College Football Top 25 Pick ‘em: Week 12

Dr. Wedge Buster places his, um..is that paint? er uh..places his bets on the Top 25

Thursday 7:45

(13) OKLAHOMA STATE -17 over Colorado

The Buffs are terrible at home and worse on the road.  OK State is pretty good against the weak opposition.

Friday 9:30

(6) Boise State -23.5 over UTAH STATE

Remarkably, the Aggies are 7-2 against the spread this year, despite having won just three games outright.  They haven’t faced anyone this good though.

Saturday Noon

(8) Ohio State -12.5 over MICHIGAN

You can say that anything can happen in a rivalry and you’d be right to some degree, but not when there is a considerable gap in talent and experience.

Minnesota +10 over (15) IOWA

I don’t see the Hawkeyes beating anyone handily.

(25) North Carolina -3.5 over BOSTON COLLEGE

The Heels are riding high after the big win over Miami last week.  Plus they have more talent than the Eagles.

Duke +20 over (24) MIAMI

The Devils will cause fits with the Hurricanes as they air it out and make it interesting.

12:20

(3) ALABAMA over Chatanooga

No line.  No contest.

12:30

(1) FLORIDA over Florida International

Ditto.

1:00

Memphis +24 over (22) HOUSTON

Hard to predict the Cougars.  Seems like their D needs to get lucky to stop anyone.

2:00

(4) TCU -31.5 over WYOMING

I won’t bet against the Horned Frogs.

3:30

NORTHWESTERN +7 over (14) Wisconsin

The Badgers struggle away from Camp Randall and the Wildcats sport a feisty squad.

(12) Penn State -3 over MICHIGAN STATE

Sparty sucks.

NC State +21 over (16) VIRGINIA TECH

The Pack can score enough to hang around for awhile.  The Hokies haven’t wowed me this year.

(10) LSU +4 over OLE MISS

I’ll take the points and the better team.  The Rebels have yet to net their first marquee win.

(18) BYU -10 over Air Force

BYU owns this series over the last 5 years and they are playing better of late.

4:00

(18) UTAH -20 over San Diego State

The Utes are runnin’ mad after being humiliated by TCU on nation television.  They return home to crush the Aztecs.

5:00

(20) Oregon State -31 over Washington State

A ridiculous line for a conference game on the road, but the Beavers are hot right now.  Can’t say the same about the Cougars.

7:30

Cal +7 over (17) STANFORD

Can anyone cool the Cardinal?  The Bears look to maul the high powered O and stop Heisman hopeful Toby Gerhart in his tracks.  It’s a hotly contested rivalry and this looks like game of the week material.

7:45

Kansas State +17 over (25) NEBRASKA

K-State can run the football and Big Red hasn’t proved it could stick in the Top 25.  This line is a bit too big for a Big 12 North battle like this one.

8:00

(11) Oregon -6 over ARIZONA

The Ducks appeared to be the class of the Pac 10 before a steamrolling by Stanford.  They’ll keep their Rose Bowl hopes alive against AZ.

Kansas +27.5 over (2) TEXAS

The Jawhawk Offense is good enough to hang around.  Isn’t it?  Maybe?  That is quite a large line.