (56) Tennessee

at Arkansas-y  6 (64) Mississippi

Louisiana Tech  30½ (77½) at New Mexico St.

at Oklahoma  10 (48) Notre Dame

UAB  3 (61) at Tulane

at SMU  20½ (49½) Memphis

at Rice  2½ (58) Southern Miss.

at Nebraska  2½ (57½) Michigan

at San Diego St. 18 (57) UNLV

Fresno St.  13½ (55½) at New Mexico

at Louisiana-Monroe 24 (55½) South Alabama

W. Kentucky  7 (53½) at FIU

at Middle Tenn. 3 (56½) North Texas

Troy  7½ (52) at FAU

x-at Jacksonville, Fla.

y-at Little Rock, Ark.

Last week UCLA failed to cover the 9-point spread in a 21-14 win over Utah. That broke our 4-game winning streak on best bets.
So, we're 4-1 on best bets heading into Week 7.
This week were going with Rutgers as the best bet. Greg Schiano certainly didn't leave the cupboard bare when he took of for Tampa Bay. Temple should have lost at a bad UConn team last week but the Huskies' kicker missed four field goals and they gave up a late tying touchdown.

Best bet: Rutgers

Preferred: Purdue, Texas game over, NC State

Here are the picks for entire board. Picks are in bold.
NCAA Football

Tonight

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

Friday

at Syracuse 4½ (43½) UConn

Saturday

Nebraska 6½ (62) at Northwestern

at Wisconsin 18½ (45) Minnesota

Army 2½ (61) at E. Michigan

Ball St. 3 (65½) at Cent. Michigan

Bowling Green 17½ (51) at UMass

N. Illinois 15 (65½) at Akron

Georgia 27½ (58½) at Kentucky

at Virginia 3½ (52½) Wake Forest

North Carolina 10½ (63) at Duke

NC State 3 (45) at Maryland

Cincinnati 6½ (64½) at Toledo

at Georgia Tech 14 (62½) Boston College

Rutgers 5½ (41½) at Temple

at Air Force 10½ (56½) New Mexico

San Jose St. 11 (53½) at UTSA

at Utah St. 30 (56½) New Mexico St.

at Clemson 8½ (61½) Virginia Tech

at Boise St. 28 (53½) UNLV

at Notre Dame 13½ (40½) BYU

Alabama 20½ (55½) at Tennessee

Stanford 2½ (48) at California

at Arizona 7½ (61) Washington

at Ohio St. 19 (62½) Purdue

at Michigan 10 (42½) Michigan St.

at Navy 2½ (60½) Indiana

Texas Tech 2 (55) at TCU

at Southern Cal 40½ (57½) Colorado

Florida St.  20½ (56½) at Miami

at Oregon St. 10½ (47) Utah

at West Virginia 2½ (73) Kansas St.

LSU 3½ (52) at Texas A&M

at Florida 3 (41½) South Carolina

at Vanderbilt 7 (43½) Auburn

at Kent St. 3½ (54) W. Michigan

at Southern Miss. 2½ (66) Marshall

UCF 21½ (50) at Memphis

at Louisville 6½ (52½) South Florida

at Louisiana Tech 30½ (74) Idaho

at Oklahoma St. 14½ (60½) Iowa St.

at Oklahoma 35 (57½) Kansas

at Texas 11 (80½) Baylor

Pittsburgh 10½ (55) at Buffalo

East Carolina 3 (54½) at UAB

at Iowa  3 (42) Penn St.

at Tulsa  20½ (64) Rice

at UTEP 14½ (50) Tulane

at Fresno St. 15 (64) Wyoming

at Nevada 7 (66) San Diego St.

at W. Kentucky 3½ (53½) Louisiana-Monroe

at Mississippi St. 9½ (56) Middle Tenn.

at Troy  7 (55½) FIU

at South Alabama 3½ (45) FAU

Arizona took Stanford into overtime last week giving us our fourth straight best bet to start the season. The Wildcats led by 14 points late and were getting 9.5 points so we never sweated on this one.



