Last Week:
Straight Up 12-8 ATS: 11-9

For the Year:
Straight Up 51-21 ATS: 36-36

Back to level par on the spread picks for the year.  Most of the upsets did not pan out so I will take a stab at a few more this week.

Thursday

Colorado @ West Virginia (-17.5) Too many points, Colorado is overmatched but will make it a decent game.  WV- 35- COLO 21

Friday

Pittsburgh (-6.5) @ Louisville This one scares me for some reason.  Upset special?  Lousiville 24- Pitt 21

Saturday

Michigan @ Michigan State Mich State feels disrespected.  Go Green!  Misch St 27- Mich 24

Northwestern @ Purdue (-6.5)  – Seems like the boilermakers will go big here.  Purdue 35-  NW – 20

Kansas State @ Iowa State (-3.5)  -eeessh battle of the bottom of the Big XII North.  IA St 35- K St 17

LSU @ Georgia (-3.5) How bout dem Dawgs!  GA- 17- LSU 14

Penn State (-6.5) @ Illinois Penn State still stinging after last week.  JoPa will have em ready to play.  Penn St 30- Illinois 24

Washington @ Notre Dame (-13.5) Jake Locker only wins big games at home.  ND pads another easy win but closer than you might think.  ND 28- Wash -24

North Carolina State (-1.5) @ Wake Forest  – Wake has to do it sometime for me.  WF- 21- NC ST – 21

USC (-6.5) @ California Antoher intriguing matchup.  Is USC overated?  Is Cal underated?  USC 28 – Cal 21

Oklahoma (-7.5) @ Miami Too Many points..Miami in a close one.  They are a different team at home.  The U 28- OU 24

NFL

Detroit @ Chicago (-10)  Big spread for the Bears but they will harras Stafford early and often.  Bears 28 Lions 17

Tennessee (-3) @ Jacksonville Who thought these teams would have just one combined win between the both of them.  Tenneseee 17- J-ville 14

Baltimore (-1.5) @ New England The Ravens are the REAL DEAL Balt 24- NE 21

Dallas (-3) @ Denver- Cowboys still have not played a complete game..until this week.  Cowboys 35- Denver 14

Cincinatti (-6) @ Cleveland Derek Anderson is the savior for the Browns.  CLE 24- CIN 21

New York Jets @ New Orleans (-7) Match up of the week.  Blitzing won’t frustrate Brees.  Saints 35- Jets 17

St Louis @ San Francisco (-10)  Wow big number..will Frank Gore Play?  Rams cover but lose.  SF- 28 STL 20

San Diego @ Pittsburgh (-6)  This is a fishy number to me superbowl hangover?  Pitt 21- SD 17

Green Bay @ Minnesota (-3.5)  The one we have all been waiting for.  This one should go down to the wire.  Green Bay 21- MN 20

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