Handicapping by Liz

So far for the week I’ve picked Texas and Pittsburgh as regular plays
Rutgers and Central Michigan as best bets
Illinois as an underdog play
Over 51 in Northern Illinois/Central Michigan game

Below are the rest of my college picks.

I’m going with Texas Tech at home giving Baylor 20 ½ points as another best bet this week. I checked the last 10 meetings between these 2 teams and only once in that span did Baylor keep it closer than 21 points. Texas Tech is home and it is their last game before a bowl game and I’m sure they want to make sure the pollsters notice them so look for them to score and score often against a Baylor team that lost by 35 points last week. Lay the 20 ½ points this should be a rout by the home team.

I’m also backing SMU at home giving Tulane 17 ½ points. SMU hasn’t beat Tulane the past few meetings but they have the much stronger team here and are at home with something to prove. I just have a Jethro Gibbs gut feeling that they are ready to take out their frustrations of losing to Tulane and will cover this spread and end the losing streak in fashion.

My last best bet this week is Florida Atlantic at home giving Western Kentucky 14 points. FAU has had a very disappointing season but not even close to the winless season WKU has had. Look for FAU to cover this spread and end the season on an up note.

Other games I like as regular plays are Houston to cover the 29 ½ points at home against Rice. Mississippi to cover the 7 ½ on the road at Mississippi State. Arkansas State to beat the 8 point spread at home against North Texas. Idaho to cover the 2 ½ points at home against Utah State. UCONN to cover the 13 ½ points at home against Syracuse. And last but certainly not least Navy on the island to cover the 9 ½ points against Hawaii.

My dogs this week are UCLA with the 13 points on the road at USC. I also like Duke at home getting 4 ½ from Wake Forest. And finally Southern Miss on the road at East Carolina getting 5 ½ points.

As for my over/under bets
the over 55 ½ in the New Mexico/TCU game,
the over 46 ½ in the Syracuse/UCONN game,
the over 74 ½ in the Rice/Houston game,
and the over 57 in the Baylor/Texas Tech game,

Well, that’s it for another week, I will be back shortly with my pro picks.

As always bet with your head not over it :