Friday
Michigan (-1.5) @ Minnesota
Minnesota was the first bowl-eligible team of the season, but their 6-0 is on a schedule that Kansas State would love: Tulsa, Troy State, Ohio, Louisiana-Lafayette, Northwestern, and Penn State. Currently Tulsa (#47) is the best one of that bunch, but that was August 30. Minnesota's home crowd will be a little less than usual because of the Friday night schedule switch. Michigan is looking for some vengence from the Iowa loss last week.
Michigan by double-digits.
TCU (+1.5) @ South Florida
It's a little late in the season for an udefeated to be the underdog, and TCU wouldn't have been the underdog had South Florida not pulled off the overtime win against Louisville last week. Whomever in Conference USA decided to give South Florida back-to-back home games against the two best teams will probably be looking for work else next Monday.
Bulls in OT again for the lead in C-USA.
Saturday
Miami-Florida (+7) @ Florida State
When was the last time Miami was an underdog? Anyone remember? It's been at least two years. Miami normally plays down to bad teams and rises to the occasion for the big games. This time, Miami doesn't have the talent it needs, especially in the backfield and the offensive line. Five FGs against a bottom 20 team is not Miami football. Florida State smells blood early and often, and Bowden will go for the kill, even to the point of running the two-minute offense with a 20+ point lead in the fourth quarter. Yes, you read that right, a 20+ point lead.
Florida State by double-digits.
Michigan State (-3.5) @ Illinois
Who the FUCK thinks Illinois is only a FG underdog in this game?
Michigan State by double-digits and alone atop the Big Ten by a half-game at the end of the day.
Auburn (+6) @ Arkansas
Can Auburn show the skills that had them as pre-season national contenders again? Was Tennessee just a fluke? Remember, Tennessee's ground game is nothing compared to Arkansas's, just ask Texas.
Arkansas wins, fails to cover the spread
Kansas State (-3) @ Oklahoma State
Three weeks in a row, Kansas State has been the favorite. Three weeks in a row, they lose. When are the bookies (and everyone else) gonna learn that Kansas State is middle-of-the-pack at best?
Oklahoma State by less than a TD.
Northern Illinois (-17) @ Central Michigan
Not even that close.
Huskies by minimum 3 TDs.
Baylor (+20.5) @ Texas A&M
Baylor loses but covers and may even scare the Aggies.
UNLV (+7) @ Air Force
Air Force tries to get even for the humiliation by Navy and elimination from the National Championship race. They fail.
UNLV by less than a TD.
Kansas (+6.5) @ Colorado
WTF? Has no one learned ANYTHING yet?
Kansas by 10.
Oklahoma (-5.5) vs Texas in Dallas TX
Texas's pass defense learns that they're not in high school any more, and that Tulane, Rice, and New Mexico State aren't truly representative of collegiate offenses. The term BEVO MASSACRE comes to mind. I'm not going to predict the points, but let's just say that Texas Gov. Perry won't get to make the world's largest pan of cornbread and the OKC area Salvation Army will appreciate that side of Texas beef.
North Carolina (-7.5) @ East Carolina
Yeah, right.
East Carolina in a close game. Yes, North Carolina is THAT BAD.
Georgia (-2) @ Tennessee
Just like last week,
Tennessee loses by a TD.
Ohio State (-2.5) @ Wisconsin
Wisconsin's only game so far this season against someone outside the bottom third of college football was the 23-5 loss to UNLV. Ohio State is better than that.
Ohio State by double digits
Stanford (+21.5) @ Southern California
The last time the Trojans were a 20+ point favorite at home was the California game, which they lost in overtime. Stanford is a little bit better than Cal, but the Trojans don't by the horse a second time.
Stanford loses but covers
Spreads from William Hill Online Sports Betting