Picks4Players Top College football picks for Saturday, October 17th.
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ALABAMA -17 ½ over South Carolina
The Alabama defense has been dominant, giving up less than 90 yards in the first half of 4 out 6 games on the year. South Carolina has been giving up 4.3 yards per rush and QB Steven Garcia has been very erratic leading the ‘Cocks. If Alabama gets up early, Garcia will have a difficult time playing catch up and he will commit turnovers leading to a run-a-way victory for the Crimson Tide.
ARIZONA -4 over Stanford
Arizona is looking for revenge over Stanford after last years defeat. This will be toughest test the Stanford ground game has had to face all year and we think the Stanford defense was exposed last week against Oregon State. Look for Arizona QB Nick Foles to continue his hot play over the past couple of weeks.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE +4 1/2 over Mississippi State
Why Mississippi State would schedule this game on the road is a head scratcher. They are going to get ambushed this week facing a good Middle Tennessse State team that can put some points on the board. This game is also on TV which should get the home crowd fired up more than usual. A MTSU game usually equals lots of moonshine, some being consumed out of Souvenir Ketchup Bottles that look like Curt Schilling. Now when you add a national TV audience, I don’t know if we’ll be able to keep all of our teeth in place for this one.
ARIZONA STATE -6 ½ over Washington
This line just keeps climbing and with good reason. Washington gives up more yards on the ground than any Pac 10 team. With the late start in Tempe, look for the Sun Devil co-eds to be both liquored up and fired up for this one. Jake Locker simply can’t do it himself for the Huskies, but count on him having a great time after the game with a few of the aforementioned ASU co-eds. He is a stud.
WISCONSIN -2 ½ over Iowa
Wisky outgained Ohio State by over 200 yards last week and we think they will give the Iowa defense all it can handle this week. Iowa has not run the ball particularly well this year and when they have to pass look for the Wisconsin defense to get a couple of picks. As an added bonus, Wisky is playing this with revenge from last year.
TEXAS -3 over Oklahoma
Everyone will tell you Oklahoma has a great pass defense but other than BYU who have they faced that can really throw the ball? Look for Texas to have some success throwing the ball while the Texas defensive line will give Sam Bradford all he can handle. Remember Bradford will be without all world TE Gresham for the remainder of the year.
COLORADO +10 over Kansas
The Kansas defense has been brutal over the past 2 weeks yielding over 32 points per game. Colorado’s new QB who looked impressive last week should have a big day throwing the ball and keeping this one close the entire way. It would not be a surprise to see Colorado win the game.