Week 7 Pageantry Picks

Maryland -2 over at Virginia- This spread baffles me, Virginia is this year's Syracuse.

at Oregon -12.5 over UCLA- Oregon wins by at least two touchdowns, coming off a loss.

at Washington State +9 over Cal- Pullman is a tough place to play, coming off a big win.

at Michigan State +16.5 over Ohio State- The Golden Rule (never pick a double digit favorite on the road in-conference) applies here. I was at this game last year in Columbus. Completely turned on a blocked by Field Goal. Plus a win could save John L. Smith's job. I don't expect that but I don't expect a blowout either.

Michigan -7 over at Penn State- If you average what Michigan scores by what Penn State gives up and vice versa you get 30-18 Michigan. Now that Michigan believes its playing for something at the end of the year they will show up for this one. They won't have to replace Mario Manningham's production. Mikey Hart should dominate this one.

Cincinnati + 27 over at Louisville- This spread’s a little high for a rivalry game. Plus Cincy has already played at the Shoe and was in that game until the mid-third quarter.

Missouri Pick ‘em over at Texas A&M- Of all the undefeated teams Missouri has been the most dominant in all six games it's played so far this season. Texas A&M will forever be overrated and lost its only game against a significant opponent so far this season.

at Auburn -2.5 over Florida- The BCS is good at one thing. Avoiding shit storms. A shit storm would be Florida beating Auburn here, going undefeated in the regular season, only to lose to Auburn in a neutral site in the SEC Championship game, costing itself a spot in the Tostitos National Championship Game.


Bonus: Houston +3 over at Southern Miss- Vegas has no idea on this one because they can’t believe Southern Miss is actually playing on a SATURDAY.