This week our best bet is UCLA. We've had a great deal of success in the Pac-12 this season and we're sticking with it here. UCLA turned the ball over six times last week and freshman QB Brett Hundley threw four picks. That's because the Bruins had to abandon their running game leaving Hundley in the line of fire. That won't happen this week. UCLA will run wild here and Hundley will only have to make the safe throws.



UCLA and QB Brett Hundley
should roll against Utah



Here are the picks for every game on the board. Remember, the picks are in bold

Best bet: UCLA
Preferred: LSU, USC, and Kentucky

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

Friday

at Cent. Michigan +2½ 2 (59½) Navy

Saturday

Oklahoma-x 3 (60½) Texas

at Michigan St. 10 (40) Iowa

North Carolina 7 (69) at Miami

at Bowling Green 7½ (54½) Miami (Ohio)

Kent St. 2 (58½) at Army

at Ohio 20½ (67) Akron

Toledo 13½ (58) at E. Michigan

at Virginia 2 (45) Maryland

at Virginia Tech 10 (55½) Duke

at Purdue 2½ (51) Wisconsin

Northwestern 3½ (51) at Minnesota

at Rutgers 7 (45½) Syracuse

at Florida St. 28 (53½) Boston College

at UConn 5 (41½) Temple

Louisville 3 (49) at Pittsburgh

at East Carolina 17½ (51½) Memphis

Florida 8 (40) at Vanderbilt

Air Force 2½ (60) at Wyoming

at Ball St. 3 (66½) W. Michigan

at N. Illinois 12½ (56) Buffalo

at Texas St. 2½ (52½) Idaho

Kansas St. 6½ (49) at Iowa St.

at Mississippi 6 (49) Auburn

at Houston  14 (67) UAB

at Michigan 23½ (49½) Illinois

at Boise St. 7 (57) Fresno St.

Southern Cal 12 (55½) at Washington

at BYU 6 (38) Oregon St.

Alabama 21½ (43) at Missouri

at Notre Dame 8 (44½) Stanford

at San Jose St. 3 (46½) Utah St.

at Arkansas 17 (51) Kentucky

at Mississippi St. 3 (57) Tennessee

at LSU 2½ (39) South Carolina

California 7½ (54½) at Washington St.

West Virginia 3½ (77½) at Texas Tech

at Baylor  8 (68) TCU

at UCF 17 (50) Southern Miss.

Oklahoma St. 23½ (74) at Kansas

Ohio St. 17 (60½) at Indiana

SMU 15½ (48) at Tulane

at Rice 3 (56½) UTSA

at UNLV OFF Nevada

at San Diego St. 20½ (55½) Colorado St.

at UCLA 8 (52) Utah

New Mexico 3½ (53½) at Hawaii

at Louisiana-Monroe 24 (54) FAU

at Arkansas St. 21 (52½) South Alabama

Middle Tenn. 3 (57) at FIU

Texas A&M-y 8½ (80) Louisiana Tech

x-at Dallas

y-at Shreveport, La.

Off Key

Nevada QB questionable

Ok, we've got three straight best bets that have rolled home on the season. Last week our preferred picks went 3-1.
So where do we venture to keep the streak rolling?
This week we're headed back to the Pac-12 where we've had a great deal of success.
I like Arizona to at least keep things close against Stanford and I can see them winning this one on the field. Stanford seemed to be a bit exposed last week and Arizona, although it's defense is suspect, should be able to score with the Cardinal

Best Bet: Arizona
Preferred: UMass, Northwestern, Iowa State and UCLA


Remember, the picks for every game on the listed in bold.
Home teams are in caps.

Here's the slate.

