ND=no defense

Well sorry for the little break I took. Things got a little hectic at school and then I went up to ND to witness a pathetic looking defense, but hey a win is a win (even though we loss Floyd). Oh well. I'm back this week and since it is already Saturday morning I will get right to the picks.

College Ball:

1. LSU -12 at Mississippi St. (11:20 central)-I don't think LSU is the same team with Les Miles in place, but they're still decent enough to take on the Bulldogs from Mississippi with ease.
2. Wake Forest +1.5 at Boston College (1:00 central)- This is Wake's first away game this season, but they handle this in stride. It will be a close game and I just think Wake has better players to outlast BC. Should be a good one to watch if you got the time.
3. Pittsburgh +1 at NC State (2:30 central)- NC State is not that good. Pitt took on Navy last week and played good defense against them. NC State has a bunch of players out for the season/injured/suspended. Pitt wins this outright. FREE MONEY PICK OF THE WEEK.
4. TCU +2.5 at Clemson (2:30 central)- I know TCU is not the greatest team out there, but how are they getting points against Clemson?????? Are people serious? I feel like there is something I don't know, but this should be easy money here. Clemson hit with the flu a little bit, TCU still hungry for respect. Horned Frogs roll here with another win. I say take the money line.
5. Auburn -32.5 vs. Ball St. (6:00 central)- Got to admit I was not really happy when Auburn hired Chizik, but he has this offense clicking and they will be looking for another easy blowout win before they start their SEC games. They win by 40.
6. Houston +1 vs.Texas Tech (8:15 central)- Tech showed some good stuff last week when they took on Texas, but after such a big game like that down in Austin they are in for a let down. Houston meanwhile beat Oklahoma St. then had a week to relax, heal and prep for Tech. They win outright and perhaps enter the top 20 next week?
7. Washington +8.5 at Stanford (8:00 central)- This is perhaps the most amazing team for me this season. They go win less last season and now already have 2 wins under their belt, one coming against USC. They are still pumped. They will give Stanford a fit and if they don't win the game they will lose within one score (TD or field goal).

Professional Ball

1. NY Giants -6.5 at Tampa Bay (12:00 central)- The Giants played terrible last week and still got a win against the Boys. Even if they play that badly (which I doubt) they will still cover the spread here. Probably easiest NFL money of the week.
2. Pittsburgh -3.5 at Cincinnati (3:15 central)- Cincy showed they can actually play some football last week against Green Bay, but against Pitt's defense they will struggle Pitt wins by at least a TD.
3. Arizona -2.5 vs. Indianapolis (7:20)- Larry and Warner will take on Manning. A good Monday night game, but 'Zona will take the victory at home here.

Well there you have them. 10 good picks and hopefully you can use them in some way. For those of you keeping track I had a rough week two weeks ago. I am now 7-8 (below .500) for the season, but I feel good about this weekend. Have a good rest of the weekend.

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