Posted
on 11/15/2007 8:03:22 AM
By: CappersPicks.com College Football Handicapping Staff
Quick Hits: College
Tips & Picks
It’s
not a good scene right now. This is not
how the season is supposed to wind down.
The last two weeks are attempting to ruin
an otherwise solid season of college picks.
After starting 16-12, two subpar weeks
have dropped my overall record to 17-19-1.
For the first time this season, the record
dips below .500 but that stops this week
with the following four winning picks.
BYU Cougars @ Wyoming Cowboys
Last year, quarterback John Beck led the
BYU Cougars to a 55-7 win over Wyoming.
Beck is no longer with the Cougars but
at 7-2 overall, they still have a good
team. BYU has also won six in a row straight
up but has failed to cover the last three
spreads.
Luckily for
BYU, the Cowboys are 0-8 ATS in their
last eight games in the month of November.
And things might not be getting any better
for Wyoming. After a strong 4-1 start
to the season, the Cowboys have lost
four of the last five straight up and
have not covered a spread in the last
seven games. Last weekend, the Utah Utes
smoked the Cowboys 50-0 and while I don’t
expect a huge blowout this weekend, I expect
Cougars’ win by a couple of TDs.
Prediction: BYU -11
Penn State Nittany Lions @ Michigan State
Spartans
Penn State heads to East Lansing having
won five of their last six games straight
up. In the series between the Nittany Lions
and the Spartans, Penn State has won the
last three meetings straight up and covered
the spread in two of those contests.
Another disappointing
Michigan State team ended a three-game
losing streak with a straight up win
over Purdue last weekend. It was the
Spartans’ first win in
four games and only the second win in the
last seven games. Add to the fact that
Michigan State is just 2-9 in their last
11 home games and you’ll have a tough
time selling me on the Spartans.
Prediction:
Penn State -2 ½
#6 West Virginia Mountaineers @ #22 Cincinnati
Bearcats
West Virginia is an impressive 8-1 with
quarterback Patrick White and running back
Steve Slaton running all over opponents.
The only blip on the radar for the West
Virginia Mountaineers is a loss to South
Florida and if the chips fall in the right
places, the Mountaineers could still find
themselves in the national title game.
Cincinnati has surprised a lot of teams
this season as their 8-2 record indicates.
Also surprising is the fact that the Bearcats
have been one of the more profitable teams
in football with a 7-2 ATS record as well.
The one game where the Bearcats ran into
problems was the game against Pittsburgh.
The Panthers ran for 270 yards in that
contest and won 24-17. You can bet the
Mountaineers have reviewed those tapes.
Prediction:
West Virginia -6 ½
#17 Boston College Eagles @ #15 Clemons
Tigers
Since reaching
the #2 ranking in the country, it’s
been all downhill for Boston College.
After squeaking out a victory against
Virginia Tech three weeks ago, the wheels
fell off the Boston College wagon and
the Eagles lost the last two games straight
up and ATS. Now, for only the second
time this season, Boston College enters
a game as an underdog.
Clemson, however, is on a tear, winning
four in a row straight up and ATS. At 8-2
overall this season, the only two losses
for Clemson have come against Georgia Tech
and Virginia Tech. Coincidentally, Boston
College has gone on the road and beaten
both of those teams. The Eagles have also
covered the spread in each of the two meetings
with Clemson since joining the ACC.
Prediction:
Boston College +7 ½
Enjoy the games and good luck,
-Cras
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