Arizona is the top choice today, getting 9.5 from Stanford

Sat Oct 6


Lsu 2 1/2 42 FLORIDA

NEW MEXICO 3 50 Texas State

OHIO STATE   3 56½ Nebraska

RUTGERS 7 40 Connecticut

Fresno State 17 1/2 60½ COLORADO STATE

CINCINNATI U 20 58 Miami Ohio

UTEP 2½ 51½ Smu

UL LAFAYETTE 27 1/2    54½ Tulane

WESTERN MICHIGAN 16½ 55 Massachusetts

HOUSTON U 11 58½ North Texas

MISSOURI 6 ½ 44½ Vanderbilt

Texas A&m 13½ 65 MISSISSIPPI

NO Illinois 2½ 66½ BALL STATE

Boston College 7 56½ ARMY

Bowling Green    4½ 63½ AKRON

Michigan 3 58 PURDUE

CLEMSON 10½ 72½ Georgia Tech

DUKE 1 55½ Virginia

South Florida 3½ 47 TEMPLE

PENN STATE 2½ 47 Northwestern

Kent 3 48½ EASTERN MICHIGAN

Tulsa 4 69½ MARSHALL

Florida State 16½ 54 NC STATE

SAN DIEGO STATE 2½ 59½ Hawaii

AIR FORCE 8 54 Navy

NORTH CAROLINA 5½ 50 Virginia Tech

SE Louisiana no line UAB

OREGON 24½ 63 Washington U

SOUTH CAROLINA 1 53½ Georgia

TEXAS    7    73½ West Virginia

TCU   7    41 Iowa State

WISCONSIN 14½ 45 Illinois'

KANSAS STATE 24½ 53½ Kansas

Ucla 3 56 CALIFORNIA

AUBURN 7½ 56 Arkansas

Michigan State 15½ 48 INDIANA

NEVADA 18 68½ Wyoming

IDAHO 9½ 56½ New Mexico State

STANFORD 9½ 54 Arizona U

Oklahoma 4 57 TEXAS TECH

TOLEDO 11 68 Central Michigan

Boise State 10 47½ SO MISSISSIPPI

Rice 6 61 MEMPHIS

MARYLAND    7 47½ Wake Forest

Mississippi St 10 46 KENTUCKY

OREGON STATE 15 58½ Washington State

LOUISIANA TECH 27½ 70 Unlv

UL Monroe 3 66 MIDDLE TENN ST

NOTRE DAME 13½ 53½ Miami Florida

OHIO 14 57 Buffalo U

Two winners are in the bank so far,

After a fine week where we nailed our best bet (UCLA) in a blowout, here are the picks for Week 4.

This week's best bet: ARIZONA STATE
Preferred: W. Michigan, Auburn, and USC

Picks are in BOLD

(All times ET)

THURSDAY
9 p.m.
BYU at Boise State (-6.5, -110)

The Sun Devils should roll on Saturday night

FRIDAY
8 p.m.
Baylor (-7.5, -110) at Louisiana-Monroe

SATURDAY
12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green State at Virginia Tech (-19.5)
Central Michigan at Iowa (-15.5, -110)
UAB at Ohio State (-37)
Ole Miss (-17.5, -110) at Tulane
Maryland at West Virginia (-27)
UTEP at Wisconsin (-17.5)
Massachusetts at Miami (OH) (-26)
Virginia at TCU (-17)

12:20 p.m.
Kentucky at Florida (-24.5)

12:30 p.m.
Army at Wake Forest (-7, -110)

2 p.m.
Connecticut (-1) at Western Michigan

3 p.m.
Miami (FL) at Georgia Tech (-14.5, -110)

3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State (-33)
East Carolina at North Carolina (-16.5, -110)
Temple at Penn State (-7.5, -110)
Marshall (-2.5) at Rice
Missouri at South Carolina (-10, -110)
Kansas at Northern Illinois (-9.5)
Oregon State at UCLA (-7.5, -110)

4 p.m.
Colorado at Washington State (-20.5)

4:30 p.m.
South Florida (-10.5) at Ball State

5 p.m.
Wyoming at Idaho (-2)
FAU at Alabama (-49.5)

