NCAA College Football Rivalry Weekend - November 21st, 2009

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS in College Football for November 21st.

 

As we head into the final few weeks of the college football season, your team at Picks4Players is ready to give you an edge as we handicap the games important to the bowl chase and those rivalries which make college football great!  We have gone 10-6 over the past 2 weeks and look to stay on the winning side this week with the following picks.  There is no single game that stands out to us this week so we view these as equal opportunities to fatten your account.

 

Our pick in BOLD

 

Mississippi State @ Arkansas (-11)

The Razorbacks are averaging over 50 points per game at home scoring over 150 points in their last 3 games.  Mississippi State wiill be playing with a let down coming off of the Alabama game.  With the offense clicking on all cylinders, look for Arkansas to use their potent passing attack to run away with this one.

 

Cal @ Stanford (-7)

The is the battle for the Stanford Axe and the Cardinal is playing this in revenge from last year’s drubbing.  Stanford also has everything to play for including a shot at the Rose Bowl while the Golden Bears are just playing out the string. The Stanford offense is the difference in this one.

 

Ohio State (-12) @ Michigan

It doesn’t get much easier than this, the Wolverines defense is horrrrrrible and the Ohio State offense is clicking while the Buckeye defense has been dominant and Michigan’s offense sputters.  This one could be a boat race.

 

LSU @ Mississippi (-4)

Ole Miss is chasing LSU in the standings and should be fired up to play their rivals to the west.  LSU QB Jordan Jefferson is banged up and may not play which will limit an already weak LSU offense.  The Rebels are playing with a cause, scoring over 40 points per game at home this year.

 

Kentucky (+9 1/2) @ Georgia

The Wildcats have won 4 of 5 and are playing some good football as they go “between the hedges” in Athens.  Georgia’s offense will have to find some offense as they will be missing star WR A.J. Green.  Look for this to be a low scoring game with Kentucky hanging close all the way.

 

Oregon @ Arizona OVER 60

Last year these 2 teams scored 100 points in a 55-45 game.  We don’t think much has changed, as both these teams will not be able to stop the other on a fast track in the desert

 

Kansas @ Texas (-27)

Does anyone believe Kansas will be playing this with any emotion?  They are playing to get their coach, ‘PacMan’ Mangino fired for cause, and for eating the team’s offensive coordinator.  Texas QB Colt McCoy turns up the Heisman heat with 5 TD passes in a huge win.

 

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Top College football picks for Saturday, October 3^rd.

 

HOME TEAM IN CAPS

 

GEORGIA -3 ½  over Lsu

There is a reason the #4 LSU Tigers are the underdog.  That reason, they are just not very good.  They have underachieved all year and ascended to the #4 ranking almost by default.  With Florida up next on their schedule, look for LSU to peek ahead and not come with full focus in this one.  Standout Georgia WR A.J. Green gets 2 TD’s today against the Bengal Tigers and the carousel that is the top 5 will continue to spin. 

 

Florida St. -3 ½  over BOSTON COLLEGE

Florida St. goes on the road after the embarrassing loss to South Florida and they are pissed.  Things were so intense at practices in Tallahassee this week that Coach Bowden had to twice replace his yellow sniper safety glasses.  He’ll have on a new pair today, rain or shine on Chestnut Hill. Too much speed and power from the Seminoles for Boston College to handle.  FSU’s Chris Ponder should throw for more than 300 yards in this one against a weak BC secondary.  BC’s run of good fortune is over with this wake up call. 

 

North Carolina St +2 over WAKE FOREST

The NC State offense is clicking on all cylinders, throwing for over 300 yards and 4 TD last week.  NC State also has one of the top defenses in the nation giving up less than 300 yards in every game this year.  Take the home underdog WolfPack on the money line if you are feeling great down on Tobacco Road.  P4Ps stone-cold, lead-pipe lock on this one: Lots of chewing tobacco, dipping and all three phases of smoking from the CeeGar, to the traditional cigarette, to the wacky tobacky (not to be confused with former standout Tobacky Jones).  Let’s get real though, the only reason for anyone else in the country to watch this game is if you’ve got some action on it.

 

MIAMI +7 over Oklahoma

Bounce back game for Miami after their disaster last week.  Hurricane stud QB Jacory Harris should play well this week in the friendly confines of the Orange Bowl, I mean Joe Robbie, no wait, Pro Player, oops I mean Land Shark stadium or whatever the F you call the home turf of once mighty, and almost back, the U.  Oklahoma will be without Sam Bradford again and the speedy Miami defense will give back-up Landry Jones all he can handle.  This game will go down to the wire and we’ll gladly take the touchdown cushion at home.

 

Usc -4 over CAL

USC has dominated this series over the last 5 years and you have to wonder how Cal QB Kevin Riley will respond should he get off to a slow start.  For those of you who are thinking that Cal’s blowout loss last Saturday to Oregon was just a one-time deal or an abberation, guess again.  In fact loyal bear backer Ken Miles has coined an adjective for this recurrent type of Bear’s loss, typi-CAL. Whether it’s going back to promising turned disappointing weekends of the Rich Campbell and Gale Gilbert eras to present day scenarios, Cal just refuses to get over the hump and get it done.  In addition, USC will be extremely motivated to play this one for injured RB Stafon Johnson, who was almost killed in a weightlifting accident.  In what should be a low scoring game, look for the USC offense to do enough to pull out a 10 point win.

