College Football Picks for 9/18/2010

I have Friday Night Picks up just so you don’t miss them. Please note, the following picks are ranked in order of starting time.

Kansas State is rolling along. A steady ground attack to wear down their opponents and facing an Iowa State team that just got beat up in their annual contest with Iowa. Don’t pay attention to last year’s single point loss by Iowa State, I see this at a 6 point win by Kansas State.

Take Kansas State -3.5 v. Iowa State

Temple has squeaked by mid-level competition, but comes face-to-face with the offensive weapons at UConn’s disposal. UConn on the road and only a -5.5 favorite. I’m going two units on this play.

Take UConn -5.5 at Temple

The Huskers take their first trip to the Huskies since the early 90′s. While this game had pre-season billing as a strong matchup – and it will be Nebraska’s first real competition of the season – the week 1 loss by Washington has tempered that a bit. My concerns with Washington is an offensive line that doesn’t have the ability make holes and going against the Huskers defense that can absolutely dominate at the line is worrisome.

Take Nebraska -3 at Washington

Stay tuned today and tomorrow as I may have a couple additional picks in the mix. Sunday NFL will be posted Saturday evening.

2010 Season Football Results (thru 9/16):
NCAA: 4-4-1, -0.50 Units, 50%
All NFL: 5-3-1, +1.70 Units, 62.5%
MNF-specific: 3-1, +1.90 Units, 75%

 

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Free College Picks – 9/4/10

I don’t usually like to jump right in to the first weekend of college ball with a full slate, but there are a couple games on the board I like.

Take Notre Dame -11 v. Purdue
Brian Kelly needs to make a statement in his coach debut and I think the Irish will be out to do it.

Take the UNDER (51.5) Western Kentucky at Nebraska
Questions still remain on the Huskers offense, but the defense is clearly back. This will be one-sided, and WKU will be lucky to get points on the board. The Husker’s over 50 by themselves? I’m not convinced.

Take Oregon State +13.5 at TCU
Don’t underestimate the Horned Frogs, but the Beavers love to play spoiler. I wouldn’t be shocked by a straight-up win by Oregon State, but certainly expect a close game if TCU does win.

Single units, all three games.

Running Results:
1-1-0
-.1 units