6 p.m.
Memphis at Duke (-23)
California at USC (-16, -110)

7 p.m.
Utah State (-13) at Colorado State
Rutgers at Arkansas (-7, -110)
Southern Miss at Western Kentucky (-4.5)
Louisville (-13.5) at FIU
South Alabama at Mississippi State (-34.5)

7:30 p.m.
Michigan at Notre Dame (-5.5, -110)
Akron at Tennessee (-35)

7:45 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Georgia (-16, -110)
LSU (-20.5) at Auburn

8 p.m.
Kansas State at Oklahoma (-14, -110)
Clemson at Florida State (-14.5, -110)
Fresno State at Tulsa (-6, -110)
Syracuse at Minnesota (-1, -110)
New Mexico at New Mexico State (-6.5)
Louisiana Tech at Illinois (-2.5, -110)
San Jose State at San Diego State (-3)

10 p.m.
Utah at Arizona State (-7, -110)
Air Force (-10.5, -110) at UNLV

10:30 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon (-23.5, -110)
Nevada (-8.5, -110) at Hawaii

Bill Cloutier’s college football selections


Best Bet: UCLA
Preferred: Utah, Penn State

Pick is in Bold
Week 3

NCAA Football

Tomorrow
at South Florida 9½ 8½ (46) Rutgers

Friday

Washington St. 11 10½ (55) at UNLV

Led by QB Brett Hundley,
UCLA is this week's best bet

Saturday

at Penn St. 6½ 5½ (46) Navy

at Michigan 45 46 (56) UMass

at Northwestern 4 3½ (53) Boston College

at Purdue 22 23½ (50½) E.Michigan
N. Illinois 1½ 3 (49½) at Army
at Florida St. 25 27½ (54) Wake Forest
UConn Pk 2½ (42½) at Maryland
Texas A&M 10½ 13 (56½) at SMU
Virginia Tech 10½ 10½ (43) at Pittsburgh
Southern Cal 9 8 (56) at Stanford
at Southern Miss. 8 8 (57½) East Carolina
at Ohio St. 16 17 (52½) California
Texas 12 10½ (47½) at Mississippi
at Missouri 8½ 6½ (64) Arizona St.
BYU 3½ 4 (46½) at Utah
at Louisville 3½ 3½ (51) North Carolina
at Georgia Tech 11 10½ (53) Virginia
Alabama 15½ 20 (53½) at Arkansas
at Boise St. 19 20½ (53½) Miami (Ohio)
TCU 22 21 (59½) at Kansas
at Louisiana Tech 21 20½ (65½) Rice
at Minnesota 4 2½ (57) W. Michigan
at Toledo 6½ 3½ (57½) Bowling Green
at South Carolina 33½ 33½ (54½) UAB
Ohio 6½ 6½ (66½) at Marshall
at Texas Tech 32 33 (61½) New Mexico
at Tennessee Pk 3 (47) Florida Tennessee
at San Jose St. 12½ 10½ (49) Colorado St.
at Wisconsin 13½ 14 (51) Utah St.
at LSU 42 42½ (54½) Idaho
at Michigan St. 4 5 (43½) Notre Dame
at Indiana 3½ 2½ (62½) Ball St.
at Fresno St. 14 14 (55) Colorado
at UTEP 12½ 12½ (55) New Mexico St.
at UCLA 18 17 (73½) Houston
at Georgia 44½ 43 (53) FAU
at Nebraska 24 24½ (67½) Arkansas St.
at NC State 33 31½ (50½) South Alabama
at UCF 15 17 (50) FIU
at Oklahoma St. 21 22½ (73) La.-Lafayette
at Kansas St. 28½ 28½ (55) North Texas
Middle Tenn. 2½ 3½ (56) at Memphis
at Kentucky 5½ 7½ (48½) W.Kentucky
Mississippi St. 16 16 (57) at Troy
at Auburn 15½ 16½ (52½) Louisiana-Monroe