College Football Home Stretch - Bowls are at stake and P4P has your winners- absolutely FREE!!!!!

As we head down the home stretch of the college football regular season, we are finding some great value on the college lines.  Many teams will be looking ahead with rivalry weekend not far away.  Others will be fighting hard for bowl eligibility and some will be fighting to keep their coaches employed.

 

Here are P4Ps favorite college plays for Saturday, November 14th. 

 

They are rated 1-8, with #1 being our favorite pick.

 

Our pick in BOLD:

 

Home team in CAPS:

 

#1) Arizona (+3) over CAL

Cal has thrown in the towel.  They looked lifeless after losing Jahvid Best last weekend.  Arizona controls its Rose Bowl destiny with QB Nick Foles throwing for over 300 yards per game.

 

#2) Tennessee (+6) over MISSISSIPPI

Monte Kiffin’s defense won’t be toting any guns this weekend but Lance’s Dad’s D will make all the difference here against a struggling Rebel offense.  The Volunteers offense has improved enough to keep this within a touchdown and the elder Kiffin has made things much more difficult for offensive coordinators around the SEC.  Despite being short a few felons (allegedly) this week, we still like Tennessee.

 

 #3) OREGON STATE (-13 ½) over Washington

This is the time of year that the Beavers get hot.  The line on this game has jumped 3 points this week and with good reason.  Huskie QB Jake Locker will not be 100% in this game with an injured hamstring. 

 

#4) OHIO STATE (-16) over Iowa

We seriously doubt that the Hawkeyes will find the end zone this week, missing their top running back and QB Stanzi.  The Buckeye offense has come to life in the past 2 weeks.  Iowa was undefeated for the first 7 weeks through a series of smoke and mirrors.  They were exposed, at home, last Saturday and they will get blown out today.

 

#5) TCU (-20) over Utah

A huge revenge game for the Horny Frogs after losing to the Utes last year.  The TCU defense has not allowed a team to score more than 18 points all year and Utah will be starting a true freshman QB.

 

#6) Stanford (+10 1/2) over USC

The Cardinal is one of the few teams that has shown success on USC’s home field in the past 5 years.  We love getting 10+ points against a stagnat USC offense.  Coach Harbaugh is solid and Stanford is a direct reflection.

 

#7) Michigan State @ PURDUE OVER 53

Neither team will have much success stopping the other.  Both teams will reach the 30 point mark.  This, along with the majority of the other Big 10 games jump right to the top of the list in the Tostiotos Who Gives a Rat’s A$$ Bowl.  Lots of points is the only saving grace here. 

 

#8) Notre Dame (+7) over PITTSBURGH

The Fighting Irish have not lost a game this year by more than 7 points.  Look for them to fight hard for Chuck Weis’ job.  Insert fat joke here; Charlie Weis is a winner.  He wins when nobody else can, in fact, he’s the only living person to beat Gastric Bypass Surgery and actually gain weight wearing his UnderArmour gastric band……Every week we keep waiting for PITT to crumble like every Dave Wanstedt coached team, but apparently this group doesn’t see Wanstedt’s cheezy mustache as a sign of weakness or as a distraction.  Don’t underestimate Wanstedt’s leadership and his ability to lead his team to an unlikely collapse at just the wrong time.

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I’m not sure where all of you are and how the weather is, but where I’m sitting, for once we’ve got a beautiful sunny Saturday filled with NCAA College Football action. Before we get to the games however, with the passing this past week of long time NCAA president Myles Brand, everyone involved in the NCAA from the players to the coaches to the administrators all should take a moment to pause and give their own personal thanks to Brand whose body of work did so much for the development of the cash cow that is the NCAA. Myles Brand will certainly be missed.

After our own moment of silence;
we do like the following games against the spread:
P4P’s College football picks for Saturday, September 19th

Clemson -7 over Boston College
This is no longer the BC Eagles team that had BJ Raji and Matt Ryan. This BC team is just a shadow of its former self despite their 2-0. Look for Clemson to use its strong running attack and speed to control the game. BC’s QB will be making his first road start, in SEC country. Good luck Son! We look for Clemson to wear out BC.

Arizona +4 over Iowa
Arizona goes on the road to face Iowa and this looks like a great spot for the Wildcats. With Penn State up next on the schedule for the Hawkeyes, they mat be looking a little past Arizona. Look for Arizona’s lines to dominate the game and keep this close the entire way.

Utah +5 over Oregon
Can anyone tell me why the team with the longest current winning streak in college football is an underdog? Utah is 18-5 as an underdog while Oregon is an absolute mess since losing Mike Bellotti as its head coach. Oregon’s defense didn’t even bother to show up last week. Chip Kelly, things were a little easier as the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, good luck keeping things together in Nike country. This won’t easy but 5 points is too many here.

Washington +19 over USC
Some great trends here which favor Washington. Under Pete Carroll USC is 1-6 in Pac 10 road openers. Last year after the Ohio St win, USC traveled to Oregon State and lost. This year they travel to a fired up Husky Stadium, and new U-Dub Head Coach Steve Sarkisian knows USC inside and out. Aaron Corp making his first start for USC on the road could provide some shaky moments and short field opportunities for Jake Locker. Finally, Pete Carroll will not run up the score on his friend.

Auburn -7 over West Virginia
Huge revenge game for the underrated Auburn Tigers. They have a good offense facing a banged up Mountaineer defense. The West Virginia QB will be making his first road start. Your team at P4P likes Auburn, big.

Florida -29 over Tennessee
Florida has covered the spread in 18 of the last 22 games. I think we know how badly Urban Meyer wants to introduce smart alec Lane Kiffin to SEC football. Kiffin popped off during the hiring process and now should feel the brunt of a swift a$$ kicking from the Urban and Tebow show.

Baylor -10 over Connecticutt
Baylor is flying under the radar in this one with an offense that has shown to be very good in the early season. This is a big revenge game for the Bears and they had 2 weeks to get ready for it. Uconn’s offense has sputtered early on and will be starting a QB making his first road start.

Arkansas -2 over Georgia
Again, another team flying under the radar. Arkansas returns 17 starters and is facing a Bulldog defense that has given up 36 points per game in 5 of the last 8 games.

Texas -18 over Texas Tech
Talk about revenge! Texas Tech ruined Texas’ championship hopes last year and add to that Mike Leach voted for Oklahoma over Texas in the final poll. The Tech defense is horrrrible giving up over 47 points per game on the road. Colt McCoy becomes the Heisman frontrunner after this one. Hook ‘Em Horns by at least 3 touchdowns, and at least some of our staff like OVER 66.