Again this week I've gone through the schedule of ranked teams and checked the odds. Here are my picks for this weekend in the top 25 against the spread, as shown in bold. The five *bets I like are marked by an asterisk. See if your picks can beat mine.
Friday, Nov. 25:
* Iowa @ #22 Nebraska -9½
#8 Houston @ Tulsa +3½
* #3 Arkansas @ #1 LSU -12
Saturday, Nov. 26:
Ohio St. @ #17 Michigan -7½
#13 Georgia @ Georgia Tech +5½
#11 Michigan St. @ Northwestern +6
Iowa St. @ #12 Oklahoma -28½
Wyoming @ #7 Boise St. -33
Oregon St. @ #9 Oregon -27½
#2 Alabama @ Auburn +21
* #20 Penn St. @ #15 Wisconsin -14½
* #6 Virginia Tech @ Virginia +4
Texas Tech @ #21 Baylor -13
#18 Clemson @ #14 South Carolina -4
* #22 Notre Dame @ #4 Stanford -7
UCLA @ #10 USC -14½
In unranked USC opponent play, I like:
Colorado @ Utah -22
Cal @ Arizona St. -6
Cincinnati @ Syracuse -2
Illinois @ Minnesota +10½
Louisiana-Lafayette @ Arizona -13½
Washington St. @ Washington -8½
This week, I am rooting, in order, for: USC, Stanford, Tulsa, Utah, Arizona St., Wyoming, Virginia, Arkansas, Auburn and Wisconsin.
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