I usually like to go with the trends, stay on the hot thing happening until it bucks me off, and I'm always in on the hip thing the kids are all into. Nope.
There are two HUGE games, and I want in. I'm also trying to bust out of certain patterns.
For example, I still don't buy that Colorado is all that great, and all that's done is kick me in the teeth. I have low friends in high places who swear by Kansas State -3.5, but ...
I'm also trying to show a tad bit of maturity by staying away from Washington at Iowa. I know this will go under the 41.5, you know this will go under the 41.5, we all know this will go under the 41.5 - but that's the old me talking.
I was young. I needed the work.
No, again, a few giant games, a few giant calls, all for the giant 10 best predictions against the spread starting with ... Picks So Far: 47-29
Sep 21, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers cheerleaders performs during the second half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium.
Just when I spout out all of that about being more mature with my picks, I'm starting with the most unpredictable game of them all.
Was Oklahoma better than Texas last season? No, but that didn't stop Dillon Gabriel from pulling off some magic in a Sooner win.
Did we know Caleb Williams was going to announce his presence to the world in 2021? No.
Would I be stunned if Oklahoma won this outright? Of course not. In fact, the smart pick is to take a two touchdown dog in a rivalry game like this and go do something else with your day.
I've said time and again that I don't believe in this Texas team to do something amazing. I do buy that a rested team with a ready-to-roll Quinn Ewers should come out be methodically roll up and down the field.
Tennessee wasn't able to do it against OU, but this is a bit more about not buying the Sooner attack than thinking the Longhorns will go off.
I'm aware that this is only the second road game of the season for Minnesota. I'm also aware at how offensively-challenged the Gophers are - it could win this 3-0. But this is more about UCLA.
I know I said earlier that I wasn't going to follow the trends, but Minnesota has played okay over the last two weeks against Michigan and USC - no one has yet to prove that the Gophers actually got into the end zone on the decisive play - and UCLA is just awful.
With that said, the Bruins played a still-unbeaten Indiana, at LSU, Oregon, and at Penn State in their 1-4 start. This will be a low scoring game, but until UCLA proves it can do anything , four is a decent number to give away.
I'm not even going to dignify this with some long explanation.
It's Missouri going on the road to Amherst, Massachusetts, but it's also a Missouri coming off a 41-10 drubbing at Texas A&M.
If the Tigers played a good game against the Aggies - or had won - this might be a letdown moment before diving back into the SEC world. But nah - the team is going to want to get its groove back.
Mizzou beat Murray State 51-0 and Buffalo 38-0. UMass has yet to play a Power Four team this season, but it's 1-4 with a 34-3 loss to Buffalo.
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