 

ARIZONA STATE -4 ½ over Oregon State

The opportunistic ASU defense is the real deal, leading the nation in turnover margin.  They battled Georgia between the Hedges and more than held their own.  Oregon State has been less than impressive in the early going and should have a very difficult time doing anything offensively with Sean “Turnover Machine” Canfield at QB.  The ASU passing attack makes the difference in this one.

 

Ucla +5 over STANFORD

Ucla has had 2 weeks to prepare and get QB Kevin Craft ready and love him or hate him, but Skippy Neuheisel can coach.  Also extremely well coached and highly physical Stanford is coming off their emotional win over Washington and now play against one of the most underrated defenses in the nation.  Stanford RB Toby Gerhart is going to have a tough day against this defense.  Take the Bruins plus the 5.

  

Northwestern +7 over PURDUE

This game will be a shootout.  If you like points then you will like this game.  A welcome break from most of what Big-10 football is all about these days.  Most games from this second tier conference are snooze fests.  In fact, I recently called my cable provider to ask them to remove Big-10 TV from our channel line-up.  No such luck.  We like Northwestern to keep this close since the Purdue defense couldn’t stop anyone if it wanted too.  OVER 57 would seem to be a safe bet here as well.

 

That’s all for today.  Play wise, play smart, manage your account and play on Players!! 

 

Good Luck!!!

College Football Saturday- Week 2

After doing extensive research, here are P4P’s favorite college games for the second weekend of the 2009 season.

Friday night we like Toledo to cover (+3 1/2) against Colorado. Toledo had
almost 500 yards last week in a losing effort and they are home
tonight on ESPN. Also, with that much offense, take the OVER at 55.

SATURDAY:

Vanderbilt +14 1/2 over LSU down on the Bayou.
LSU is 1-16 at home against the spread (ATS) in games v. the SEC. Vandy coach Bobby Johnson says this
is their deepest team in a long time and they return 19 of 22 starters. Vandy is also featuring a new no-huddle offense
that enabled them to totally dismantle Western Carolina in the opener. LSU battled and survived against a rejuvenated
Washington squad last week in Seattle and will be excited to be in front of their toothless fans for their home opener tonight.
Excitement sometimes equals jitters and mistakes. Look for Vanderbilt to cover the number and if you want a little extra action,
take OVER the 44 1/2 total.

South Carolina (+7) over Georgia between the hedges in Athens, GA
Check the history on this one, in 7 of the last 8 meetings between these two teams, the winner has scored
less than 20 points. While the Cocks didn’t light it up offensively in their opener, they had plenty of opportunities. Spurrier and his
Cocks will score some and will cover the touchdown spread.

USC -7 over Ohio St. at the Horseshoe in Columbus
Pete Carroll is 6-0 v. the Big 10 and 11-2 when a team is facing his teams
in a revenge game. Ohio State and Terrell Prior will have to make huge plays all
night long to keep up with USC in this Rose Bowl rematch

UCLA +10 over Tennessee
The spread has jumped 3 points (from -7 to -10 this week) Norm Chow
will be ready for Tennessee, where he spent time as the NFL Titans offensive coordinator. This will be an
interesting game with many story lines from Lane Kiffin and his dad Monte taking over in Knoxville to Skippy Neuheisel
at the helm of his alma mater with renewed expectations for success for the Bruins. With such a dramatic swing in
the spread, we see no other choice than going the other way. 10 points is too much to spot UCLA.

Wake Forest -3 over Stanford
The old 9am start on the Stanford body clocks is always a serious disadvantage for the West Coast team heading East.
Plus this is second road game in a row to start the Cardinal’s season and while Harbaugh is preaching all the right things
to his players, it’s hard to imagine that this group has the mental or physical toughness to overcome these obstacles. Even good
teams that travel West to East struggle, so things don’t look good for Stanford, but it looks like a golden opportunity for you the
‘player’. Also, Wake Forest runs a triple option offense that confuses teams.

Kansas -11 over UTEP
Kansas 20-5 ATS as favorite and 17-3 ATS after a win. UTEP is on a
big downer after losing to Buffalo. Look for the rebirth of the University of Texas
at El intercepted Paso today as Coach ‘Slim’ Mangino and the Jayhawks roll over the Miners.

Houston/Oklahoma St. over 67
This is an all offense special. 2 high powered spread offenses. This should be fun to watch.

Air Force +4 over Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-21 when giving up more than 200 yards rushing and look for the Falcons to gain more
than 200 yards on the ground and cover the 4 point spread.

Oregon -11 over Purdue
Oregon will be fired up and has had a long time to prepare for this
one. They are 15-6 ATS at home and Purdue gave up 500 yards and 26
first downs last week. Oregon is moving forward after a tumultuous opening week
and look for them to explode today and release a ton of pent up frustration.

Here are a few others that you may want to consider:

Iowa St. +6 over Iowa
Iowa lost its star RB Jewel Hampton in the last week of training camp and will start Red-Shirt Freshman
Adam Robinson in his place. Iowa State is 6-0 in non-conference revenge games and this in-state rivalry
will be attended by none other than Iowa governor Chet Culver himself. This should be a tight game all the
way down to the wire.

Auburn -15 over Mississippi St.
Mississippi St. has scored 1 TD in the last 4 years against Auburn. Did we mention that Mississippi State has scored
only one touchdown against the Tigers in the last four years. Look for Auburn in a rout.

Tulane +18 over BYU
Sandwhich game for BYU. Stormin’ Mormons may be looking past the Green Wave as they play Florida State next week.
BYU’s huge win last week over #1 Oklahoma was special, but there could be and should be a little bit of a let down.
They will win, but 18 is too big a number today.

From your squad here at P4P, Good luck. Play wise, play smart, play on player.

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