College Football Picks, 2008 Week 15

Here's how I see this week's games against the spread. I like only five g*mes this week, but I'm picking a team in every game involving a ranked team or a Pac-10 team, or both:

Friday, Dec. 5
 #12 Ball State v. Buffalo +14½

Saturday, Dec. 6
 #23 Pitt @ Connecticut -3
 *#20 Boston College v. Virginia Tech +1
 *Washington @ Cal -34
 *#1 Alabama v. #2 Florida -9½
 *#5 USC @ UCLA -30½
 #19 Missouri v. #4 Oklahoma -16½
 Arizona State v. Arizona  -10½
 *#16 Cincinatti @ Hawaii +7½

Alabama doesn't get much respect for its 13-0 record, facing a team that lost at home to Ole Miss. 9½ points on a neutral field? If Florida does win this game, I hope it's a blowout. I also hope Missouri beats Oklahoma. And of course, I hope USC destroys UCLA.