Posted by Johnnymac 8:50 PM
Week 8 Football Picks



I've been crazy busy all week and just managed to get a look at the football lines this afternoon (Friday).

College:

Harvard -1 at PRINCETON
Hey, it's my alma mater, live on national TV tomorrow on the YES Network at 11am! Right when I'll be watching the Longhorns... crap.

Wisconsin -6.5 at PURDUE
The Badgers have been rolling, I'm going with them until they let me down.

CALIFORNIA -23.5 vs Washington State
A lot of noise has been made this week about the Oddsmakers Top 25 and how Cal is ranked #4. How can they be ranked so highly? Because the oddsmakers care about one thing: covering the number, and except for the first game of the year when they got slaughtered at Tennessee the Bears are 5-1 against the spread. They've covered some big numbers, some on the road no less, so I'm sticking with them, especially since they clinched a three-way ticket for me last week in Vegas.

LSU -32.5 vs Fresno St
The LSU train keeps rolling; Fresno has given up and is ready for basketball season.

DUKE +17.5 vs Miami
Why the hell not? The Canes have been distracted all week from the brawl fallout, not to mention that they lost 9 starters to the suspensions. Let's see if something falls out. (and for the record, Miami scored all of its points last week when most of the FIU defense had been ejected)


Pros:

Detroit +3.5 at JETS
I like getting more than a field goal here, although I think if Roy Williams and Kevin Jones both have games like last week the Lions will win the game outright.

Green Bay +5.5 at MIAMI
Not sure why, but I just have a feeling about this one. Maybe it's that Miami can't seem to score points, but we'll see if my feeling pans out.

ATLANTA -3 vs Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh has been great at home against bad teams. I like the Falcons to bounce back this week.

Arizona -3 at OAKLAND
As if Art Shell can cover two weeks in a row.

INDIANAPOLIS -9 vs Washington
Love the Colts coming off the bye week and giving less than 10 points.

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