College Football: Week 8 Picks against the spread

Last Week: 3–1 ATS

Well I almost had a clean sweep last week. Unfortunately, I underestimated the strength of the Cincy Bearcats. UCF is by no means a bad team, but Cincy is just in a league of their own:

With this weeks picks, I really believe I have a chance to go 4–0. The spreads this week were super enticing, starting with Wisconsin.

Wisconsin -3.5 at Purdue

Wisconsin is 3.5 point favorites AT PURDUE. That line is inexplicable to me. Wisconsin is the definition of mediocre at 3–3. Purdue is riding high after a win against top 5 Iowa, so the line has no business being this way. This means Vegas knows something we don’t, and I’m trusting it. Wisconsin by a touchdown.

Miami +3.5 vs NC State

Miami is awful. They score a decent amount of points, but the defense is putrid. NC State is ranked and has looked awesome most of the year. Hence the reason I’m taking Miami- no way do they get blown out at home. They probably won’t win, but they’ll lose by a FG or less.

Clemson +3.5 at Pitt

Clemson has an amazing defense. Unfortunately, Lawrence is not the QB anymore , and his replacement sucks. However, another ACC loss essentially ends Clemson’s ACC hopes. I still believe in Clemson a little too much to think they lose again to a division foe. Take Clemson outright.

Iowa State -7 vs Oklahoma State

Admittedly I’m a huge Okie State fan. I try not to bet against or for my teams, but this line is too juicy. Again, there’s no reason undefeated OKST should be 7 point dogs to a mediocre Iowa State team. What does Vegas know here? Oddsmakers are expecting people to jump all over Oklahoma State here. Take Iowa state instead.

These are the picks for this week. I also like Cincinnati -28, Georgia State -10, and New Mexico +18.

Go win some money this weekend.